Stardew Valley Bee House Guide: Buzzing to Success in Pelican Town

Our beloved farming simulation game, Stardew Valley offers players a lot of activities to enjoy and evolve in. Gamers love to customize their character like equipping them with boots and enjoying festivals like Luau. One such activity that can sweeten your farming experience, is beekeeping with the Bee House. Building a bee house, the process of making honey, and later collecting it is a great experience to try for players. Here, I will dive into the world of Stardew Valley Bee House guide extensively which will help you master the art of honey manufacturing.

Updated on 22nd October 2024 with latest news and updates

Stardew Valley: Bee House Basics

The Bee House is an essential structure for any striving beekeeper and for a profitable business. This sweet delicacy is available almost throughout the year. It is artisan equipment just like the wine where specific tools help you expand your business. You can have Bee House in two methods: purchase it or receive it as a reward. For more details, I have further explained the methods below:

• Fall Crops Bundle: You can have this bundle from Pantry in the restored section of the Community Center. Players only have to grow the crops that are available in the fall season. Once the players can farm them successfully, they will be rewarded with one Bee House.
• Crafting: Players can craft the bee house numerous times according to their needs. Make sure you are on Farming Level 3. To craft the bee house, you need to buy 40 wood, 8 coal, 1 maple syrup, and 1 iron bar from Robin Shop.

Once you have the bee house, you can start manufacturing the main product: Honey. There are mainly two types of honey: Flower Honey and Wild Honey. Wild Honey is created according to the type of flower that grows nearby and will be at a sale price of 100g.

Here are the types of flowers with their prices and seasons in which they grow. This will only produce Flower Honey only.

Flowers	Season	Prices (g)
Summer Spangle	Summer	280
Sunflower	Summer	260
Poppy	Summer	380
Sunflower	Fall
Fairy Rose	Fall
Tulip	Spring	160
Blue Jazz	Spring	200

Placing the Bee House

Location is crucial when looking to place their Bee Houses. Choose a spot with lots of flowers nearby, as bees need these to produce honey. The more flowers around the house, the higher the chances of getting quality honey.

Flower honey is produced if there are fully grown flowers in your five tiles distance. This space will work as the scarecrow. Place only the type of flower closest to the house to get its honey. In case there is more than one flower type, then the honey of the closest grown flower will be produced. You can purchase various flower seeds from Pierre’s shop.

Once you’ve placed it on your farm or on the Beach, wherever you like unless it doesn’t harm or fall in the villager’s way. Otherwise, the houses will be destroyed.

Seasons For Beekeeping

Bees are active during the spring, summer, and fall seasons. They hibernate during the winter, so there will be no honeybees during this time. You can easily the most of the other seasons to maximize your honey manufacturing and then later utilize it in the winter.

Collecting Honey

Honey manufacturing takes patience and time. Each Bee House produces honey every four in-game days. You can collect the honey by right-clicking on the Bee House. I have a hidden tip for my players that can help them buy honey even in winter. Just reach Ginger Island and get all the honey stock.

Pro tips for Bee houses in Stardew Valley

Here are some tips for you to remember. Make sure to look out for these before you step in to get the honey.

• If your bee house has produced flower honey and you yield flowers before gathering honey, then it will convert to simple honey.
• If your bee house has produced wild honey and the flower you yielded has blossomed, then it will convert to flower honey.
• If you have removed the bee houses from their spot by using any tool when it was ready to provide honey, then it will move to the inventory and convert to wild honey as well.
• You can plan to harvest your bee house on Winter 28 to receive the ready honey on Spring 4.

Beekeeping can be a profitable and rewarding goal. With this Stardew Valley Bee House guide, you’re good to go on your way to becoming a successful beekeeper in Pelican Town. So, now you can set up your Bee House, cultivate your favorite flowers, and watch the honey bloom at your place. So don’t wait anymore and start your new beekeeping! In case you’re interested in other activities at Stardew Valley, check our Guides page for more such descriptive guides.