> I don't know how religion helps to understand bees, but bees help to understand religion. 
> Bees selflessly work their whole lives for their parents and their children, getting nothing for themselves. 

Religion certainly does help to better understand both bees and beekeeping.
I have said many times:

"Beekeeping can be an almost religious experience.
Sadly, the sect is Calvinism"

It smokes out the novice class members burdened with a classical education, as they are the only ones who laugh.

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