The queen bee is the overall mother of the hive.
She, like the Virgin Mary, helps the community thrive.

Beehives are like the community in Augusts' home.
Bees live, work, and produce honey in the honeycombs.

Lily not only learned that the life of humans and bees meet,
She also discovered that prejudice was a two way street.

Though people were judged for skin as dark as night,
June disliked Lily because she was white.

Secret Life of Bees Poem
Stanza 3