Materials Needed

Oval or round rock (small to medium)
Yellow acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
White acrylic paint
Medium flat brush
Fine detail brush
Clear sealant spray
Pencil

Step-by-Step Instructions

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Step 1: Base coat the body yellow

Wash and dry your rock. Paint the entire surface bright yellow. Apply two coats for an even, vivid base. An oval rock naturally resembles a bumblebee body. Let dry completely.

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Step 2: Paint the black stripes

Using black paint and your flat brush, paint three or four horizontal stripes across the oval body. Make them bold and evenly spaced. The alternating yellow and black pattern is the classic bee look that everyone recognizes immediately.

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Step 3: Add the wings

Using white paint with just a tiny touch of light blue, paint two teardrop or oval wing shapes on top of the body, angled slightly upward and outward. Make them slightly translucent-looking by adding just one coat. Outline the wings with a thin black line.

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Step 4: Paint the face and antennae

On one end of the oval, paint a small black head circle. Add two tiny white eyes. Use black paint to draw two thin antennae lines curving upward from the head, ending each with a small round dot.

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Step 5: Add the stinger and seal

On the opposite end of the head, paint a small pointed black triangle for the stinger. Add fine curved leg lines on the sides of the body. Once everything is dry, apply clear sealant. Your bee rock is ready to pollinate your garden!

Step 6: Add RoxGeo Code

On the bottom or back of your rock, write ROXGEO.COM followed by a slash and your rock’s unique code (e.g. ROXGEO.COM/ABC123). This lets the finder go directly to your rock’s profile page and log their discovery. If the rock is too small for the full address, write #ROX followed by the code without spaces (e.g. #ROXABC123) — it’s short, easy to search on Google, and leads straight to your rock’s journey page. Use a fine-tip permanent marker or acrylic paint pen, and seal it with clear varnish so the code stays readable through rain, sun, and adventure.

Helpful Tips

An oval rock already has the perfect bee body shape — choose one that fits in your palm.
Use masking tape to get perfectly straight horizontal stripes if freehand is too tricky.
Only one coat of white paint for wings keeps them looking delicate and translucent.
Try adding tiny yellow fuzz texture on the thorax for a bumblebee effect.
A row of bee rocks makes a charming garden decoration that celebrates pollinators.
For the RoxGeo code on the bottom, use a waterproof permanent marker (like Sharpie) or an acrylic paint pen. Apply 2–3 coats of clear sealant over the code — this keeps it readable through rain, sun, and handling for months.
Writing #ROXCODE (e.g. #ROXABC123) on your rock makes it easy to find via Google search. We actively optimize for this hashtag, so anyone who searches for it will find your rock’s profile page quickly.
The full address ROXGEO.COM/CODE takes the finder directly to your rock’s card, where they can see its full travel history, previous finders, and photos from every stop on its journey.

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