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Bee Poll #2 (see reply #209 for results of first poll)

Honey dressings for wounds
- 16 (24.6%)
Honey-preservation of foods
- 19 (29.2%)
Bee Anger (if stirred up, hives stay angry for a while; see post #162)
- 14 (21.5%)
Sting Effects (allergies/resistance; first post)
- 15 (23.1%)
Equine Enmity (hives attack nearby horses (unicorns maybe); see post #23)
- 1 (1.5%)
Addition of Stingless Bees (less risk/less honey; see posts #78-79)
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 34

Voting closed: June 18, 2011, 06:22:09 pm


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Buzzing_Beard

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Re: Honeybees Buzz'n Beard
« Reply #225 on: April 05, 2011, 06:28:53 pm »

     Sutremaine: "I think associating the hive's productivity with the number of floor, dirt, or grass tiles around it would
     be enough."

Maybe check if a hive has at least one unobstructed side?

IRL:
Productivity is still good for hives built:
+in a corner
+against a wall
+in a wall
+as a wall
+back-to-back
+side-by-side

As long as the fly-ways in front of their entrances are clear.

If plants grow up in front of your hives it can lower productivity, but there's also a good chance that anyone trying to clear those plants away will get stung (the smell of ripped up plants seems to anger guards).

It's possible to boost productivity by adding landing ramps to hives (so the bees can get inside faster).
« Last Edit: April 06, 2011, 02:37:48 am by Buzzing_Beard »
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Buzzing_Beard

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Re: Honeybees Buzz'n Beard
« Reply #226 on: November 10, 2011, 11:47:39 pm »

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