Honey bee symbolizes devotion, industry, cooperation, abundance, and sweetness in life. It's a beautiful power animal for the solar plexus and heart chakras, which is reflected in the yellow, gold and pink colors of this miniature watercolor. 

This intimate print is ideal for a personal altar or in that little spot on your wall that could use a little sunshine!

Spirit Meaning of Bee: Industry, cooperation, productivity, devotion, abundance, faith, order, unity, selflessness, sweetness in life

The Story and Message Behind "Bee Heart"

I had been playing with the idea of the Bee as symbol for the Power Center, or solar plexus chakra, and had been wanting to get it down as a painting.So I grabbed a little watercolor board and got to work. (The original painting is quite small – just 4″x4″. It seemed about right for a bee.)

The Power Center grooves on yellow and gold – fitting, because gold also represents money, power in its abstract. This is probably why so many spiritually conscious people have issues with their Power Center. It’s easy to look at the way power is abused in the world and not want a thing to do with it.

But really, that’s kind of a backwards way to look at it. Abuse of power – whether you are the abuser or the abused – is simply a symptom of imbalance of personal power. NOT claiming your true inner power will not fix it.

Of course, money is just one way in which power expresses itself. It also happens to be extremely convenient, so why not be open to manifesting it when appropriate? Being well funded can certainly help you live your dreams.

Which, if your Power Center is well-balanced, shouldn’t lead to abuse. And, if your heart is in the right place, it will likely bring good fortune to others as well.

Speaking of hearts…

Somewhere in the middle of painting this piece I began to feel something else was needed. The bee was taking form nicely atop the cells of golden honeycomb, but it just seemed…ungrounded. It seemed like it needed something to tie it together.

Perhaps an oval shape framing the bee? No, that wasn’t quite it. Then I held my hands in a heart shape over the bee. Ahhh. That felt right. And a bit of pinky purple was just right to balance out all that yellow.

Once the heart was in place the meaning was clear…

True power is centered in the heart!