Spoilers for The Beekeeper are ahead. If you haven’t seen Jason Statham’s buzzworthy project, you can catch it in theaters now.

Sometimes, it’s important to ask questions that may seem weird, because most of the time they aren’t. Case and point: When I saw The Beekeeper I was left wondering if all the agents who call themselves Beekeepers also actually keep bees, like Jason Statham’s character does in the film. It turns out, the director, David Ayer, has an answer to this seemingly silly question, and it provides fantastic insight into the people who make up this elite agency and how it relates to the actual profession of beekeeping.