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The power and industry of the bee is a symbol for a competent society. All the pieces, working together as though with one mind, taking the mundane nectar of flowers and turning it into something truly magical. By learning Bee Keeping, a pilgrim will be able to build Bee Skeps and raise hives of their own. Active Bee Skeps help pollinate a Fruit Tree in Everbloom. | The power and industry of the bee is a symbol for a competent society. All the pieces, working together as though with one mind, taking the mundane nectar of flowers and turning it into something truly magical. By learning Bee Keeping, a pilgrim will be able to build Bee Skeps and raise hives of their own. Active Bee Skeps help pollinate a Fruit Tree in Everbloom. | ||
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| − | Both {{i|Queen Bee}}s and {{i|Drone Bee}}s can be acquired | + | Both {{i|Queen Bee}}s and {{i|Drone Bee}}s can be acquired by chance when picking {{i|Any Flower}} in the wild. A Queen Bee is significantly rarer than a Drone Bee. |
| − | A working {{i|Bee Skep}} will pollinate nearby | + | A working {{i|Bee Skep}} will pollinate nearby {{i|Fruit Tree}}s during an [[Everbloom]]. A Bee Skep is a better pollinator than a {{i|Butterfly Conservatory}}, although a Butterfly Conservatory has a longer range. The [[Purity]] of pollinated Fruit Trees will slowly move towards the Purity of the Bee Skep. The Purity of a Bee Skep is equal to the Purity of the {{i|Hay}} used in it's construction. |
| − | To get your Bee Skep working | + | To get your {{i|Bee Skep}} working you must place a {{i|Queen Bee}} and ''at least'' 8x {{i|Drone Bee}}s into the Skep. Only then will your Bee Skep to begin accumulating Worker Bees. How well your Bee Skep pollinates, and how many {{i|Honeycomb}} it produces, is proportionate to its number of Worker Bees. Worker Bees accumulate up to a maximum of 60,000. It is natural for your Drone Bees and even occasionally your Queen Bee to die inside your Bee Skep, especially during a [[Coldsnap]], but as long as you have Worker Bees the Bee Skep will continue to pollinate. Additionally, once your Bee Skep reaches 60,000 Worker Bees you may voluntarily move your Queen Bee and Drone Bees to another Bee Skep to get it working as well. |
| − | Queen | + | {{i|Queen Bee}}s, {{i|Drone Bee}}s, {{i|Delphic Bee}}s, and {{i|Royal Jelly}} will occasionally spawn inside a working Bee Skep. Having more than one Queen Bee, or any Delphic Bees in your Bee Skep may cause your Bee Skep to begin losing Worker Bees. Remove them when you see them. Opening a working Bee Skep will cause you to get stung. The severity of the sting is proportionate to the number of Worker Bees in the Bee Skep; generally around 10-15 [[Blood]] damage. |
| − | {{Notice|Caution! | Checking your Bee Skep too often will annoy the Bees and potentially lead to colony collapse. It is recommended you only check your Bee Skep once a | + | {{Notice|Caution! | Checking your Bee Skep too often will annoy the Bees and potentially lead to colony collapse. It is recommended you only check your Bee Skep at most, once a day.}} |
| − | + | A {{i|Bee Skep}} can be {{i|Destroy}}ed to receive {{i|Honeycomb}}. Once the Bee Skep has been Destroyed, right-click it and select "Gather Honey". 20x Honeycomb are received from Destroying a fully working Bee Skep. Right-clicking a Honeycomb and selecting "Drain" will give you .1 liters of {{i|Honey}} and 1x {{i|Beeswax}}. An empty Vessel, or one already containing Honey must be in your inventory when Draining a Honeycomb, otherwise the Honey will be lost. This will destroy the Honeycomb. | |
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In-Game Text"The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others" Saint John Chrysostom, 347 - 407 The power and industry of the bee is a symbol for a competent society. All the pieces, working together as though with one mind, taking the mundane nectar of flowers and turning it into something truly magical. By learning Bee Keeping, a pilgrim will be able to build Bee Skeps and raise hives of their own. Active Bee Skeps help pollinate a Fruit Tree in Everbloom. BeekeepingBoth A working To get your
Caution! Checking your Bee Skep too often will annoy the Bees and potentially lead to colony collapse. It is recommended you only check your Bee Skep at most, once a day.
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