The drum body of the bee drum is mostly made of pottery (the drum body of the bee drum is kneaded with yellow mud, and then fired into a kiln for ceramics), with a broad head and a slender waist, thick ends and a small middle, with a total length of 50-64 cm. One end is spherical, the drum surface is small, the maximum diameter is 20~22 cm, the top open (drum surface) is small, the diameter is only 7~10.5 cm; the other end of the drum cavity is trumpet-shaped, the drum surface is larger, the diameter 16~19 cm.

The drum waist is as thin as a bee waist, with a diameter of 5.8-8 cm. The two ends of the drum cavity are connected, the wall thickness is 1 cm, and the middle connection is thin and solid, shaped like a bee waist.
Both ends of the drum are covered with cowhide or sheepskin, and the drum skin is attached to a circular iron ring. There are several iron hooks around the iron ring, which are connected and fastened by ropes. The tension of the drum skin can be adjusted to change the pitch and timbre. . In Jingxi County, Baise, Guangxi and other places, there are also wooden bee drums. The drum skin is not tightened with ropes, but is directly fixed at both ends of the drum with drum nails. decoration, the appearance is also very beautiful.