Beehive

"Not the bees!"

- Maxwell

Beehives are home to Bees and Killer Bees. They can hold up to 6 Bees. When attacked, nearby Bees and Bees/Killer Bees inside the Hive will come out and become hostile. A Beehive has 200 health; when it is destroyed, it drops 3 Honey and 1 Honeycomb (which can be used to construct Bee Boxes).

A Beehive will spawn a new Bee every 30 seconds (1 day segment) up to the max population of 6 Bees per Hive. All Bees will return to their Hive at dusk, but they will leave it during daytime one Bee at a time every 80 seconds. During winter, worker bees will not leave a beehive.

If a Beehive catches fire (for example if it is lit by a Torch), all Bees allocated inside the Hive will swarm out but stay neutral, making it easy to catch them. The Hive, however, will burn up, dropping some Ash.

Gathering
Gathering Honey from Beehives always angers nearby Bees, therefore equipping a Beekeeper Hat is a good way of avoiding major damage. If combined with a Log Suit, the damage from Bee stings is nearly negated and gathering is much easier. It is also possible to outrun Bees as they fly slowly. Once attacking a Hive,a character can turn and run from the Bees, then turn back and attack again before they catch up. Wendy can also use Abigail to harvest Honey. Before dusk, head to a beehive and when Abigail spawns, go to attack the beehive and then walk away before hitting it. Abigail will attack and destroy the beehive. It will anger the bees, but they will attack Abigail instead.