This charming illustration is from a book full of wonderful artwork by the artist known as A.L.O.E (1821-1893). It appeared in the 1871 book Favorite Picture Book for The Nursery.
A little girl asks a bee to for some honey. This great vintage colored image highlights bees as people and would easily be cropped into two separate images.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
