The fourth beekeeper cushion is finished and in place. As you can just see in the photo, there is a third seat on the right. While currently rarely, if ever used, it might warrant a cushion some time in the future.
The greens are, of course, based on what I had in my stash. The colours are a bit washed-out in this photo (light isn't great where it's located!). St Margaret introduced extensive gardens to the palaces she occupied in Scotland. This cushion represents that aspect of her life.
I began once again, with a white pod representing St Margaret the Pearl of Scotland, surrounding it with six pods in soft green mohair. While I worked the colours around in circles, getting darker as I moved from the centre, this time I kept the pods positioned in the same direction in the rows - the vertical knit rows running vertically. I began each round with the top and bottom pod to give myself a guide. This worked well and I think speeded up the work.
The colour to the left is a bit closer to the actual.
As with the previous cushion, when I reached the complement of full pods I decided to complete the rectangle with half pods for a snug fit. 
It's not as striking in colour as the others, but I think it works.
It used about 500gms of wool - a decent dent in my stash!
I hope these bring comfort to those serving at St Margaret's and do honour to this remarkable Scottish saint.
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