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That would be a logical reason for it but remember this is Utah... so no.
Bees have weird place in Mormon lore. The creepy founder created a new name for them in the Book of Mormon "Deseret".
His successor, Brigham Young, used it as the name of country Mormons tried to establish in the west.
"It represents a theocracy ruled by the church."
https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-symbolism-of-the-beehive-in-latter-day-saint-tradition/
Wow. That is nuts.
I had the "Symbols of Manchester" Wikipedia page at the ready to make the point that a bee is a fairly well-known symnbol of industry, but as they say, truth is stranger than fiction.