This book is lovingly dedicated to my wife, Joy, who is the queen bee of my universe. She has always been supportive of my unconventional whims and hobbies (and there are a lot of them) and never once did she make me feel like a dummy for asking her to share our lives with honey bees. I also thank our wonderful daughter Brooke (now grown and married), who like her mother, cheerfully put up with sticky kitchen floors and millions of buzing "siblings" while growing up in our bee-friendly household.