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Beekeeping

It's been suggested before, but as a beekeeper IRL I can't tell you how much beekeeping should be a part of this game.  Everything about having hives is soothing and harmonious---much like this game.

BTW, beekeepers and anyone interested in it--I've started a group for us Glitch Beekeepers.  Drop by and say hi.

Posted 15 months ago by Wiggy Óg Dónal Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • YESSSSSS MUST HAPPEN!!!
    Posted 15 months ago by Sperkle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 15 months ago by Arii Subscriber! | Permalink
  • As a former beekeeper (I beekept?), I agree wholeheartedly about the endeavor being "soothing and harmonious". Besides, there's already honey in the game! And maybe the bees can produce other stuff?
    Posted 15 months ago by Klara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 15 months ago by Hydi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Uh. This would only be amazing. No more buying honey? Yes please.
    Posted 15 months ago by Asperity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ahh, this would be wonderful! And you could keep a little hive in your garden! 
    Would you have to massage them or something similar to harvest the honey? Sing them a song? Tickle them? And what about bee eggs? 
    Posted 15 months ago by Loki Laufeyson Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +infinity
    Posted 15 months ago by Creatrix Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've been wanting a glitch beehive for a while! And last night I even dreamed that I was a beekeeper... huh. I may be a weirdo, but +1 from me. Also +1 for tickling bees!
    Posted 15 months ago by Seylah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tonight a friend and I were both chatting:

    Me: Off to buy more honey. I think I've bought more honey than anything else at the grocer's.
    [pause for Deep Thought]
    Me: You know what? They should let us keep bees!
    Her: YES!
    Her: I think beekeeping would be so cool.

    So: bumping this thread a bit :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Columbina Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Beeeeeeeees!
    I want to be covered in them.

    I would love for this to happen.
    Posted 14 months ago by Ai Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 I would love a beehive in my backyard, maybe we can have different honey if its near different trees? Fruit Honey, bubble honey and spice honey all sound delicious.
    Posted 14 months ago by Penny Dreadful Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You should also be able to grow a bee beard by singing to them, and wear a beekeeper's suit!
    Posted 14 months ago by Klara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1, I'd love a hive. I can't IRL because I'm stupidly allergic to bee stings, but I love bees SO MUCH.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lyn Frog, Esq Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1. i would like to see bees in the game. It would be nice to see some fresh animals!
    Posted 14 months ago by Riddleguy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1. I love bees! And I think you should have to dance for them to get honey.
    Posted 14 months ago by Peregrinne Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 14 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 14 months ago by Princess Sarah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like this idea!
    Posted 14 months ago by Stuv Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Honey from bees, in a world where you milk butterflies and squeeze poultry for grain? :-p Crazy.
    Posted 14 months ago by Waffle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • like
    Posted 14 months ago by ◘ ▪ Leï.Leï ▪ ◘ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +100 for the Dances For Bees idea :)
    Posted 14 months ago by KhaKhonsu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 14 months ago by Kiss My Face Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1! Great idea!
    Posted 14 months ago by Ogg Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Like the idea.  Plus honey is already in the game, so great way to shift from vendor to player.
    Posted 14 months ago by Jojin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not the bees!

    Well, actually, yes the bees.  Would love to have this ability.
    Posted 14 months ago by Cindy Electronium Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 to everything in this thread.  Would LOVE a hive in my garden.  Would love bubble/fruit/&c. honey.  And i KNOW my spouse would love to be able to train bees to make a bee-beard for him.
    Posted 14 months ago by Wrdnrd Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 14 months ago by Mongiesama Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bees! Excellent idea.
    Posted 14 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • this idea rocks! devs PUT THIS IN NOW! this is such a good idea, having bees in my house would rock, and beekeeping achivements, missions and maybe even beekeeping skills would be great! what if you could use smoke machines on bees via the corresponding tool? you could massage them but smoke machines could be more effective but require the tool first!
    Posted 14 months ago by Mainalex Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ha. You should have to "comb" the bees (or hives) for honey. Buy a little plastic "Honey Comb" from the vendors and get to work! :P
    Posted 14 months ago by Zanzahar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is something we've been asking for for quite a while now. 

    Bees, we want bees, please!

    Cute idea Zanzahar :)
    Posted 14 months ago by PittyPat is sad Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 14 months ago by Cat Mihos Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Honey is such a mind blowing thing to me, in real life. I mean, it's this bee vomit that they give to other hive bees who add enzymes that turn it into honey. And it's delicious. Delicious bee vomit. How is this not already in the game?
    Posted 14 months ago by Neatly Sliced Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    +1
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    I AGREE x3

    except this being Glitch, how about the Bees steal honey instead of making it? Not from players but that's how they acquire it... just a thought
    Posted 14 months ago by Mobbes Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, this is a great idea. Yes, please!
    Posted 14 months ago by Joscor So Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I still say that Hunny comes from "huggling" your Hunny Bunny, and Salmon come from "playing dead" for bears.

    But I grew up reading Dr. Seuss so my reality may be tinged with less normalcy than most ;p

    ~~TJ Fuzzybut
    Posted 14 months ago by Thaddeus J Fuzzybut Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm currently raising bees in my Harvest Moon Tale of Two Towns game and I would love to see that here too.

    My suggestion:
    ● Bee Dance Steps - need to learn how to dance to capture bees, much like the Firefly whistle
    ● Honeycomb - needed to capture bees from a Swarm of Bees, much like the Firefly bottle
    ● Swarm of Bees - much like the Firefly Swarm
    ● Beehives - can only be placed in your yard, place to put your Honeycombs in, to produce Honey from the Beehive you need to have X number of bees
    Posted 14 months ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh! Perhaps instead of having X number of bees to make honey you need to feed the beehive crops or fruit (allspice, beans, et al.) and you can only get one honey per beehive per game day.
    Posted 14 months ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In order to have bees, we'll need a lot more flowers. At the moment, the only place bees could survive is Groddle meadow. I'm saying this mainly because I'd like to see more flowers in other areas. They don't need to be the overblown blooms of Groddle, something more wildflowery or weedy would be fine. Or perhaps you could choose to plant flowers in some of your vegetable patches, and the number of flowers you grow affects your honey yield? Or we could have dedicated herbaceous borders, which are mainly decorative (ie can't be cropped - and fingers crossed wouldn't be in grid form) but which feed your bee colony.
    You could tie bees to growing herbs, but as a non-bog dweller I'm angling for flowers (and bees of course, this IS a bee thread) in other areas.
    Posted 14 months ago by Pomponella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i eat my peas with honey
    i've done it all my life
    it makes the bees taste funny
    but it keeps them on my knife
    Posted 14 months ago by Doctor Barf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i buy my bees with money
    and store them in a fife
    to make some lovely honey
    and slather on my wife
    Posted 14 months ago by Doctor Barf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • when bee vomit gets runny
    and causes major strife
    i feed them to my bunny
    and end their beeish life
    Posted 14 months ago by Doctor Barf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 14 months ago by Rusty McDusty Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think this is an AWESOME idea. I would love to be able to harvest the honey instead of buying it, and how cute would a beehive look in my backyard?!?
    Posted 14 months ago by LadyAgnes Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1

    It's a perfect fit to the whole tone. Yes. Yes. Yes.
    Posted 13 months ago by Petra Herata Dynica Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And yes.
    Posted 13 months ago by Niks Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 13 months ago by Master E Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've just realised that we've been all wrong with bees. Honey in glitch shouldn't come from bees, it should come from honey badgers!
    Posted 13 months ago by Idalia Dahlia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Honey Badger?
    Posted 13 months ago by The Cat Face Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have been wanting bees too! I am forever having to go back to the grocery vendor and buy more honey.

    But I kind of like Idalia Dahlia's honey badger idea as well :) 
    Posted 13 months ago by Pirate Jenny Subscriber! | Permalink
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