The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull is the fifth full-length studio album by the American musical group Earth.

The 2008 album continues bandleader Dylan Carlson's creative evolution away from the experimental drone-grunge-metal output of their earlier work.

Unlike previous material, Hammond organ and acoustic piano is prominently featured on this album.

[9] Bill Frisell is a guest on the album, playing guitar on tracks one, four, and five.

The album continues the partial trend of Earth material being influenced by Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, with certain songs named after phrases from the book (for example, "Hung from the Moon" and "Engine of Ruin").