Honey is a special currency introduced alongside the Bee Biome in 99 Nights in the Forest. Unlike common resources such as wood or coal, Honey can only be earned through the biome’s unique pollen system. It’s also required to purchase exclusive items from the Beekeeper, including the powerful Bee Cannon. If you’re looking to unlock every Bee Biome reward, here’s everything you need to know about getting and farming Honey efficiently.
What Is Honey Used For?
Honey functions as the Bee Biome’s dedicated currency. Instead of collecting coins or trading resources, you’ll spend Honey at the Beekeeper’s Shop to buy exclusive survival items and weapons. Current uses for Honey include:
- Purchasing Bandages
- Buying Medkits
- Unlocking Poison Spears
- Purchasing the Bee Cannon
Since some of these items require a large amount of Honey, farming it efficiently can save a lot of time.
How to Get Honey
You can’t collect Honey directly from bees or beehives.
Instead, you’ll need to complete a simple resource chain:
- Collect Pollen.
- Deposit the Pollen into a Beehive.
- Receive Honey as a reward.
Every piece of Pollen you turn in contributes toward your Honey total, making pollen collection the most important part of the process.
Step 1: Collect Pollen
Pollen can be obtained throughout the Bee Biome. There are two primary methods:
- Harvest giant flowers.
- Defeat attacking bees.
The fastest method is harvesting flowers since they’re spread across the biome. However, every flower you interact with summons several hostile bees. If you’re well equipped, defeating those bees gives you additional Pollen, allowing you to earn even more Honey from a single stop.
Step 2: Watch Out for Bee Swarms
Harvesting flowers isn’t risk-free. Every time you collect Pollen from a flower, nearby bees become aggressive and attack immediately. To stay alive:
- Bring healing supplies.
- Fight bees before harvesting another flower.
- Keep moving to avoid being surrounded.
- Return to camp if your health gets too low.
Managing bee attacks is the biggest challenge while farming Honey.
Step 3: Deposit Pollen Into a Beehive
Once you’ve gathered enough Pollen, locate one of the Beehives scattered throughout the Bee Biome. Interact with the hive while carrying Pollen to convert it into Honey. After the conversion, your Honey can immediately be spent at the Beekeeper NPC.
Fastest Way to Farm Honey
If your goal is unlocking the Bee Cannon as quickly as possible, use a farming loop instead of wandering randomly.
A simple route looks like this:
- Harvest nearby flowers.
- Defeat every bee that spawns.
- Collect all dropped Pollen.
- Deposit everything into the nearest Beehive.
- Repeat around the biome.
Since both flowers and bees provide Pollen, this method maximizes the amount of Honey earned during each run.
Best Honey Farming Tips
To increase your Honey income, follow these strategies:
- Stay inside the Bee Biome instead of leaving after every flower.
- Defeat bee swarms rather than running away.
- Deposit Pollen frequently so you don’t lose track of your farming progress.
- Purchase Bandages early to reduce downtime.
- Save your Honey until you can afford the Bee Cannon.
Following these tips lets you earn Honey much faster while minimizing unnecessary deaths.
What Should You Buy First?
If you’re just starting out, prioritize your Honey purchases carefully.
A recommended order is:
- Bandages for better survivability.
- Medkits if you’re struggling against bee attacks.
- Bee Cannon once you’ve saved enough Honey.
- Poison Spears if you have extra Honey afterward.
The Bee Cannon provides the biggest gameplay improvement, making it the best long-term investment.
Is Farming Honey Worth It?
Yes. Honey is one of the most valuable resources introduced with the Bee Biome. Besides unlocking exclusive equipment, farming Honey also encourages players to gather food, defeat enemies, and explore more of the biome at the same time. By the time you’ve earned enough Honey for the Bee Cannon, you’ll likely have collected plenty of additional resources for survival as well.
Honey is the key resource that powers the Bee Biome’s progression in 99 Nights in the Forest. By collecting Pollen from flowers and defeated bees, then depositing it into nearby Beehives, you can steadily build up your Honey reserves. While aggressive bee swarms make the process more dangerous, the rewards are well worth the effort. With a consistent farming route and careful resource management, you’ll earn enough Honey to unlock the Bee Cannon and every other exclusive item the Beekeeper has to offer.
