The invention discloses a preparation method of a beta molecular sieve. The preparation method comprises the steps of: 1. synthesis of initial gel: mixing a silicon source, an aluminum source, a template agent, an alkaline metal source, water and a beta molecular sieve seed crystal evenly to synthesize an initial gel, wherein the silicon source is calculated in terms of SiO2, the aluminum source is calculated in terms of Al2O3, the template agent is calculated in terms of TEA<+>, the alkaline metal source is calculated in terms of Na2O, and the raw materials for synthesizing the initial gel are in the following mole ratios that: SiO2/Al2O3=25-150:1, TEA<+>/SiO2=0.07-0.23:1, Na2O/SiO2=0.03-0.12:1, and H2O/SiO2=3.0-11.5:1, the beta molecular sieve seed crystal has a Si-Al ratio of SiO2/Al2O3=20-100:1, and in terms of mass, the adding amount is 0%-10% of the mass of SiO2; and 2. microwave heating crystallization reaction: conducting microwave heating treatment on the initial gel preparedby step 1, controlling the heating temperature at 120DEG C-180DEG C and the heating time at 4-25h, thus obtaining a beta molecular sieve product. The method provided by the invention can synthesize the beta molecular sieve with high crystallinity and abundant pore structures by only one step, and compared with the conventional hydrothermal synthesis method, the method provided by the invention cangreatly shorten the synthesis time of the beta molecular sieve, the grain size of the molecular sieve is smaller, and the pore channels are smoother.