To my knowledge, the
Patience quest is not bugged. A few things to consider:
1) Did you use "Jars of Honey", and are the Jars of Honey stacked, totally 10 in one stack? If they're in individual jars as opposed to one stack of ten, it
might be causing the quest to not register the item...? I had my honey jars in one stack of 10 (should look like two jars stuck together), and it registered fine.
2) Are the jars of honey in your
main pack, meaning it's not in a backpack that's within your main backpack. If a quest item is not in your main pack, it will not register and you'll get a system message stating this.
3) I know you've stated this, and this even happens to me. When I think I registered a quest item, it really didn't register, so I'd have to do it again. No biggie.
I did the
Patience quest a few weeks ago, and I didn't run into any funky problems other than the fact that I'm a sexy son of a gun, and I like sake.
If you need any help in-game, I'll be more than happy to help out. The last part of the
Patience quest, "Unnatural Creations", can be a doozie if you're not prepared. You have to kill 2 Exodus Minions and 5 Exodus Overseers. Getting to the Exodus dungeon can be, um, interesting, and sometimes people will miss the entrance to the dungeon as it's beneath a large structure that's located in Ilshenar.
Good luck, and I hope this helps. If not, well, there's always running naked through a dungeon. I find it a good and cathartic experience.