Logo submission for a New York based company that makes mead. The contest holder wanted something to set it apart from the usual bee related logos and also to draw attention to the idea that mead is a little like the forgotten child in the alcohol industry ie: Middle Child.
The middle child is represented by the statue of liberty (a bee with hopps as her head, beehive as the flame and the mead as the tablet), whilst the empire state and flatiron buildings (beehives themselves), serve as the other siblings.