E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University and the author and editor of several books, most recently¿No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Theory, also published by Duke University Press.
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is Visiting Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota and author of M Archive and Spill, both also published by Duke University Press.

Foreword / Alexis Pauline Gumbs  ix
Preface. You Catch More Bees with Honey Than with Vinegar  xi
Acknowledgments  xvii
Introduction. The Adventures of Miss B. and Me  1
1. The Hive  5
2. Blessed Bee  55
3. Honeybee Blues  69
4. Honey Love  112
5. Beebop and Beeswax  132
6. All Hail the Queen (Bee)  153
Epilogue. Flight  220
Appendix. List of Honeybees  223
Notes  227
Index  229

E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University and the author and editor of several books, most recently No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Theory, also published by Duke University Press.

Alexis Pauline Gumbs is Visiting Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota and author of M Archive and Spill, both also published by Duke University Press.