Bee Culture/American Bee Journal writer Dr. Larry Connor reviews the latest and essential knowledge of drone and queen production, mating and genetics. He clearly and concisely shows how the sex life of bees directly impacts the fate of the colony and, in turn, the success of the beekeeper. He outlines a sample bee-breeding program for a sideline beekeeper with fewer than 100 colonies who wants to produce queens from survivor, locally-adapted and mite-resistant lines.