Chapter seven introduces the character of Zachary Taylor and the budding crush that Lily begins to have for him. This chapter summary correlates fairly evenly with the fact about the bees at the beginning of the chapter, “How did bees ever become equated with sex? They do not live a riotous sex life themselves. A hive suggests cloister more than bordello.” This quote talks about the minimal relations bees do have and in a way this shows the shy feeling that Lily shows for Zach in the chapter. These new feelings for Zach, August, June, and even the memory of May will make it very difficult for her to leave when she must.