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DF Suggestions / Re: Food variety and basic metabolic biology
« on: February 13, 2012, 02:22:27 pm »
For an adult bee, nutrition is just a matter of calories. Honey or even straight sugar water will meet all their needs.
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DF Suggestions / Re: Opinion on adding new animals
« on: February 13, 2012, 12:14:56 pm »
So... they glow now too? That would be unique.
Do you mean the bees from Red Hook that turned bright red from visiting vats of maraschino cherry syrup?
EDIT: Ah, I see you meant glowing hell bees and not cherry-juice bees...
Do you mean the bees from Red Hook that turned bright red from visiting vats of maraschino cherry syrup?
EDIT: Ah, I see you meant glowing hell bees and not cherry-juice bees...
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DF Suggestions / Re: Opinion on adding new animals
« on: February 13, 2012, 05:23:13 am »
Bees are unique and interesting animals.
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DF Suggestions / Re: I proppose a new-ish fluid sistem.
« on: November 18, 2011, 08:25:53 am »
Draco18s: "Lets just say for sake of argument that you have this fluid system and the first two liquids you add are:
Ammonia (great for disinfecting the wounded) and Vinegar (great for preserving vegetables)."
I know of one particular viscous liquid that can do both of those things.
Draco18s: "For shits and giggles you decide to make a pond of both and connect them via floodgates.
What happens when you mix the two?"
Honey mixed with water becomes hydromel. Once it ferments you have two ponds worth of mead.
I had this idea for mixing: link
Ammonia (great for disinfecting the wounded) and Vinegar (great for preserving vegetables)."
I know of one particular viscous liquid that can do both of those things.
Draco18s: "For shits and giggles you decide to make a pond of both and connect them via floodgates.
What happens when you mix the two?"
Honey mixed with water becomes hydromel. Once it ferments you have two ponds worth of mead.
I had this idea for mixing: link
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DF Suggestions / Re: Honeybees Buzz'n Beard
« on: November 10, 2011, 11:47:39 pm »
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you can now support it on the Eternal Suggestion Voting page:
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If you liked the ideas presented in this thread (summarized here),
you can now support it on the Eternal Suggestion Voting page:
Buzzing Beard's Better Bees
Thanks!
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DF Suggestions / Re: Allergies, Diseases, and also Vegan Dwarves
« on: November 08, 2011, 01:43:45 pm »
I'm not sure which would be more tragic, a dwarf who discovers he's allergic to beer, or a vegan dwarf who won't drink mead because he thinks that honey harvesting is morally reprehensible.
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Well, the dwarves do kill their hives when they harvest from them, which is kind of a shame.*
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Well, the dwarves do kill their hives when they harvest from them, which is kind of a shame.*
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DF Suggestions / Re: Allergies, Diseases, and also Vegan Dwarves
« on: November 06, 2011, 06:21:40 pm »
Loud Whispers: "I'd rather have my dwarves be allergic to cheese then have all of their flesh swell up and explode."
I don't know of bees causing explosions, maybe your thinking of the children of Yig?
Couldn't a food allergy cause (hopefully not explosive) swelling too?
I don't know of bees causing explosions, maybe your thinking of the children of Yig?
Couldn't a food allergy cause (hopefully not explosive) swelling too?
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DF Suggestions / Re: Allergies, Diseases, and also Vegan Dwarves
« on: October 30, 2011, 11:17:43 pm »
My old bee thread touched on sting allergies and the resistance a beekeeper develops by being stung... often.
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DF Suggestions / Re: large stationary beer barrels.
« on: May 14, 2011, 01:58:25 am »
Crioca: "As I understand it, it's fermented honey, watered down."
Actually, you have to water it down in order to ferment it; yeast needs the "honey" to be about 20% water at least.
I think mead is the main reason bees won Rainseeker's animal drive. If we're lucky, DF may get more than one variety.
*strawberry-honey mead*
BTW, there's a tradition where newlyweds drink mead everyday for a whole month (their honeymoon).
Actually, you have to water it down in order to ferment it; yeast needs the "honey" to be about 20% water at least.
I think mead is the main reason bees won Rainseeker's animal drive. If we're lucky, DF may get more than one variety.
*strawberry-honey mead*
BTW, there's a tradition where newlyweds drink mead everyday for a whole month (their honeymoon).
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DF Suggestions / Re: large stationary beer barrels.
« on: May 12, 2011, 09:01:23 pm »
Owlbread: "I read this title as "large stationary bee"."
Yeah me too. I like the idea, it could let you see quantities of liquids (like mead or honey) without them having to be fully dynamic "liquids".
Giant barrels would also be a more practical way for a fortress to store its honey (instead of making lots of little jugs).
Yeah me too. I like the idea, it could let you see quantities of liquids (like mead or honey) without them having to be fully dynamic "liquids".
Giant barrels would also be a more practical way for a fortress to store its honey (instead of making lots of little jugs).
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DF Suggestions / Re: Strange Creatures and Myth
« on: April 28, 2011, 09:46:10 am »
A giant ground dwelling miner bee (stingless and solitary, but it can fly and dig!).
Or, taking it to another level, the giant nomada bee that steals its lunch money (kleptoparasitic of miner bees).
Or, taking it to another level, the giant nomada bee that steals its lunch money (kleptoparasitic of miner bees).
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Other Games / Re: Bees in Games
« on: April 22, 2011, 03:28:13 am »
Voting has closed.
First place went to Dwarf Fortress, followed by Little Nemo: The Dream Master and Bioshock.
Thanks for the bees!
First place went to Dwarf Fortress, followed by Little Nemo: The Dream Master and Bioshock.
Thanks for the bees!
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DF Community Games & Stories / Re: "Rinsewind the First-Bolts" - A hole for craven cowards and misfits.
« on: April 14, 2011, 05:59:53 pm »
RNG is good for me. I don't mind hauling either. It's up to you if you want a bearded-lady dwarf.
Come to think of it, beardless female dwarves would probably make better beekeepers.
Come to think of it, beardless female dwarves would probably make better beekeepers.
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DF Modding / Re: Vermin Eggs
« on: April 13, 2011, 09:00:56 am »
MarcAFK: "mmm broodcomb on toast with cheese *nomnomnom*"
Hmm... but it probably beats this peanut-butter and royal-jelly... *takes bite*
Hey all you people!
Hey all you people!
Hey all you people wont you listen to meeeeeee!
I just had a sandwich
no ordinary sandwich
the tastiest sandwich on the seaaaaa!
Hey man youve got to try this sandwich
its no ordinary sandwich
its the tastiest sandwich in the seaaaaaa
Ascoobididoolabdooiladdabyabbity ya YEAHHHHHHH!
Thank you
Hmm... but it probably beats this peanut-butter and royal-jelly... *takes bite*
Hey all you people!
Hey all you people!
Hey all you people wont you listen to meeeeeee!
I just had a sandwich
no ordinary sandwich
the tastiest sandwich on the seaaaaa!
Hey man youve got to try this sandwich
its no ordinary sandwich
its the tastiest sandwich in the seaaaaaa
Ascoobididoolabdooiladdabyabbity ya YEAHHHHHHH!
Thank you
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DF Modding / Re: Vermin Eggs
« on: April 13, 2011, 03:42:32 am »
I read that some people would give all the leftover brood comb (baby bees) from skep-harvesting to their chickens. I guess that's better than letting them rot; or eating them 
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