Bee hive - Revision history

Oluffus at 17:33, 30 September 2024

2024-09-30T17:33:27Z

Thekraken: link to honey and sugar

2023-07-12T00:16:43Z

link to honey and sugar

Manachan: Add Small padlock as locking option

2022-07-19T22:32:47Z

Add Small padlock as locking option

Nume: /* Notes */ adding bushes,grass,steepe

2021-12-13T09:55:22Z

Notes: adding bushes,grass,steepe

NeeNee at 19:29, 15 January 2021

2021-01-15T19:29:25Z

Neowiki: /* Notes */ Amount loadable in large cart

2021-01-14T19:59:05Z

Notes: Amount loadable in large cart

Arronicus: Changed 'can' to 'will' on bees stinger the player, to clarify that it is not luck-based.

2020-08-09T00:55:36Z

Changed 'can' to 'will' on bees stinger the player, to clarify that it is not luck-based.

Bobylein: /* Notes */

2020-02-01T15:18:26Z

Notes

NeeNee: Cleanup

2020-01-07T15:11:48Z

Cleanup

Zachariah at 11:19, 6 January 2020

2020-01-06T11:19:11Z

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 |active=[[shaft]]
 |passive=[[plank]]
 |materials=*4x [[shafts]]
 *11x [[planks]]

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 == Products ==
-* Bees will consume either honey or sugar approximately once every 5 real life days, with a preference for [[sugar]] (there is a daily check with a 1-in-5 chance of consuming 10g of honey or sugar).
+* Bees will consume either [[honey]] or [[sugar]] approximately once every 5 real life days, with a preference for [[sugar]] (there is a daily check with a 1-in-5 chance of consuming 10g of honey or sugar).
 * If no honey or sugar is available, the bees have a chance to die off.
 * During the winter Wurm months, the hive will become "dormant" if a queen is present. During this time, the queen will still require food to stay alive.

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 ** 2 Bee hives can be loaded into a [[large cart]]
 ** 9 Bee hives can be loaded into a [[wagon]] without a [[rune]].
-* Can be locked with a [[large padlock]].
+* Can be locked with a [[Small padlock|Small]] or [[Large padlock]].
 ** When locked, you can set [[permissions]] on it to allow or restrict access.
 * Adding [[sugar]] does not affect a queen going into a hive faster.

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 * A bee hive is a created item used to attract nearby queen bees to migrate from a [[wild bee hive]].
 * Bees produce [[honey]], which is an ingredient in some cooking recipes.
-**The amount produced is dependent on nearby flowers, fields, and trees.
+**The amount produced is dependent on nearby flowers, fields, grass(including enchanted grass), steppe, bushes and trees.
 ***Flowers are the best in helping the production increase.
 ***[[Flowers]] and [[enchanted grass]] provide a bigger boost to honey production during [[Wurm Universe|spring]] and [[Wurm Universe|summer]].

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 ** Bees in a vehicle still require food.
 ** Loading an active hive will result in being stung, causing poison damage, unless a lit [[bee smoker]] is carried.
-** 2 Bee hives can be loaded into a [[Large cart]]
+** 2 Bee hives can be loaded into a [[large cart]]
 ** 9 Bee hives can be loaded into a [[wagon]] without a [[rune]].
 * Can be locked with a [[large padlock]].

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 * Empty hives can be carried or loaded, once active they can only be loaded.
 ** Bees in a vehicle still require food.
-** Loading an active hive can result in being stung, causing poison damage, unless a lit [[bee smoker]] is carried.
+** Loading an active hive will result in being stung, causing poison damage, unless a lit [[bee smoker]] is carried.
 ** 9 Bee hives can be loaded into a [[wagon]] without a [[rune]].
 * Can be locked with a [[large padlock]].
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 == Opening a Hive ==
 [[File:Wildhiveopen.jpg|500px|thumb|left|Wild hive's contents]]
-* When opening a hive, the bees can sting you, dealing [[poison]] damage, unless you have a lit [[bee smoker]] or the hive is dormant.
+* When opening a hive, the bees will sting you, dealing [[poison]] damage, unless you have a lit [[bee smoker]] or the hive is dormant. Repeated attempts to open an active hive without a smoker will result in additional wounds.
 ** Note: When opening a hive with a lit bee smoker in the inventory, all produced [[honey]] and [[beeswax]] within the hive may be removed.
 ** Bees will not sting passers by.

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 ''An enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young.''
-A '''bee hive''' is a created item used to attract nearby queen bees for them to migrate from a [[wild bee hive]].
+== Notes ==
+* A bee hive is a created item used to attract nearby queen bees to migrate from a [[wild bee hive]].
-== Benefits ==
+* Bees produce [[honey]], which is an ingredient in some cooking recipes.
-* Bees produce [[honey]], which is an ingredient in some cooking recipes
+**The amount produced is dependent on nearby flowers, fields, and trees.
-* Bees produce [[beeswax]], which is used in the creation of [[waxed paper]], and a [[wax sealing kit]], [[candles]], and a [[skull cup]].
+***Flowers are the best in helping the production increase.
 * Bees significantly increase the yield of farm tiles
 * Requires 25 [[fine carpentry]] to create.
 * You cannot create a bee hive inside a building.
 == Products ==
-Bees will consume either honey or sugar approximately once every 5 real life days, with a preference for [[sugar]] (there is a daily check with a 1-in-5 chance of consuming 10g of honey or sugar).
+* Bees will consume either honey or sugar approximately once every 5 real life days, with a preference for [[sugar]] (there is a daily check with a 1-in-5 chance of consuming 10g of honey or sugar).
-*If no honey or sugar is available, the bees have a chance to die off.
+* If no honey or sugar is available, the bees have a chance to die off.
-*During the winter Wurm months, the hive will become "dormant" if a queen is present. During this time, the queen will still require food to stay alive.
+* During the winter Wurm months, the hive will become "dormant" if a queen is present. During this time, the queen will still require food to stay alive.
 == Queens ==
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 * Empty - there is no queen in the hive.
 * Noisy - the hive has two queens.
 * Active - the hive has one queen, and is active.
 == Migration ==
 === Wild to domestic ===
-Bees can migrate to a domestic ''bee hive'' if certain conditions are met. There are also some things a player can do to increase the chances.
+* Bees can migrate to a domestic bee hive if certain conditions are met. There are also some things a player can do to increase the chances.
+* If a wild hive has one queen bee, the domestic hive must be of a higher quality than the wild hive.
-If a wild hive has '''one queen bee''', the domestic hive must be of a higher [[quality]] than the wild hive.
+* The higher the quality of the domestic hive, the higher the chance of migration.
-*The higher the quality of the domestic hive, the higher the chance of migration.
+* The closer the domestic hive is to the wild hive, the higher the chance of migration.
-*The closer the domestic hive is to the wild hive, the higher the chance of migration.
+** The distance and quality of the domestic hive from the wild hive both combine to effect the odds that a migration will occur.
 *The migration will bring the queen and the swarm to the domestic hive.
+* If a wild hive has two queen bees, the hive quality will not affect the chances of migration.
+** A domestic bee hive will have a higher chance of migration the closer it is to the wild hive.
-If a wild hive has '''two queen bees''', the hive quality will not affect the chances of migration.
+* If a wild hive's queen(s) have all migrated, the wild hive will be removed.
-* A domestic bee hive will have a higher chance of migration the closer it is to the wild hive.
+* If a domestic bee hive had a queen residing before Wurm winter and becomes empty, they have a chance to repopulate in the spring
 === Domestic to domestic ===
-If a domestic hive is noisy, you can have the queen migrate to another domestic hive of any quality, with a higher chance of migration the closer the hives are together.
+* If a domestic hive is noisy, you can have the queen migrate to another domestic hive of any quality, with a higher chance of migration the closer the hives are together.
 == Opening a Hive ==
 [[File:Wildhiveopen.jpg|500px|thumb|left|Wild hive's contents]]
-When opening a hive, the bees can sting you, dealing [[poison]] damage, unless you have a lit [[bee smoker]] or the hive is dormant.
+* When opening a hive, the bees can sting you, dealing [[poison]] damage, unless you have a lit [[bee smoker]] or the hive is dormant.
-*Note: When opening a hive with a lit bee smoker in the inventory, all produced [[honey]] and [[beeswax]] within the hive may be removed.
+** Note: When opening a hive with a lit bee smoker in the inventory, all produced [[honey]] and [[beeswax]] within the hive may be removed.
-*Bees will not sting passers by.
+** Bees will not sting passers by.
 == See Also ==