Bee tattoo ideas

168 photos and flash · 31% Botanical, 24% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black line drawing of a stylised bee with butterfly-like striped wings, curled antennae and a patterned abdomen on a white background.
Stylised bee with swirled antennae
Legs submerged in blue water showing a traditional leg sleeve with an eagle wing, peony, clock and nutcracker tattoos on the thigh and calf.
Traditional leg sleeve with clock and nutcracker
Back view of both legs with black and grey fine line botanical tattoos of flowers above the knees, a thin stem running down each leg, and berry clusters with a bee on the calves.
Flowers and berries down the backs of both legs
Colour tattoo of a sleeping cartoon princess surrounded by pansies, a pink rose, a butterfly and a bee, with bold black outlines, on the upper thigh.
Sleeping cartoon princess among flowers on thigh
Black ink drawing of a bee in fine hatched linework and stippled shading on white paper, beside a dip pen and ink pot.
Ink drawing of a bee with dip pen
Black ink tattoo of a retro game controller with cartoon characters across the shoulder blade and upper back, shown in a photo taken from behind.
Game controller and cartoon characters on a back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with outstretched wings on the inner forearm of a person wearing a lace top.
Small bee tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a bee on the upper chest of a woman in a black and white swimsuit.
Small bee tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a calf showing a honeycomb, a bee, a crystal cluster and leaves and flowers, joined by dotted geometric lines.
Honeycomb, bee and botanicals on a calf
Black and grey bee tattoo with flowers and leafy sprigs across the chest, with dotwork shading on the bee's body.
Bee and flowers across the chest
Black ink sketch of a tattoo design with songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies and bees among cherry blossom branches, with no body placement shown.
Birds, butterflies and blossom sketch
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose branch with buds and leaves, a bee in a circle and a thin looping outline, on the left side of the ribs.
Rose branch and bee on the ribs
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with poppies and wildflowers on an upper arm.
Bee and poppies on an upper arm
Dotwork anatomical heart tattoo showing two mice on a brick wall under a crescent moon and stars, in black and grey, with partial tattoos at the left edge.
Anatomical heart with two mice
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled honeycomb with a flower of life pattern and a golden bee on the left side of a ribcage.
Galaxy honeycomb and bee on ribs
Small black and grey bee tattoo in fine line and dotwork style on the inside of a forearm.
Small bee on a forearm
Realistic shaded bumblebee tattoo in black, brown and amber with translucent wings, placed on a limb.
Realistic bumblebee on a limb
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange and teal bee over a honeycomb, framed by a wreath of red and blue flowers and green leaves, on a limb.
Bee over honeycomb with flower wreath
Black dotwork bee tattoo with patterned wings and a striped abdomen, placed on the forearm.
Patterned bee tattoo on an arm
A small fine line bee tattoo in yellow and black on the inner wrist of a person's hand, with the palm facing up.
Small bee on an inner wrist
Soft-shaded drawing of a bumblebee in flight, seen from the side, with yellow and black body and faint wing lines on cream textured paper.
Bumblebee in flight drawing
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bumblebee with translucent amber wings, a green and black body and a cream face marking, shown on skin inside an oval frame.
Bumblebee on skin
Black and grey line drawing flash of a UFO, bees, flowers, an FBI badge, a cigarette packet, a mobile phone and a banner reading Mulder, it's me.
UFO, bees and FBI badge flash with banner
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a honeybee with stippled wings and shaded striped abdomen, on a person's limb.
Bee tattoo in dotwork
Two fine line bee tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person in a short skirt and lace-top stockings, photographed in sepia.
Fine line bee tattoos on two thighs
Four photos of matching small fine line tattoos on fingers, wrists, and feet, including a purple flower, a bee, two birds with a red heart, and a black arrow.
Matching small tattoos on hands and feet
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with red honeycomb lines and dotted stems on the side of the ribs.
Bee and honeycomb on the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of a bee and red and purple flowers with leaves and sprigs on the forearm, with a partly visible second tattoo at the bottom edge.
Bee and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a peony, a honeybee and a faceted gem on an upper arm.
Peony, bee and gem on an upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing hummingbirds, orange tiger lilies, a praying mantis and a frog among flowers on a turquoise background.
Full sleeve of hummingbirds, lilies and frog
Black and grey pencil drawing of a honeybee with spread wings and long antennae, shown as a realistic tattoo design on a white background.
Detailed honeybee design in pencil
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a bee and a red honeycomb heart with honeysuckle and leaves on the side of a neck.
Bee and honeycomb heart on the side of the neck
Black ink drawing of a bee with a small crown above its head, rendered in stippled dotwork shading on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Bee with a crown in stippled ink
Colour cartoon tattoo of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger hugging beside a honey pot and a small bee, on the inner forearm.
Pooh and Tigger with honey pot on forearm
Colour tattoo of a honeybee with translucent wings and a shaded body, set in a ring of purple lavender and brown vine on a forearm.
Bee and lavender vine on a forearm
Black line drawing of eight cartoon bees with striped bodies and wings, scattered across a white flash sheet.
Eight cartoon bees on a flash sheet
Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with a colour bee and a grey butterfly on a calf.
Pocket watch with bee and butterfly on a leg
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon bee with yellow and black stripes and pale blue wings, outlined in black, on the top of a foot.
Cartoon bee tattoo on a foot
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a bee above a small rose on the forearm, near the elbow, with a pothos plant in the background.
Bee and rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised bee above a dotted line that loops into a heart on the inner wrist.
Fine line bee and dotted heart on wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a terrier-type dog portrait in a scalloped oval frame, surrounded by poppies, cornflowers and daisies, with a small bee above, on the upper arm.
Dog portrait in a frame with poppies on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a yellow cartoon bear floating from a blue-grey balloon, with small bees around it, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Bear with balloon and bees on upper arm
Black line drawing of a honey bee with outstretched wings on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Honey bee line drawing
Black and grey dotwork bee tattoo with flower and leaf sprigs spread across the centre of the chest.
Bee and flowers across the chest
Small fine line gold metallic bee tattoo on the inner wrist, seen against a warm wooden background.
Small gold bee on the wrist
Black and grey bee tattoo with a crown above it on a forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Bee and crown on a forearm
Two feet on a wooden deck, each with a small fine line bee and dotted flight trail tattooed on the top of the foot.
Matching bee tattoos on two feet
Black fine line honeycomb tattoo on the inner wrist and a small black line drawn bee on the palm, with a dotted trail leading towards it.
Honeycomb on wrist and bee on palm