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DIY Beehives and Beehive Backyard Inspo! Create cute and inexpensive beehives, add beehive pillows and create a hanging basket garden for a beautiful summer patio!
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DIY Beehives and Beehive Backyard Inspo
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DIY Beehives and Backyard Inspo
I get so excited when it starts to warm up in the spring! One of the ways I know spring is near is we start seeing bees in our blooming backyard trees! This year I was inspired by the cutest pillow at Hobby Lobby to create a little “beehive” theme on our backyard patio for my daughter’s birthday!
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There are also more bee pillows in the Spring Shop!
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DIY Beehive Skeps
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Did you know that beehives are actually called “skeps”? A skep is a middle eastern word for a basket made out of upturned straw baskets under which bees form their naturally curvy honey comb. Isn’t that interesting? I think the shape of skeps or beehives is so pretty! And since I live in Utah, and we are “the beehive” state, I thought it would be fun to create a beehive-themed patio at our 1891 historic home!!
What Supplies Do You Need to Make a Beehive?
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For this tutorial I kept it really simple! The only supplies you need are a plastic pot, a plastic bag, painter’s tape, hot glue gun, black felt or black cardstock and twine! Hobby Lobby has three different colors of twine. I used the honey-colored twine. The twine is available in three two different sizes — 50 yard rolls and 100 yard rolls.
How to Make DIY Beehive Skep
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- Flip your pot upside down, so the opening side is facing your work surface.
- Fold the plastic bag into a circle and put it on top of the pot. Then tape the sides down to attach it to the pot.
- Now add a dab of hot glue at the bottom rim of the pot and attach one end of twine. Then run a bead of glue around the outer edge of the pot and attach the twine. Hold the twin down to the pot as you go to make sure it adheres evenly.
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- Once you have gone around the entire outside rim, keep gluing the twine and wrapping it around the pot, working your way to the top of the pot.
- As you wrap the twine, hold it firmly against the glue so that it attaches evenly and press down toward the wrapped sections so that there are no gaps.
- When you get to the top of the pot, keep wrapping until there is a very small opening.
- Cut the twine about 2 inches from the small opening, add hot glue to the opening and tuck the cut edges into the opening.
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- Make beehive opening – cut a small circle out of the felt. Attach the circle to the middle bottom of the beehive. Take a 8 inch piece of twine and hot glue it, wrapping it around the opening twice. Trim excess and hot glue the cut edge down.
Make a Hanging Basket Garden
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Another project I made for my beehive patio is a hanging garden against the fence near our eating area. Since our patio is small, I love the idea of hanging flowers on the fence! And fresh flowers bring real bees!
Use Plastic Pots to Add Color to Your Patio Fence
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I used plastic flower pots from the Spring Shop on my shelves. I had some enamel pots on the shelves last year and the squirrels knocked them all off last year! So I decided plastic pots made more sense. I love the ones in the Spring Shop. The come in all kinds of colors.
Hang Plants in Dipped Wicker Basket
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I also used the prettiest dipped baskets that are also in the Spring Shop. I potted live flowers inside. All I did to do that was I lined the bottom with two plastic bags and then put the flowers inside. It’s so hot in Utah that I need to keep all of the drainage inside to keep the plants alive. But if you are in a more humid climate, you can add some grave to the bottom of the bags to give the roots some drainage.
Make a “Beehive” Themed Tablescape
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I created a little beehive-themed party to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. I used fresh sunflowers, greens from a tree in my yard and lemons to create a little centerpiece with my DIY beehives! Then I used two Spring Shop tassel linens instead of placemats. I also found these beehive hex-shaped bottles in the Spring Shop. I added yellow candies as a little favor for everyone! My kids LOVED seeing the new beehive-themed patio!
Make Beehives in Different Sizes
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I created three beehives for the centerpiece out of three different pots that my plants came in from the nursery. But you can make beehives in ANY size! I am thinking of making tiny ones as place settings and adding a name to the front for a summer party idea. Wouldn’t that be cute???
Outdoor Dinnerware Patterns
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There are SO many different outdoor patterns and colors in Hobby Lobby’s Spring Shop right now! Here are a few of my favorites! I love the animal-themed ones! I am going to go back and grab some of those! Be sure to check out the Spring Shop! Everything is 40% off right now. It’s the perfect time to refresh your home for spring inside and out!!
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Be sure to head over to Hobby Lobby and grab all of the cute Spring Shop items – they are on sale right now! If you are looking for mantel inspiration – check out the adorable mantel I created with Spring Shop Items!
xoxo
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I love your bee hive theme. Great job!
Thanks Rebecca! I think it’s so fun for Summer!
xoxo
I love this happy escape! So bright and welcoming – the beehives are too cute!
Oh thank you joy!! I had so much fun looking at your projects! I love your upholstered chairs and your wreath post was so pretty!
xxo