Beehive | Buildings FarmVille Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Beehive
A beehive in FarmVille is quite interesting diversion when you're weary of daily activities. However it is very time consuming, while you need to pass few stages in order to create a really cool beehive. But in the same time, it is also interesting to do this.
We start at the Market, as always. The base for our beehive doesn't cost much - only 5,000 coins and is available also for beginners. After buying the base, you will find out that you have to collect many additional resources, such as:
- 10 Smokers
- 10 Beeswaxes
- 10 Wooden Boards
- 10 Nails
- 10 Bricks
Same as in the case of stables for example, each of above items can be sent as a gift. There are always two of them available (look for a Beehive signature) and they are periodically changed (every few days). So if you need a wax for example, and none of your neighbors has it, do not worry. When gifts are reset, there is a chance for wax to appear there.
Of course if you are in a hurry, you can buy all materials with Farm Cash. Each item costs 1 banknote, so it is not hard to calculate, that you would need 50 FC to buy all of them.
Placing a beehive on your farm doesn't mean that bees will come and start work on honey. You have to take care of the swarm, but your first task is to bring a Queen Bee to the hive. Without it bee workers won't even bother to visit your farm.
There are several methods of getting the queen. The simple one is to go to the Market and spend 10 banknotes. This solution, however, is quite expensive, but fortunately you can also get Queen Bee for free. The queen can be encountered while collecting flowers both on your farm and on neighbors' farms. But finding a queen this way is very unlikely, so it is good to check a Facebook board from time to time. If any of your friends finds a queen and he already got one, he'd likely share it with you.
If you already have a Queen Bee in your hive, it is time to start gathering bees. Of course, as always, you can buy them with Farm Cash or ask your friends for a bee gift. The appearance of your Beehive depends on the bee number you own. You can have up to 200 bee workers and more bees you have, more money you can collect during your daily visit in the Beehive.
But you have to be careful, while bees can leave you if you do not visit your farm for too long. The swarm has to work and make honey, so if there are no crops on your farm, bees will fly away. Do not be surprise if, after several days of absence, you will have some bees less. It is also quite possible, that if you're very lazy, even the queen can leave your farm...
Collecting a honey is not the only advantage of a beehive. The more bees you have, the grater chances that fertilized (only these) crops will be pollinated. Then you can expect special seeds of that crop. They will be on your disposal for two days and you can find them at the Market, searching for special bee icon on seed card. That kind of crops lasts longer and you have a bigger chance to gather bushels.