There's a story of a Morningside (Edinburgh) lady who kept a bed and breakfast and had a reputation of being very mean.
One morning, she presented her guest with a breakfast consisting of just toast and margarine, so, being somewhat timid, he asked hesitantly, "Do you think I might have a little honey with my toast?"
She hesitated for some time, then eventually went away and after a time brought back a tiny blob of honey on a plate
The guest looked at it for a minute and eventually said, "I see you keep a bee"
Jim Carroll