Did you know that bees fly about a million kilometers to get one kilogram of honey? But we still need to protect the hive, raise offspring, work on nectar in order to turn it into a delicacy and medicine for you and me... This is what this educational text is about. Carefully collected data on the intricacies of obtaining honey, the construction of apiaries and hives, the life of bees, the history of the emergence and development of beekeeping. It will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults!