This piece is based on the sudden and vast disappearance of bees from hives around the world, known as colony collapse disorder. This is not only a loss of the bees themselves, but a loss to the surrounding ecosystems that they support. The reason for the scale of the loss has not yet been explained by one single idea. However, it is often suggested that pesticides and loss of habitat play a significant part. The hexagon cells are carved all the way through the glass creating missing sections, this makes the area weaker to show fragility and illustrate the collapse of bee colonies unfolding around the world.

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The South West is of specific importance to bees due to the relatively warm climate and extensive habitat extending through Dartmoor and the South Devon Coast. Despite these favourable conditions, several bee species have gone extinct in the South West in the past 50 years alone, with others lost from the region unlikely to return. This is why it is so important to do everything we can to help the plight of these busy bees. Massive differences can be made by simply growing more bee friendly flowers in gardens, including early and late flowering species. Additionally, designating or leaving areas to return to a wild state will provide nesting sites for these special creatures. Help save the bees.