Bee Box Blooms – Giclée Reproduction

Bee Box Blooms is a Giclée Reproduction in watercolor by Ellen Jean Diederich on rag paper torn to the edge.

Behind the piece: One year on the farm in Staples, MN my mother bought a book about harvesting honey and not much later several packages arrived containing 3 queens and 3 hives of bees, a honey spinning tank, a smoker (not a person), bee boxes, and bee wax foundation on trays to build honey on.  My Dad had planted 5 acres of clover nearby – to guarantee great tasting honey – and then set up the bee boxes in the shade. Somehow, I was the child who got suckered into being her bee assistant.  Fearfully I watched as she placed the queens in each hive, and then dumped the hive of bees onto the top of the top of the shelves. Amazingly, the bees crawled down into the boxes to take care of their queen. Coneflowers, because of both the nectar and pollen they produce, are also one of the biggest attractors of bees. This is a delightful painting of Coneflowers in front of bee boxes. Coneflowers, because of both the nectar and pollen they produce, are also one of the biggest attractors of bees.

This Giclee Reproduction comes in one size 12″ x 30″ with a deckled edge, perfect for floating and shipping is free!