When King Pravoslav's favorite daughter tells him that she loves him more than salt, he's furious since he considers salt to be worthless. Her fiance the Salt Prince makes all the salt disappear to teach Pravoslav a lesson.
A multigenerational saga (1887-1917) parallels a bee colony, with the queen representing family roots and tradition. The Pichanda family faces love, work, crisis, and war, weaving reality with dreams.