THE BEE AND THE SUN book

Catherine Hyde follows the journey of the bee and the sun in a calendar of glorious full-colour paintings that celebrate the sensory delights of herbs, seasoned with bee and plant lore.

From the rising and setting of the Pleiades, from sunrise to sunset, the bee and the sun work in harmony — a miracle of nature, growth and new life. Beneath the shifting constellations, equinoxes and solstice markers, as the bee progresses from plant to flower, acclaimed artist Catherine Hyde pays tribute to the magic and mystery of nature.

Snippets of ancient bee beliefs and plant folklore are complemented by paintings of wild thyme, saffron, meadowsweet, basil, mallow, lavender and many more delights. A book to treasure, and an ode to the wonder of nature.

• Hardback
• Published by Zephyr an imprint of Bloomsbury
• Winner of the 2022 Holyer an Gof Award for Poetry
• Signed