Give Indoor Trees The Cutest Upgrade With A Bee Hive DIY

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Who doesn't love indoor trees? They're a statement piece in any room, whether you're a fan of rubber trees, fiddle leaf figs, or citrus trees. There are plenty of indoor trees to keep in your home, but you may be looking for a way to spruce them up. While they already create a dramatic effect in your space on their own, adding a little personality is never a bad thing. One way to give them a cute upgrade is with a beehive DIY. This simple project involves a few household supplies, including plastic straws, and by gluing those together, it imitates a beehive that you can attach to one of your tree branches.

Now we're not talking about a real beehive (although, to keep outdoors, you could DIY your own beehive by transforming old wood pallets). First, you'll need plastic straws and a good glue like this Jollidecor B-7000 Clear Glue. You'll also need a small, shallow cardboard box (like a shoebox lid), a thin piece of cardboard, yellow paint, and small bee figurines. If you're crafty, you could carve or create the bees yourself, but buying a pack of resin bees like the Pphtony Small Plastic Flatback Bumble Bee Embellishments will work just fine. Then you can get buzzing on this cute decor!

On Youtube, @SGoelCraft expertly completes this DIY project to upgrade his indoor tree. First, he constructs the beehive by cutting the straws into smaller pieces, around half an inch to an inch in length. Then, he takes a thin piece of cardboard and glues it to the underside of one of the branches of his tree. From there, the creator glues a row of the straw pieces on the cardboard (with no gaps). Once he has four or five rows (that gradually taper), he moves on to make rows in the shoebox lid. It's important that the last row on the branch matches the length of first row in the shoebox. As the creator demonstrates, it's easier to construct the rows and ensure they're even and level using the lid, but it was necessary to start the project on the tree for the sake of size.

After the base rows are done, the creator adds a little dimension and shape toward the bottom by creating a curve or wave. He lets the glue dry (it should take less than ten minutes), and then starts painting the straw rows yellow. When you're completing this project, be sure to get in all the nooks and crannies! After that paint is dry, the creator adds a little blue paint to bee wings, and then glues them in a variety of spots on the hive. Finally, he attaches the rows of straw pieces he built in the shoe box lid to the rows on the tree, and that's it!

One important thing to note is that the creator glues his beehive to the tree, but you don't have to! If you're concerned about adding a fixture that may damage your tree, consider using ribbon or string to tie the beehive to your branch. Or, you could even use double sided tape to limit any potential damage to your tree branch.

There are some variations you could try, too, if you prefer. Rather than make a sort of triangle or tapered beehive, you could always make a circle shape instead. Simply adjust the number of straw pieces in each row to reflect that shape. Another cute addition to this DIY could be to add gold paint instead of just yellow. This Metallic Gold Spray Paint from Rust-Oleum is a great choice to add a little more personality to your beehive. 

You can also take your beehive to the next level by adding a little dripping honey. Use some hot glue to create the drips, and then once it's completely dry, paint it yellow or gold. The size of your beehive will vary depending on the type of indoor plant you have. A ficus or olive tree may be good options for this DIY, but there are some indoor fruit trees that can also be good options. Plants and indoor trees can already dress up your space, but why not dress them up too? This beehive plant decor DIY could be exactly what they need.