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Overview
Beekeeping is part of the Ranching profession in Starsand Island. It unlocks at Intermediate Rancher tier. Unlike other animals that are purchased directly, beekeeping requires gathering wild honeycomb, crafting a beehive, and adding bees to it. Bees produce honey and Royal Jelly both used in cooking recipes and sellable for good profit.
Getting started
Reach Intermediate Rancher: Complete Pastelle's certification quests to unlock the beehive blueprint at Green Pasture Ranch.
Gather honeycomb: Chop Banyan and White Fig trees to knock down wild beehives. Best locations: the forest west of Cloudrest Lake and Windflute Island.
Craft a beehive: Costs 6 Honeycomb, 6 Hardwood Plank, and 3 Iron Sheet.
Catch bumblebees: Use a Bug Net near flowers (try around Zephyria's house). Add them to the hive.
Hive mechanics
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
Capacity | Each hive holds up to 13 bees, stores up to 800 Honey and 20 Royal Jelly |
Work hours | Bumblebees pollinate and gather nectar between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM (12-hour day) |
Maintenance | Bees do not need to be fed, zero ongoing cost once the hive is set up |
Collection | Interact with the hive to collect accumulated honey and Royal Jelly |
Bee types
Bumblebees: The primary worker bees. Caught with a Bug Net near flowers, or obtained from wild hives.
Queen Bees: Found in Large Beehives on White Fig trees (especially west of Cloudrest Lake). Used for breeding more bumblebees. Sell for 400 coins each.
Products
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Honey | The main product. Used in cooking recipes and sold directly for profit. |
Royal Jelly | Crafted at a Feeder machine using 1 Egg + 5 Honeycombs. Worth 226 coins per bottle. Also used to feed Queen Bees to trigger reproduction. |
Honeycomb | Gathered from wild hives and used as a beehive crafting material. |
Wild beehives
Small Beehives hang from Banyan Tree branches on Windflute Island and White Fig trees west of Cloudrest Lake. Chopping these trees knocks down the hives and drops honeycomb. Wild hives respawn, so you can harvest them regularly even before building your own beehive.
Tips
Beekeeping requires Intermediate Rancher. Start working toward that certification early if you want honey production.
Bees are free to maintain once placed, no feeding costs. This makes beekeeping one of the most efficient passive income sources.
Royal Jelly at 226 coins per bottle is a strong income source. Craft it at the Feeder whenever you have spare eggs and honeycomb.
Bug catching has its own Islandpedia page and stamp collection, so catching bees counts toward completion rewards.
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