"APICO is a game about breeding, collecting, and conserving bees!"

In the game you come across over 30 different species of bee - some naturally found in different Biomes, others can only be found by Cross-Breeding species together to form new ones under different conditions, as well as ones found through Bee Hotels!

Bees are split into two types - Social Bees that live and work in beehives, and Solitary Bees that live alone and can be found in hotels

Social Bees are split between 5 "Tiers" to help categorise them, as well as to link them to Hivemother Gates. Solitary Bees are split between 5 "Tiers", where each tier represents one of the Biomes.

Bees

Game Categories

Tier 1

Tier 1 is made up of mostly bees that are already discovered in the Apiarist's Almanac when you start the game, and are all bees that can be found in the Forests.

Tier 2

Tier 2 is made up of bees only found through Cross-Breeding Tier 1 bees together, as well as some bees found natively in the Swamps.

Tier 3

Tier 3 is made up of bees only found through Cross-Breeding Tier 2 bees together, as well as some bees found natively in the Tundra.

Tier 4

Tier 4 is made up of bees found through Cross-Breeding Tier 3 bees together, as well as a native bee found in the Hallows.

Tier 4 introduces bees that have traits at the absolute limits (i.e. 1 and 7).
Tier 4 also introduces bees that have special Area of Effects that will effect other bees, such as the Arctic Bee which acts as a Cooler.