Journal 08 - “The Art of Bees — Where Wellness Meets Wonder”

Sunday, 5th October, 2025

Jai Shree Krishna! 🦚

There’s something deeply artistic about bees.

The way they move, hum, build, and create — every gesture feels choreographed by nature herself. Their hives are like sculptures, their rhythm like music, and their honey… a masterpiece born of patience.

That’s why I believe beekeeping is not just science or skill — it’s art. It’s slow, precise, poetic.

When Bees Entered My Story

During the lockdown, when the world paused, I stumbled into the world of bees. A friend casually introduced me to beekeeping, and before I knew it, I was completely hooked.

What began as curiosity soon became a full-blown fascination. I started reading, researching, watching endless videos, attending workshops, visiting bee farms across Gujarat — and eventually even got certified as a beekeeper. That journey took me to Bhuj, where I later began growing bee farms with a friend.

Their world had rhythm and discipline, but also softness. Bees don’t rush, yet they’re always in motion. They work quietly, and everything around them flourishes.

That hum — that steady, gentle buzz — became something more than sound to me. It felt like a heartbeat. Like nature’s way of saying: keep creating, keep flowing, keep believing in sweetness.

The Art of Being a Bee

Bees have no concept of competition, only collaboration.

They don’t chase — they collect, connect, and create.

And somewhere between their wings and wax, they hold a kind of wisdom most of us forget.

🌼 Patience as Process

Honey doesn’t happen overnight. Bees build it cell by cell, drop by drop. Just like art, it takes time, love, and surrender.

🌼 Balance as Beauty

A hive thrives only in harmony. Take too much, and it breaks. Give too little, and it fades. Bees reminded me that even creativity and wellness need balance — between giving and resting, creating and being still.

🌼 Community as Canvas

Every bee matters. The queen, the worker, the drone — each one plays its part. Together they make something golden. Isn’t that what art is too? A coming together of energies, skills, and intentions to create something alive.

The Queen’s Lesson 👑🐝

Ah, the queen bee — my favourite muse.

She doesn’t shout, she vibrates. Her strength isn’t loud; it’s radiant. The entire hive moves to her rhythm — calm, steady, centered.

She reminds me of the divine feminine — that quiet, nurturing force that holds everything together. She’s Shakti in motion. The art of power that doesn’t overpower.

The Spiritual Side of Bees

Bees have always carried a sacred symbolism across cultures. In ancient Hindu texts, they’re seen as messengers of the divine — Bhramara, the seeker always drawn to the fragrance of truth.

In their buzzing, I hear prayer. In their flight, I see devotion.

Each bee becomes a reminder that when we work with love, our actions become worship.

They teach us that abundance isn’t about possession — it’s about participation. To pollinate life, to spread sweetness, to leave the world a little more beautiful than before.

Honey, Wax, and Light

I may not be keeping hives anymore, but the connection never left me.

Now, I work with their gifts — beeswax, honey, and light. I make candles, balms, small handmade pieces that carry their energy.

When I pour wax or stir honey into chai, it feels like art. A quiet offering to nature. A reminder that every act — if done with love — can become ritual.

Beekeeping as Wellness, Art as Ritual

The more I learnt, the more I realised — bees and artists aren’t that different.

Both create from nothing. Both find beauty in repetition. Both trust the unseen process.

Beekeeping taught me to slow down, to create with patience, to let things bloom in their own time.

It taught me that wellness isn’t silent — sometimes, it hums softly like wings in sunlight.

Sweetness takes time.

And maybe… that’s the art of being alive.

With love and honey,

Nidhi 🌸

Slow, but never boring.