Windflute Island

Overview

Windflute Island is a small island southwest of Blue Beach. It is one of the later land expansions in the game and serves primarily as a resource-gathering destination. The island is covered in Banyan Trees and White Fig Trees, many of which carry wild beehives in their branches. Chopping these trees down is one of the most reliable ways to collect honeycomb and Bumblebees for your ranch beehive operation.

How to reach

Swimming from Blue Beach is the simplest route. Head southwest from the beach and you will reach the island after a short swim. The swim costs stamina, so make sure you are not running on empty. A speedboat rented from the pier also works if you have one available.

There is no bridge connecting Windflute Island to the mainland. You always need to swim or boat over.

Unlock requirements

Windflute Island is not accessible from the start. You unlock it at the Starsand Legend rank in the Island Life app. Prerequisites include having built at least 10 stations and purchasing Blue Beach plots first. This makes Windflute one of the latest land expansions available.

There is a Steam achievement called "Offshore Living" for purchasing your first plot of land on Windflute Island.

Resources

Banyan Trees

The island's signature trees. Banyan Trees require at least an Impact Axe to chop down. Many carry Small Beehives dangling from their branches (small yellow hives visible when you get close enough for the leaves to fade). Chopping a Banyan Tree yields:

Trees with beehives regrow daily, making Windflute a repeatable source of honeycomb. Visit regularly to stockpile.

White Fig Trees

Rarer than Banyans but also found on the island. White Fig Trees require a Level 3 chopping tool (Machete) to harvest. They drop Premium Wood and can contain Large Beehives that may yield Queen Bees. Large Beehives are less common than Small ones but worth more.

Other resources

• Wild flowers and herbs along the ground

• Shells and beach items along the shore

• Coastal ocean fish in the surrounding waters (same General Ocean species as Blue Beach)

Beehive harvesting

Getting honeycomb from Windflute Island follows a specific process:

1. Walk up to a Banyan or White Fig tree with visible branches.

2. Get close enough for the leaf canopy to fade, revealing the naked branches.

3. Look for small yellow hives hanging from the upper branches.

4. Chop the entire tree down with an Impact Axe (Banyan) or Machete (White Fig).

5. The beehive crashes to the ground. Pick up the Honeycomb and any Bumblebees that drop.

Windflute Island and the forest west of Cloudrest Lake are the two best locations for wild beehives. The Cloudrest Lake location also has White Fig Trees but requires the same Machete to harvest.

Why honeycomb matters

Honeycomb is an essential material for the beekeeping system. At Intermediate Rancher tier, you unlock the Ranch Beehive blueprint, which requires 6 Hardwood Planks, 6 Honeycombs, and 3 Iron Sheets to build. Once constructed, Bumblebees placed inside produce Honey automatically from 7:00 to 19:00 with no feeding required.

Starting your honeycomb stockpile early (before you reach Intermediate Rancher) means you can build beehives immediately when the blueprint unlocks. Windflute Island is the best place to do that.

Land expansion

Windflute Island has purchasable farm plots for expanding your farming operations beyond Hopeland and Blue Beach. Since it unlocks late (Starsand Legend rank), the plots serve as endgame farming expansion for players who have already maxed out their mainland fields.

Treasure chests

• One on the Windflute Island pier.

• One north of the island, slightly offshore.

Tips

• Bring an Impact Axe at minimum. Banyan Trees cannot be chopped with lower-tier axes.

• If you have a Machete, chop the White Fig Trees too. Premium Wood and potential Queen Bee drops are worth the extra effort.

• Visit daily. Beehive trees regrow every day, so a daily trip builds your honeycomb supply quickly.

• Eat stamina food before swimming over. The swim costs stamina, and you want a full bar for chopping.

• Once you have enough honeycomb, stop chopping beehive trees and focus the Bumblebees on your Ranch Beehives for passive honey production.

• Coastal fishing around the island works the same as Blue Beach. Bring a rod and bait if you want to fish while gathering wood.

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