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== Beehives ==
  
=== Bees ===
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=== Obtaining ===
  
Bees will be found in wild hives. Disturbing these hives will anger the bees, which will sting the player and not allow them to take anything from the hive. To calm the bees, the player will have to light a campfire below the hive. In the wild hive, the player will always find at least one fertile comb. If taken, the hive will collapse and leave some empty combs, which can be made into wax. Putting the fertile comb in an artificial hive will make the bees produce combs faster. Bees will also produce combs and honey more quickly if there are flowers or blooming fruit tree leaf blocks in the surrounding area, and the tree itself will produce more fruit. The hive will check an area with a radius of 8 blocks centered on the hive, and will also check 4 blocks upwards and 3 downwards. It has also been stated that bees will go dormant whenever the temperature drops under 10 degrees.
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Wild beehives can be found on trees. There are two varieties of wild beehives: one that hangs from branches, and one that is embedded in a [[Large Log]]. Disturbing these wild hives will anger the bees, which will sting the player, and will not allow the player to take anything from the hive. In order to open the hive, the player will have to calm the bees by lighting a [[Firepit]] less than 8 blocks below the hive. Wild Hives will always contain at least one Fertile Honeycomb. If the Fertile Honeycomb is taken, the hive will collapse, leaving some empty combs, which can be made into wax.  
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=== Usage ===
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The player can make Basket Hives using a Straw Basket and a Knife. Bees produce combs faster in an Basket Hive. Flowers or blooming fruit tree leaf blocks in the surrounding area will also cause the bees to produce honey and combs faster, while also causing the fruit tree to be fertilized, which will cause it to produce more fruit. The hive will check an area with a radius of 8 blocks horizontally, and 4 blocks upwards and 3 blocks downwards vertically, centered on the hive. Bees will go dormant when the temperature drops below 10 degrees.
 
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=== Honey ===
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== Honey ==
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=== Obtaining ===
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Honey can be extracted from a full honeycomb by crafting it with a knife and a bowl.
  
Honey can be extracted from a full honeycomb by crafting it with a knife and a bowl. It has been stated that bowls of honey will stack and will contain 250 mb of honey. Honey will also be able to be stored in [[Barrel|barrels]] and [[Pottery#Large Ceramic Vessel|large vessels]]. Honey will be able to be used as food, to make alcohol, and possibly as a dressing for meals. Fermenting honey will create mead, and distilling mead will create honey brandy.
 
 
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=== Wax ===
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=== Usage ===
Wax can be obtained from empty honeycombs. It has been stated that one use for wax will be to make candles, but other uses are yet unconfirmed.
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Bowls of honey can be stacked and can contain 250 mb of honey. Honey can be stalled in [[Barrel|barrels]] and [[Pottery#Large Ceramic Vessel|large vessels]]. Drinking Honey will restore hunger. Honey can be placed in [[Barrel|barrels]], and placing a bowl of Honey in a barrel of 9000 mb of Fresh Water will create Honeywater. Honeywater sealed in a barrel will ferment into [[Alcohol#Mead|Mead]], which can be further distilled into Honey Brandy.
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== Wax ==
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Wax can be obtained from empty honeycombs. Currently, Wax does not have a use, but in future versions it can be crafted into Candles.
  
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Revision as of 19:03, 18 February 2020

Beehives

Obtaining

Wild beehives can be found on trees. There are two varieties of wild beehives: one that hangs from branches, and one that is embedded in a Large Log. Disturbing these wild hives will anger the bees, which will sting the player, and will not allow the player to take anything from the hive. In order to open the hive, the player will have to calm the bees by lighting a Firepit less than 8 blocks below the hive. Wild Hives will always contain at least one Fertile Honeycomb. If the Fertile Honeycomb is taken, the hive will collapse, leaving some empty combs, which can be made into wax.

Usage

The player can make Basket Hives using a Straw Basket and a Knife. Bees produce combs faster in an Basket Hive. Flowers or blooming fruit tree leaf blocks in the surrounding area will also cause the bees to produce honey and combs faster, while also causing the fruit tree to be fertilized, which will cause it to produce more fruit. The hive will check an area with a radius of 8 blocks horizontally, and 4 blocks upwards and 3 blocks downwards vertically, centered on the hive. Bees will go dormant when the temperature drops below 10 degrees.

Basket Hive
Straw Basket Stone Knife Basket Hive
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Honey

Obtaining

Honey can be extracted from a full honeycomb by crafting it with a knife and a bowl.


Stone Knife Honeycomb Honey Bowl
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Ceramic Bowl

Usage

Bowls of honey can be stacked and can contain 250 mb of honey. Honey can be stalled in barrels and large vessels. Drinking Honey will restore hunger. Honey can be placed in barrels, and placing a bowl of Honey in a barrel of 9000 mb of Fresh Water will create Honeywater. Honeywater sealed in a barrel will ferment into Mead, which can be further distilled into Honey Brandy.

Wax

Wax can be obtained from empty honeycombs. Currently, Wax does not have a use, but in future versions it can be crafted into Candles.