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HydeCo. Bees!

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HydeCo Bees!
Expand your survival gameplay with new foraging items, recipes, and crafting possibilities!
Features include Candle Crafting, Paper Making, Crayon Molding, Glue Pressing, Dye Crafting, Food Preservation, Mead Brewing, and much more!




New Items:
🐝 Beehives *(Wild only and Cultivated in the works)*
🐝 Queen Bee *(Essential for starting a new hive)*
🐝 Honey Bees *(Can be used as fishing a lure)*
🐝 Honeybee Larvae *(Can be used as fishing bait)*
🐝 Wasps and Wasp Nests *(Harvest wasps and hive scraps)*
🐝 Wasp Larvae *(Can be used as fishing bait)*
🍯 Honeycombs *(Extract Honey and Beeswax)*
🍯 Honey Poultice *(Natural Bandage with infection-reducing properties)*
🕯️ Beeswax Bits & Balls of Beeswax *(Craft candles, crayons, and more)*
🕯️ Beeswax Candles *(Light and extinguish for reusable light sources)*
🕯️ Beeswax Crayons *(Available in Black, Blue, Green, and Red)*
🕯️ Crayon Mold *(Carve from logs to craft crayons)*
4 Dyes *(Black, Blue, Green, Red) for coloring beeswax*
🌲 Pine Needles *(Used for crafting Pine Needle Paintbrush or as fire tinder)*
🌲 Raw Resin *(Base crafting material extracted from Pine Needles and Pinecones)*
🌲 Refined Resin *(Used as glue for crafting purposes)*
🌲 Beeswax Sticky Resin *(Alternative to a sewing needle)*
🖌️ Pine Needle Paintbrush *(Used for crafting sticky tapes or painting)*
🛠️ Sticky Tape Roll *(Crafted from Beeswax Sticky Resin and Paper)*
🛠️ Fibrous Hive Tape *(Strong tape made from hive fibers)*
🧀 Cheese Wheels & Cheese Curds *(Preserve with wax for extended freshness)*
🧴 Wax-Coated Cheese Wheel *(Preserved version of Cheese Wheel for extended freshness)*
🧴 Wax-Coated Cheese Slice *(Preserved version of Cheese Slice for extended freshness)*
🧴 Wax-Coated Foods *(Preserve cheese, meats, fruits, and vegetables for extended freshness)*
📃 Papery Hive Scraps *(Used for crafting paper or as fire fuel)*
🍺 Mead *(An alcoholic honey beverage)*
🍺 Mead Mixture *(Cook to produce drinkable mead)*
🛠️ Bee Smoker *(WIP)*
🛠️ Lit Bee Smoker *(WIP)*




New Recipes:

Bee-Related Crafting:
🍯 Extract Honey & Beeswax from Honeycombs *(Requires a sharp tool)*
🐝 Smash a Beehive *(Harvest Honeycombs, Honeybees, and Papery Hive Scraps)*
📃 Craft Paper *(Water + Papery Hive Scraps)*
🍯 Blend Honey Poultice *(Honey + Hive Scraps or Ripped Sheets)*
🛠️ Build a Cultivated Beehive *(Planks, Nails, Beeswax, and Bees)*
🐝 Crack Open a Wasp Nest *(Harvest Wasps and Papery Hive Scraps)*

Wax Crafting:
🕯️ Craft Beeswax Candles *(Beeswax Bits + Twine)*
🕯️ Light or Extinguish Beeswax Candles *(Reusable light source)*
🕯️ Carve Crayon Molds from Logs *(Requires Level 3 Carving)*
🎨 Combine Dyes with Beeswax to create Colored Beeswax *(Black, Blue, Green, Red)*
🖍️ Use Colored Beeswax and a Crayon Mold to craft Beeswax Crayons *(Black, Blue, Green, Red)*
🕯️ Break a Ball of Beeswax into smaller Wax Bits *(For crafting use)*
🧴 Wax-coat Foods *(Cheese, Meats, Fruits, Vegetables)* for preservation *(Wax Bits + Food Item)*

Resin Crafting:
🌲 Press Raw Resin from Pine Needles or Pinecones *(Requires a press and cheesecloth)*
🌲 Refine Raw Resin into Refined Resin by cooking *(Requires a pot and heat source)*
🌲 Cook Beeswax Sticky Resin *(Refined Resin + Beeswax + Water)*
🌲 Craft Sticky Tape Roll *(Beeswax Sticky Resin + Paper)*
🌲 Create Fibrous Hive Tape *(Papery Hive Scraps + Beeswax Sticky Resin)*
🖌️ Craft a Pine Needle Paintbrush *(Pine Needles + Twigs + Resin)*

Cheese Crafting:
🧀 Make Cheese Curds *(Milk + Vinegar + Salt)*
🧀 Cook Cheese Curds into Cheese Slices.
🧀 Combine Cheese Slices to create a Cheese Wheel
🧴 Coat Cheese with Wax for preservation (Wax Balls + Cheese) (SHELF LIFE 1.5 - 2 years)
🧴 Wax-coat Meats, Fruits, and Vegetables for preservation (Wax Balls + Food Item)(SHELF LIFE 30 - 45 days)
🧴 Unwax Cheese Slices, Cheese Wheels, or Wax-Coated Foods *(Recover Wax Bits)*

Mead Brewing:
🍺 Brew Mead Mixture *(Honey + Water + Yeast)*
🍺 Cook Mead Mixture to produce Mead

Dye Crafting:
🎨 Craft Black Dye *(Requires Charcoal + Water)*
🎨 Craft Blue Dye *(Requires Blueberries + Water)*
🎨 Craft Green Dye *(Requires Green Herbs + Water)*
🎨 Craft Red Dye *(Requires Red Berries or Rosehips + Water)*




New Distributions:
🐝 Wasp Nests can now be found in various locations:
- Produce Storage: Among fruits and vegetables.
- Crates: Including chocolate, canned food, and junk crates.
- Clutter Tables: Found in bins, shelves, desks, and counters.
- Vehicles: In glove boxes, trunks, and seats.
*(Spawn chances vary by location.)*




Tips for Survivors:

Foraging:
Search forested areas and farms to find Hives, Bees, and Honeycombs.
*(Search for INSECTS. Higher Foraging Skill makes it easier.)*
Bee-related items can be foraged between April and September.
Find Pine Needles in forests and deep forests year-round. *(Higher Foraging Skill increases yield.)*
Use Pine Needles to craft a Pine Needle Paintbrush or as fire tinder.
Pine Needles can also be pressed to extract Raw Resin, which is used in crafting Refined Resin & Beeswax Sticky Resin.

Fishing:
Use Honey Bees or Wasps as bait.
Use Wasp Larvae or Honeybee Larvae as bait. (NEW)

Preservation:
Use Wax-Coating to extend the freshness of meats, fruits, vegetables, and cheese.
*(Wax Bits are required for this process.)*

Level Requirements:


- LEVEL 1 SURVIVAL *(Most Recipes)*
- LEVEL 1 MEDICAL *(Honey Poultice)*
- LEVEL 1 CARVING *(Crayon Mold)*
- LEVEL 0 FORAGING *(Pine Needles Gathering)*
- LEVEL 1 FORAGING *(Honeybee Foraging)*
- LEVEL 2 FORAGING *(Resin Pressing and Sticky Resin Crafting)*
- LEVEL 3 FORAGING *(Wasp Nest Harvesting)*
- LEVEL 4 FORAGING *(Beehive Harvesting)*
- LEVEL 5 FORAGING *(Queen Bee Foraging)*

Lighting:
Craft Candles with Beeswax and Twine—a wilderness-friendly light source using naturally-sourced wicks like hemp dogbane.

Crayons:
🟢 🔴 🔵 ⚫ Four all-purpose writing utensils crafted with the BeesWax you can extract from wild hives!




Upcoming Features (WIP):
*(Not yet implemented)*
🛠️ Buildable Bee Boxes *(Trap)*
🔥 Smoker Tools and protective clothing
📖 Beekeeping Magazine to teach recipes
🐝 Proximity-based Bee Sting Mechanics
🎨 Add more Base Colors for Crayons 🟢 🔴 🔵 ⚫




Workshop ID: 3430224478
Mod ID: HydeCoBees
Popular Discussions View All (2)
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2 Jul @ 9:29pm
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HydeTheBooty98
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2 Apr @ 12:03am
How To Use The Cultivated Beehive (WIP)
HydeTheBooty98
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Nagazora 8 Jul @ 3:38am 
Do wasp and larvae work as bird trap bait?
我是一个小菜坤 4 Jul @ 8:18am 
Waited for so long... Let me see how it turned out.
ObnoxiousTomcat 30 Jun @ 9:06am 
uh why are wasp nests spawning in like every car??? and especially the drivers seat, these mfs be driving ig
CarltoN. 27 Jun @ 4:09pm 
fantastic work
OxTailSafu 22 Jun @ 9:01am 
So i'm rather confused on how to craft resin. The mod page says you can do something with Pine Cones to extract raw resin, but I can't seem to figure out what I need to do that, nor can I find a recipe for it. Can you clarify the steps you need to take?
Si-Cafe 21 Jun @ 3:44am 
Recipes tooltips don't seem to be defined correctly.
OxTailSafu 20 Jun @ 10:38pm 
Can confirm that the update has fixed it! Thank you :)
Harkness 20 Jun @ 9:48am 
Would this mod be compatible with Sapph's cooking/do you plan to?
HydeTheBooty98  [author] 19 Jun @ 9:21pm 
@OxTailSafu @ezeepeezee I believe I fixed the issue and pushed an update. Please let me know if when adding the items to a fishing pole as bait everything works as desired. I did not realize that there was a specific file defining the baits and linking them to the fishing poles. A new file will be present adding the 5 new lures. Honeybee, Wasp, Honeybee Larvae, Wasp Larvae, Queenbee.
ezeepeezee 19 Jun @ 3:09am 
@OxTailSafu Came here to post the same thing. I'm using a makeshift fishing rod and can't put bees or wasps on it.