The Secret Life of Bees

Lily's birthday

Jul 4, 1950

On this day Lily was born to her mother and father.

Lily's mother's death

Dec 17, 1954

Lily goes out to the orchard and T-ray finds her

Jul 3, 1964

Lily is stuck on grits for an hour

Jul 3, 1964

Rosaleen gets arested

Jul 4, 1964

T-ray tells Lily that her mom ran away

Jul 4, 1964

Rosaleen gets into a fight

Jul 4, 1964

Pours her tobacco juice on a mans shoe

Lily finds the picture of black mary on a honey bottle in a store

Jul 4, 1964

Lily and Rosaleen meet the calender sisters

Jul 5, 1964

Lily meets Zach

Jul 13, 1964

Lily breaks Rosaleen out of the hospital and now they're on the run

Jul 17, 1964

Zach gets thrown into jail

Jul 28, 1964

A boy throws a bottle at a white man and gets Zach and others in trouble

Jul 28, 1964

Lily writes a letter to T-ray but never sends it

Jul 28, 1964

May finds out zach is arrested

Jul 29, 1964