In many religions, honeybees are commonly depicted as messengers for the spirits, and are closely associated with the sun. In ancient Egypt, they're the tears of the sun-god Ra. In Hinduism we see a blue honeybee on Krishna's forehead. And, in yoga, where each chakra emits a different sound in meditation, the lowest chakra emits the hum of the honeybee. Our bronze is a high quality Italian alloy of copper and tin that contains an anti-tarnish compound which delays, but does not eliminate, eventual oxidation.