Misty Bee
"In most land-based bees rain, and even mist, can impede their ability to fly. Not so the 'Misty' bee, which has developed water-repellent bristles, allowing them to fly unimpeded by moisture."
The Misty Bee is a Tier 2 Social Bee species found by cross-breeding.
It is the first species found from cross-breeding that requires a specific weather to be active when the parent queen dies.
Apis Caliginosus
Misty Bee
Special Produce
Traits
These are the different Traits that the Misty Bee can spawn with.
When a trait has multiple values one is picked randomly when the bee is created.
Lifespan Normal
Productivity Slow, Normal
Fertility Unlucky, Fertile
Stability Normal
Behaviour Diurnal
Climate Temperate
Hints
The Apiarist's Almanac gives the following hint:
This species can only be found when it's raining, a quirk of nature likely due to its Paene and Silva ancestry.
When asking Dr Beenjamin BhD for a hint he says the following:
Verge and Forest bees can be cross-bred into a new species, but only if it's raining. Anyone knows that!
HOHO! SPOILERS AHEAD MATEY!!
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While raining
(32% chance)
Special Produce
When a Misty Bee is used in a Basic Apiary and fills Frames, they can produce when extracted.
Cross-breeding
When Cross-Breeding the Misty Bee with the following other species there is a chance for the offspring to mutate into a new species!
As with all mutations, the offspring of the hybrid queen needs to also be a hybrid, so this can effect the chances listed below.
HOHO! SPOILERS AHEAD MATEY!!
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Trivia
- A common "gotcha" with this bee for new players is not understanding that all traits of hybrid queens are inherited based on a mix of both input bees. This means if you crossed a natural Verge and natural Forest, there's only a 50% chance the resulting hybrid queen will be "rain-loving".