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The queen bee, carved from Derbyshire oak rests on an elm tree stump. She commemorates the 140–year-old elm, blown down in the winter storms of 2014, and also the importance of bees to our environment.

Title

The Bee of Life

Date

2015

Medium

wood

Accession number

S41_SEJR_S002

Acquisition method

commissioned by Chesterfield Borough Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Chesterfield Borough Council

Custodian

Chesterfield Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

April 2015

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

at the front lower right-hand side of the base: AF 2015

Inscription description

at the lower edge of the base, along from the signature: 'The Bee of Life' / Towards the back right-hand side of the base: "Out of the strong came something sweet" / (Judges 14,14) / At the back of the sculpture at the right-hand side of the base: Bee inspire

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