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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
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How To Use The Cultivated Beehive (WIP)
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Gabrieloncho 6 hours ago 
Thanks for the update. I hope you'll soon find the time to add the hives and other recipes. As I've said before, I really like the mod. Regards.
Gimbo 16 hours ago 
man.... your mod is fire!!!!
HydeTheBooty98  [author] 2 Sep @ 7:22pm 
I posted a small update that should remove wasp nest from spawning so frequently to almost never, also you should be able to slice cheese wheels to slices properly. I may have fixed some other recipe or item errors and missing translations but nothing NEW Sadly.. I have a few things in the works like a honey wand tool/weapon, Bee smokers, and beekeeping apparel. My other mod HydeCo. Clay gave me the practice i needed to work with fluids and fluid containers so i may be able to incorporate some features from there.
Rachel L 2 Sep @ 11:19am 
Perfect! Glad to know these changes will happen
HydeTheBooty98  [author] 2 Sep @ 9:26am 
Yes bees are items, and yes wasp nests are going to be heavily nerfed in an upcoming update. Removed from various interior spaces. They should only begin to spawn inside after a year or several months post start date (if I can manage it) or not and theyll be found only in exterior locations and foraging.
Rachel L 2 Sep @ 7:31am 
Will you make was nest stop spawning in non-sense locations? More than often i saw them spawn in wardrobes, drawers, lockers and lots of non-sense locations.
I think the best option would be to have then only be found through foraging and MAYBE containers that usually spawn outside, like in construction sites.
Rachel L 2 Sep @ 7:28am 
They are items @Average Peruvian Feeder
Average Peruvian Feeder 1 Sep @ 4:33pm 
sorry I'm very ignorant, but are these bees a mob? As sheeps and cows, or they are just items?
HydeTheBooty98  [author] 30 Aug @ 4:48pm 
Also, Will be updating the mod soon with some small patches and recipe additions like breaking the cheese wheel into slices. and a few broken translations. Thanks all for using my mod :spiffo:
HydeTheBooty98  [author] 30 Aug @ 4:47pm 
Hey @Gabrieloncho, Currently there is a bug in the "Cultivated Beehive" that require a fix. I wont be able to fix it yet as my living situation in real life currently sucks and i cant mentally work on advanced mod features. I want to more than anything to have it work but it will be a few months before i have a solid setup and workstation for bug fixing. In the meantime, if ANYONE has the technical know-how to look at the code and identify the problem with the tiles not updating, please come forward.