Blue Beehive Studio was created by Melissa A. Moore in 2012. Moore's inspiration is rooted in the studies of science, interactions in nature, and her interests in different cultures. Some of the pieces are inspired by patterns in nature while other pieces weave together various symbols in mythology. To explore these inspirations, she uses various types of media, such as paper, metal, and enamel.

Moore's background in science has helped shape many of her current pieces. She received her B.S. in biology from Loyola University Chicago, and later her M.S. in Biology from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. While at the University of Illinois, she began a doctoral program in biology studying fungi, but eventually decided to leave the program to pursue adventures in Texas. While in Austin, Texas, she studied jewelry design and production at the Dougherty Art Center. She continues to take metalsmith and jewelry courses while running her business in Ohio.

She currently resides in rural Ohio with her husband (a scientist and a source of many of her inspirations) and three children.

"It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams."

- Gabriel Garcia Marquez