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Published: Jul 26, 2021 · Modified: Apr 3, 2022 by Julie

Busy Bee Coloring Pages for Kids

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Learn about bees in a fun way with free bee coloring pages. Perfect to pair with a science unit of study on bees.

These printable bee coloring sheets are perfect for kids of all ages. Explore the secret world of bees with these fun printables!

There is no denying that bees play an important role in our ecosystems. Fun fact, honey bees are considered a keystone species.

Meaning, many living things depend on bees in order to survive.

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Fun Bee Activities for Kids

Free printable coloring page pdf files can be downloaded, printed off, then colored in using a variety of art supplies.

  • Watercolor Paint
  • Colored Pencils
  • Fine Point Markers
  • Oil Pastels
  • Crayons
three free bee coloring pages printed off and colored in with paint jar of honey with honey bees, bee hive, and bees with flowers, two paint brushes and watercolor supplies

Bring along a clipboard and head outside to watch bees pollinate while your kids color. Even better bring along watercolor paints and turn these bee coloring sheets into a fun art project.

Helpful Tip: Print coloring pages off onto cardstock instead of regular printer paper to create a sturdier sheet for painting.

Honey Bee Coloring Pages

Bee hives have three different types of honey bees: worker bees, drones, and one queen bee. Each type of bee plays an important role in keeping the colony alive and healthy.

Honey Bees coloring page with three honey bees flying around honey combs text Honey Bees written on sheet
Honey Bees - Download

Did you know a honey bees wings beat 200 times per second and they can fly 15 miles per hour? Yup, these tiny insects are truly amazing. Its no wonder they are able to pollinate so many flowers in a short amount of time. (source)

Worker Bees

In charge of keeping the hive neat and tidy, worker bees have many jobs. They feed the queen, take care of larva and baby bees. Without the worker bees, the hive can not survive. Most of the bees in the colony are worker bees.

two worker bees on either side of honey combs with text worker bees below
Worker Bees - Download

The above bee coloring sheet shows worker bees tending to the honey. As a fun way to extend this activity, kids can write a short passage about worker bees. It would be fun to write from the point of view of one of the bees.

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three small baby bee clip art bees with hexagon honeycombs in the middle all in black and white
Baby Bee - Download

Queen Bee

The queen bee is in charge of laying all of the eggs in the colony. After she reaches her mature size queen bees are about twice the size of other bees in the hive. Bee keepers often mark the queen bee to allow them to monitor her in the hive.

queen bee clipart with the words queen bee below the bee with a crown with a heart to the left of the queen
Queen Bee - Download
queen bee coloring page bee on the left crown top right with three stars and text queen bee below
Queen Bee - Download

Bumble Bee Coloring Page

Did you know that some queens can start a whole colony by themselves? The rusty patch bumble bee, which is on the US Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species list, creates a new colony each spring.

The queen bee hibernates all winter. When spring arrives she lays eggs that she tends to all by herself. Talk about one busy bee mom! The children's book Begin with a Bee, reviewed in the Best Bee Books for Kids is all about these amazing bees.

large bumble bee centered on a coloring sheet with the text Bumble Bee written below on the page
Bumble Bee - Download

Bumble bees unlike honey bees, make their hives underground in holes. Their colony tends to be smaller than honey bees.

Young children will easily notice the different between the two types of bees. Bumble bees are usually fuzzy and larger than honeybees.

Bee Hive Coloring Sheets

Wild bees can make hives in a variety of places. Holes in the ground, hollow trees, and even rock cavities. Bee keepers raise bees in structures called apiaries.

The beautifully illustrated children's book, The King of the Bees is a must read if you are learning about bees with your kids!

All beehives have honeycombs made of perfect hexagon shapes. The queen lays eggs in these shapes and worker bees make honey.

bee hive coloring sheet printed off and painted three small honey bees with the word bee hive
Bee Hive - Download
free bee coloring page with a bee hive and five little honey bees with stingers text bee hive written on the sheet
Bee Hive - Download

Bees Collecting Honey

The job of honey collecting belongs to the worker bees. They fly around from flower to flower gathering nectar.

Once back at the hive, this nectar is passed on to other worker bees. In order to turn into honey, water that makes up the honey has to evaporate.

honey bee coloring page printed off on a table jar of honey painted to look like real honey yellow and black stripped bees jar of water and one paint brush
Honey Jar - Download

Out in the wild, bees are attracted to different types of flowers. They communicate with each other about the location of flowers using a waggle dance.

By moving their bodies in different directions they tell the other bees where to go. The waggle dance is the bees version of a map or GPS!

Learn all about bees in the children's book The Life and Times of the Honeybee.

one clip art bee with a dashed curve line behind it and 6 simple flowers with centers coloring sheet
Bee with Flowers - Download
three clip art happy bees, one large flower, and one small flower coloring page
Large Flower - Download
honey bee coloring sheet printed off an painted in yellow and black happy bees, two pink flowers with watercolor painting supplies on wooden table

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Upper case B and lower case b with one clipart bee flying up with a curved and circular dashed line behind it with three small flowers in the upper corner
B is for Bee - Download
three smiling bees flying towards two tulip flowers on a coloring page text funny bees written at bottom
Funny Bees - Download

Fun Ways to Extend the Activity

  • Write a short passage to go along with each printable
  • Head outside for an insect scavenger hunt
  • Read a few books about bees
  • Make a bee craft together

Of course to truly appreciate these tiny wonders, take your kids outside to observe bees in their natural habitat. Bees will only sting if they feel threatened.

Watching bees go from flower to flower is a wonderful activity to do with young children while using these fun coloring pages.

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These sheets were created by Nature Inspired Learning and are for personal use only for your home or classroom. All of these free printable bee coloring pages are for non-commercial use. See full disclosure. Have questions, send me an email at julie (at) natureinspiredlearning (dot) com

three free bee coloring pages printed off and colored in with paint jar of honey with honey bees, bee hive, and bees with flowers, two paint brushes and watercolor supplies
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