"That sounds wonderful. And your Mama sounds like she had the right idea," the Doctor answers excitedly. There's nothing "just" about being a beekeeper. Something people have observed a lot about him, is his real interest in just about anyone and anything. That's why 'meeting people' is such a big part of the adventuring.

"Oh, a lot older than thirty," he answers vaguely. "Are you keeping bees here in the city?"