• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

carolina honeybees logo

For the Love of Beekeeping & Bees

Header Left

Header Right

Header Left

Header Right

  • Home
  • Bees
  • Beekeeping
  • Beeswax
  • Honey
  • Bee Gardens
  • Class & Books
    • Beekeeping Class Combo
    • Beekeeping Journal
    • Buzz into Beekeeping
    • Flowers for Your Honeybee Garden Book
  • Search
  • About Me
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Service
  • Home
  • Bees
  • Beekeeping
  • Beeswax
  • Honey
  • Bee Gardens
  • Class & Books
    • Beekeeping Class Combo
    • Beekeeping Journal
    • Buzz into Beekeeping
    • Flowers for Your Honeybee Garden Book
  • Search
honeybees

Easy DIY Bee Painted Rocks

Home » Bee Farm Blog » Bees » Easy DIY Bee Painted Rocks

October 31, 2020 //  by Beekeeper Charlotte

This post may contain affiliate links. Full Disclosure Read Here
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Fun & Easy Bee Painted Rocks

Bee painted rocks can be used to decorate your bee garden or given as gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas gifts and more! Bees are the most popular insects on the planet. Naturally, bee craft ideas abound for kids and adults. This project is a lot of fun for all ages and can be used to teach some great facts about bees.

natural rocks painted like bees on a bed of moss

Crafts that make use of some natural materials are especially meaningful to many of us. This project fits that description to a “T”.

Yes, you can make your stone bee craft as elaborate as you wish. But, you can also use the most basic paint and designs.

This step by step guide on how to make painted bee rocks will get you started. Then, let your creative juices flow and have fun with the project.

cute painted bee rocks in a garden - easy & fun bee rocks

Materials Needed for Bee Rocks

Small flat river rocks are best for this project. If you have access to river stones, gather a few small ones that are smooth and oval shaped.

For those of you who do not live in an area with natural river rock (or are forbidden to collect them), check out a local yard materials business. Mulch yards often carry decorative stone too!

rocks, paint, brushes and sealer for rock painting

Another option, purchase small craft stone from a local hobby supply or order them online. Craft stone will be clean and ready to use.

If you gather rock from a river or supply yard, wash it with clean water before you start.

Rock painting can be a lot of fun. A little preparation and water based paint makes clean up a breeze.

Yield: 6

DIY Painted Bee Rocks

natural rocks painted like bees on a bed of moss

Create cute painted bee rocks to use for decoration in your garden. They also make great gifts and are a creative way to introduce the subject of bees to kids.

Active Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours

Materials

  • 6 small river rocks - or any smooth porous stone
  • acrylic paints ( yellow, black, white)
  • paint marker - black
  • acrylic gloss/matter sealer spray

Tools

  • craft paint brushes for acrylics - 1 small , 1 medium

Instructions

  1. Painting the Base Color for Bee Body - Use yellow acrylic paint to paint a base color on each stone. Paint the top and bottom allowing it to dry. Then add a second coat of yellow for best results. river rock painted yellow for base coat of bee

  2. Give Your Bee Craft Some Eyes- Use a small craft brush to paint a pair of small white circles on the top of each stone.

    After the white paint has dried for a few minutes, add a dot of black paint to each. These represent eyes but real bees have 5 eyes! And, when bees sleep, they do not close their eyes! 2 eyes painted on the stone bee

  3. Adding Black Stripes to Your Bee Rock - Not every honey bee has vivid stripes - however this is the classic markings associated with bees.

    Use your medium sized brush to paint 2 or 3 wide black stripes on the top side of each bee rock. I suggest leaving the bottom of the bee solid yellow. using black paint to brush stripes on top of bee rock

  4. Paint on the Wings - Rather than purchase another paint - I mixed a few drops of white and black paint together to create a custom gray.

    Using a small brush create a pair of wings on the top side of each bee. Real honey bees actually have 4 wings - but for our project a representation of wings will do.

    You can add a few black dashes of color on the wings to simulated the veining that gives real wings their strength.

    For years, researchers could not understand how bees fly. The body of the honey bee seems too large for their wing size. Bees didn't know this of course - so they flew anyway! grey bee wings painted on top

  5. (Optional) Positive Message - This step is optional. You might want to use a black paint marker to create a short message on the bottom of your bee rock.

    Keep it short - so the writing will be easy to read. You can choose any message you wish.painted bee messages on bottom of rocks

  6. Spray Your Finished Bee Rock With Sealer - Use a clear, acrylic sealer spray to coat both sides of your bee craft. Let each side dry well before flipping it over to spray the other side.

    This is protect the paint and allow your craft to look nicer for a long time. finished painted bee rocks sprayed with sealer

What to learn more about beekeeping or using products from the hive? Follow Beekeeper Charlotte @ Carolina Honeybees

Please leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Pinterest

© Beekeeper Charlotte @ Carolina Honeybees, LLC

How to Use Your Painted Bee Rock Craft

Now that you have a group of cute bees, what can you do with them? They make great decorations in and around the house. And, they can be used outside in your garden space too!

  • place painted bee rocks near bee friendly flowers in your garden
  • give them as gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or even Christmas
  • bee rocks make great thank you gifts for beekeepers or other bee lovers
  • create games to play with small children (hide and seek) etc
  • paint positive messages on your bees and leave them in different locations around town

Conclusion:

These are only a few of the many ways you can get involved in the effort to save bees.

Information and education on the importance of bees and other pollinators leads to conservation.

This fun bee craft is one way to get people “thinking bee”. And if your bee rocks need a place to live… make them a cute tiny Bee Skep Craft.

Beekeeper Charlotte

Category: BeesTag: Bee Crafts

About Beekeeper Charlotte

Master Beekeeper, Charlotte Anderson shares her love of all things honeybee. She helps others become better beekeepers and teaches new beekeepers how to get started. Her mission is spreading awareness of the importance of honey bees. She is a former Beekeeper of the Year in South Carolina.

Related Posts

You may be interested in these posts from the same category.

queen honey bee surrounded by workers

Queen Bee Life Cycle-Facts Beekeepers Need to Know

queen bee and workers on a frame in the hive

Interesting Facts about Queen Honey Bees

picture of worker honey bee stinging a human finger

Why Do Honey Bees Sting?

picture of a honey bee inside the hive putting honey in comb

Do All Bees Make Honey?

picture of bees on comb involved in honey bee dance communication

Honey Bee Dance Language Explained

honey bee collecting pollen from yellow flower

What do Bees do With Pollen?

honey bees eating nectar on red flower

What do Bees Eat? – Bee Diet

picture of a honey bee stinger in skin

13 Simple Home Remedies for Bee Stings

picture of queen honey bee in hive

7 Amazing Myths About Queen Bees

picture of different types of bees in ecosystem

Top Reasons Why Bees are Important

flying yellow jacket wasp

DIY Yellow Jacket Trap

image of africanized honey bee

Africanized Bees – What You Need to Know

Previous Post: «honey bee gathers pollen - bee pollination is an important factor Amazing Bee Pollination Facts
Next Post: What is Burr Comb – How to Control It? burr comb on top bars between bee hive boxes»

Primary Sidebar

picture of beekeeper charlotteHi, this is Beekeeper Charlotte

Welcome to my site. Want to learn more about bees? Let’s get started.

To learn more about my journey to becoming the first female Master Beekeeper in my state?

Learn More About Me

buzz beekeeping book

Latest Posts on the Blog

small hive beetle trap located inside a hive

Small Hive Beetle Traps-Controlling Hive Beetles

picture of chunks of honeycomb in a bowl for eating

Can You Eat Honeycomb- Why You May Want to?

Footer

Affiliate Disclosure Policy

Carolina Honeybees, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.  Affiliate links to Amazon or any other company do not cost you anything.

We are also affiliates for other reputable companies and may earn a commission from sales resulting from a link. See full disclosure policy on Privacy Page. Privacy Policy & Affiliate Info

VISIT MY ETSY SHOP

Visit Carolina Honeybees on Etsy

  • About Me
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Service

Copyright © 2021 Carolina Honeybees · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.