Fruit Orchards
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"One that would have the fruit must climb the tree."
- Thomas Fuller, 1608 - 1661
Trees. Apex of plantlife, lording over the world in a continuum of balance and growth. Learning Fruit Orchards readies the Pilgrim with the necessary patience and teachings to cultivate seasonal fruit trees, that they might enjoy the boughs' bounties!
About
Fruit Trees can be grown with by Planting the appropriate Fruit in a 
Gardening Pot with the Fruit Orchards Skill. When Planted Cuttings sometimes die and instead of a Tree you will receive a single 
Branch. The higher your 
Flora & Fauna Proficiency, the less likely that it to happen. Planting in Gardening Pots lowers Insanity. To Plant a Tree which has sprouted in a Gardening Pot, 
Lift the Pot then right-click the ground and select Plant.
Fruit Trees will only Blossom during an Everbloom. Blossoming Trees will only Fruit if they have been Pollinated by either 
Bee Skep or 
Butterfly Conservatory. The Purity of a Fruit Tree slowly moves towards the Purity of the Bee Skep which Pollinates it.
Pollination
Butterfly Conservatory
A Butterfly Conservatory, when 
Any Butterflys are placed inside, will pollinate nearby Fruit Trees during an Everbloom. A Butterfly Conservatory has a longer range than a Bee Skep but cannot transfer Purity onto the Fruit Trees so ultimately a Bee Skep is preferable.
Bee Skep
A working Bee Skep will pollinate nearby Fruit Trees during an Everbloom. A full Bee Skep is a better pollinator than a full Butterfly Conservatory although a Butterfly Conservatory has a longer range. 
Honeycomb are received from destroying a working Bee Skep. Draining a Honeycomb will give .1 liters of 
Honey and 1x 
Beeswax. An empty Vessel, or one already containing Honey must be in your inventory when Draining a Honeycomb, otherwise the Honey will be lost.
To get your Bee Skep working and producing Honeycomb you must place a 
Queen Bee and at least 2x 
Drone Bees into the Skep. This will cause your Bee Skep to accumulate Worker Bees. The maximum number of Worker Bees is 60000.
Queen Bees, Drone Bees, 
Delphic Bee, and 
Royal Jelly will occasionally spawn inside your Bee Skep. Having more than 1 Queen Bee, or any Delphic Bees in your Bee Skep will cause your colony to start collapsing. Remove them if 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 Bees in the Bee Skep; generally around 10-15 Blood damage.
The Purity of a Fruit Tree slowly moves towards the Purity of the Bee Skep which Pollinates it. The Purity of a Bee Skep is equal to the Purity of the 
Hay used in it's construction. Growing high Purity 
Autumn Grass in a Gardening Pot and placing it on a 
Hay Stack is one of the easiest ways to do this.
