Apparently St Ambrose didn’t have anything directly to do with bees, but had the title “Honey Tongued Doctor” because of his speaking and preaching ability. This led to the use of a beehive and bees as his symbols, as you can see here:
More at: http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/beekeeping-patron-saints/
Bee Lore 
I noticed in a quiz.. that St. Valentine is also noted as the patron saint of bee keepers. I found it noted at site: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159
Think I’ll paint a few red hearts on the honey house.
Lorna
Is there anyplace where I can get prints or pictures or ornaments with St. Ambrose and captions that indicate that he is the patron of beekeepers? THanks
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