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== Beehives ==
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=== Obtaining ===
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File:Wild_Hive.png|Wild beehive hanging from a tree.
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File:Wild_Log_Hive.png|Wild beehive embedded in the trunk of a tree.
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=== Bees ===
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Wild beehives can be found on trees. They have a higher chance to generate in areas with higher [[Rainfall]]. This means that heavily forested areas are a good place to look for wild beehives in general. Beehives will not generate in extremely dry areas.
  
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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 create a smoker, the details of which are not clear yet. 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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There are two varieties of wild beehives: one that hangs from branches, and one that is embedded in a [[Large Log]].  
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Disturbing 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 by crafting a [[Straw Basket]] with a [[Knife]].  
 
{{Recipe/Basket Hive}}
 
{{Recipe/Basket Hive}}
  
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=== Honey ===
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Basket Hives can be populated by placing a Fertile Honeycomb in the Hive's inventory. Bees in an Basket Hive produce combs faster than bees in a wild hive and can be accessed without using a campfire to calm the bees.
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The Hive has an area of effect 17x17x8 blocks centered on the hive. The area extends 8 blocks away from the hive in each horizontal direction, 4 blocks above, and 3 blocks below. 
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If there are Flowers (except Goldenrod) in the Hive area there is a chance to produce a Honeycomb each day. The chance increases linearly (up to a maximum of 50%) as the number of flowers in the area increases. The maximum chance of a Honeycomb each day is 50% with a total of 90 flowers in the area.
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Each [[Fruit Tree]] leaf block near the hive counts as 2 flowers while it is in bloom. Leaf blocks that blossom near a Hive are pollinated and will produce extra fruit at harvest time.
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Bees will go dormant when the temperature drops below 10 degrees. High temperature does not affect them.
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Honeycombs left in a Basket Hive have a chance to become a Fertile Honeycomb, which can be used to populate another Hive.
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If other Hives are in the same area, the effect of flowers will be reduced according to the following formula: (flowers in area) ÷ √(hives in area). This means that if there are two hives in the area, each flower is only ~70% effective. With 4 hives, each flower will only be 50% as effective, and 15 hives will mean that flowers will be 25% as effective.
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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, or from four honeycombs by crafting it with a knife and a bucket.
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{|
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! Honey Bowl
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! Honey Bucket
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| {{Recipe/Honey Bucket}}
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=== Usage ===
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[[Ceramic Bowls]] of Honey have a capacity of 250 mB and can be stacked. Honey can be drunk directly from the [[Ceramic Bowl]] to restore [[Hunger]]. Honey can also be stored in [[Barrel|Barrels]] and [[Large Ceramic Vessel]]s. Honey can not be held in [[Glass Bottle]]s.
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Placing a [[Ceramic Bowl]], [[Wooden Bucket]], or [[Ceramic Bucket]] of Honey into a [[Barrel]] of Fresh Water will immediately create [[Honeywater]], which is used for crafting [[Alcohol]]. Because the volume of the Honey will be added to the volume of water, there must be enough free space in the [[Container]] for the Honey to be added (1,000 mB for either of the Buckets).
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== Wax ==
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Empty honeycombs can be melted in an unsealed [[Large Ceramic Vessel]] placed on top of a firepit to produce Wax. One empty honeycomb is worth 300 mb of wax. When a piece of string of any kind (excluding Sinew) is placed in Wax, it creates a [[Candle]], which are a safe source of light which do not have the risk of lighting other blocks on fire. One Candle consumes 200 mb of Wax.
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{{Recipe/Wax}}
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{{Recipe/Candle}}
  
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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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== History ==
  
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=== Wax ===
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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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[[Category:Agriculture & Livestock]]

Latest revision as of 19:39, 25 May 2022


Beehives

Obtaining

  • Wild beehive hanging from a tree.

  • Wild beehive embedded in the trunk of a tree.

Wild beehives can be found on trees. They have a higher chance to generate in areas with higher Rainfall. This means that heavily forested areas are a good place to look for wild beehives in general. Beehives will not generate in extremely dry areas.

There are two varieties of wild beehives: one that hangs from branches, and one that is embedded in a Large Log.

Disturbing 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 by crafting a Straw Basket with a Knife.

Basket Hive
Straw Basket Stone Knife Basket Hive
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Basket Hives can be populated by placing a Fertile Honeycomb in the Hive's inventory. Bees in an Basket Hive produce combs faster than bees in a wild hive and can be accessed without using a campfire to calm the bees.

The Hive has an area of effect 17x17x8 blocks centered on the hive. The area extends 8 blocks away from the hive in each horizontal direction, 4 blocks above, and 3 blocks below.

If there are Flowers (except Goldenrod) in the Hive area there is a chance to produce a Honeycomb each day. The chance increases linearly (up to a maximum of 50%) as the number of flowers in the area increases. The maximum chance of a Honeycomb each day is 50% with a total of 90 flowers in the area.

Each Fruit Tree leaf block near the hive counts as 2 flowers while it is in bloom. Leaf blocks that blossom near a Hive are pollinated and will produce extra fruit at harvest time.

Bees will go dormant when the temperature drops below 10 degrees. High temperature does not affect them.

Honeycombs left in a Basket Hive have a chance to become a Fertile Honeycomb, which can be used to populate another Hive.

If other Hives are in the same area, the effect of flowers will be reduced according to the following formula: (flowers in area) ÷ √(hives in area). This means that if there are two hives in the area, each flower is only ~70% effective. With 4 hives, each flower will only be 50% as effective, and 15 hives will mean that flowers will be 25% as effective.

Honey

Obtaining

Honey can be extracted from a full honeycomb by crafting it with a knife and a bowl, or from four honeycombs by crafting it with a knife and a bucket.

Honey Bowl Honey Bucket
Stone Knife Honeycomb Honey Bowl
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Ceramic Bowl
Stone Knife Grid layout Arrow (small).png Honey Bucket
Honeycomb Honeycomb
Honeycomb Wooden Bucket Honeycomb

Usage

Ceramic Bowls of Honey have a capacity of 250 mB and can be stacked. Honey can be drunk directly from the Ceramic Bowl to restore Hunger. Honey can also be stored in Barrels and Large Ceramic Vessels. Honey can not be held in Glass Bottles.

Placing a Ceramic Bowl, Wooden Bucket, or Ceramic Bucket of Honey into a Barrel of Fresh Water will immediately create Honeywater, which is used for crafting Alcohol. Because the volume of the Honey will be added to the volume of water, there must be enough free space in the Container for the Honey to be added (1,000 mB for either of the Buckets).

Wax

Empty honeycombs can be melted in an unsealed Large Ceramic Vessel placed on top of a firepit to produce Wax. One empty honeycomb is worth 300 mb of wax. When a piece of string of any kind (excluding Sinew) is placed in Wax, it creates a Candle, which are a safe source of light which do not have the risk of lighting other blocks on fire. One Candle consumes 200 mb of Wax.

Note: Currently, heating more than 8 empty honeycombs at once may not work. Try melting the honeycombs one at a time.

Wax
300 mB WaxGauge.png
Empty Honeycomb Grid layout Arrow (small).png
Uses a Large Ceramic Vessel mounted on a firepit 2 hours


Candle
WaxGauge.png 200 mB
Linen String Grid layout Arrow (small).png Unlit Candle
N/A


History

Beta
0.82.6Added beehives and honey.
0.83.0Fix beehives generating too many honeycombs.
0.83.3Added Wax, made from melting empty honeycombs in a Large Vessel. This can be used to make Candles.
0.84.0Beehives now require a full hive of Combs to generate a Fertile Comb, and are limited on how often they can make Fertile Combs.
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