Black and grey bee tattoo on the top of a foot, framed by a white ornate border held over the skin.

Enlarged with AI from a smaller original

Bee tattoo on the top of a foot

Other · Black and grey · Photo

A small bee with outspread wings is tattooed on the top of a foot, centred within a white ornate frame held by a hand with red nail polish. The bee is drawn in dark ink with fine outlines and shading on the body and wings. The background is a sequined fabric in gold, purple and green tones, and the toes also have red nail polish.

Find an artist for this

Take it to an artist as a reference. A good artist will make it yours rather than copy someone else's tattoo.

A story inspired by this tattoo · fiction

Dear Nell,

Keep reading

The swarm came over the top of the allotment wall on Tuesday, just after the church clock struck eleven, and it hung off the damson like a dropped coat. Dad would have had it in a skep before you could say the word, but I stood at the gate with my good gloves on and felt like a girl again. Mr Ashworth from the end plot rang the number on his chalkboard and said he'd come after his tea, so we had an hour of the whole street stopping to look.

He came with a white sheet and a cardboard box and didn't say much. He just tapped the branch, once, twice, and the cluster dropped into the box like treacle. The queen was in the middle of it, long and slow, and the workers walked over her as if she were the only thing in the world worth minding. I think I held my breath the whole time.

Afterwards he sat on the bench with me and told me the bees don't swarm to be rid of anyone. They're leaving to make room, he said, and the old hive can still cope with a new queen. I asked him whether that meant the house would be quieter now. He laughed and said it would be busier, just in a different direction.

I've left the box in the shed with a jam jar of sugar water and the lid propped open. Come up on Sunday and bring the good secateurs. We'll see if the new hive takes.

Love, Jo

More like this

Small dark blue palm tree tattoo on the inner forearm, held up against a black wrought iron gate.
Small palm tree on the inner forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a bee on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a patterned background.
Small bee tattoo on inner wrist
Black fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with three shaded feathers on the inner wrist, beside an orange leather strap.
Dreamcatcher with three feathers on a wrist
Hand resting beside a feather-and-mandala drawing, showing a small fine line feather tattoo on a finger and a tiny crescent moon tattoo beside it.
Small feather and crescent moon finger tattoos
Blue floral tattoo with a leaf-like top and a round centre on the back of a hand, near the wrist, in a Botanical style.
Blue floral motif on the back of a hand
Close-up of a fine line black ink world map tattoo on a person's inner wrist and forearm, worn beside beaded and metal bracelets.
Fine line world map tattoo on the wrist
Colourful botanical bouquet tattoo of roses, purple blooms and bluebells on the upper arm of a woman in a white lace top.
Floral bouquet tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches on the inside of a wrist, next to a woven beaded bracelet.
Small bare tree on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a raised fist with a female symbol, framed by green leaves, berries and a teal ribbon on the inner forearm.
Raised fist and foliage on a forearm
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a sketched anchor linked by a thin line, on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a fox head framed by flowers and leaves on the upper arm, in a botanical fine line style.
Fox and flowers on an upper arm
Fine line sun with a black and white yin yang at its centre, tattooed on the top of a bare foot, with small black stars on the second foot beside it.
Sun and yin yang tattoo on a foot

From the plentytattoo archive, uploaded by a user. Is this your work? Ask for credit or removal.