How to Draw a Honeycomb

1. Begin by drawing the geometric shapes of the honeycomb. Draw three regular hexagons, six-sided shapes in which all the lines are the same size. Notice how the shapes fit together like a puzzle.

2. Draw three more regular hexagons in the same pattern as the first.

3. Draw three more regular hexagons, this time below the existing honeycombs. Notice how the regular shapes still fit together like a puzzle.

4. Begin detailing the honeycombs. Draw smaller regular hexagons within three of them, parallel to the first.

5. Draw small regular hexagons inside two more of the honeycombs. These honeycombs are empty, not filled with honey yet, allowing you to see inside.

6. Draw curved lines, doubled back upon themselves, descending from three of the combs. This is the honey dripping out. Draw rounded rectangles and circles along the top and side of the filled honeycombs. This indicates the shiny seal that keeps the honey inside.

7. Erase some of the lines of three of the honeycombs. They are very full and leaking honey together! Then, draw a busy worker bee. Draw a circle, an oval, and an inverted teardrop shape. This forms the bee's head, thorax, and abdomen. shade the head.

Then, draw the wings. Extend curved lines from the back of the bug and double them back upon themselves, enclosing loose teardrop shapes.

8. Draw another bee. Again, shade a circle for the head. Draw a larger circle for the thorax and a pointed partial teardrop shape for the abdomen and stinger. Extend curved lines from the sides of the insect and double them back upon themselves to form the wings.

9. Detail the bees. Band the abdomens with thick curved lines. Extend a straight line for each leg, then draw another straight line from it at an angle to indicate the joints. Texture the wings with branching curved lines.

Color your cartoon bees and honeycomb. Many bees are yellow with black stripes. They also come in other colors, such as solid black or iridescent blue!