Murky Bee
"This aggressive, territorial species has long infested the swamps of the Archipelago and only the recent invention of smoke alchemy has allowed modern Islanders to traverse these regions safely."
The Murky Bee is a Tier 2 Social Bee species found in in the Swamps.
It is the first bee that you come across with the Grumpy trait, and needs to be smoked with a Smoker before it can be worked with.
Traits
These are the different Traits that the Murky Bee can spawn with.
When a trait has multiple values one is picked randomly when the bee is created.
Lifespan Short, Normal
Productivity Slowest, Slow
Fertility Unlucky, Fertile
Stability Normal
Behaviour Nocturnal
Climate Tropical
This species is grumpy, and will need a Smoker nearby before being able to be worked with.
Hints
The Apiarist's Almanac gives the following hint:
This aggresive species is found natively in the swamps, and is only active at night..
When asking Dr Beenjamin BhD for a hint he says the following:
Murky Bees are found natively in the swamps, but you'll need a boat to get there.
Special Produce
When a Murky Bee is used in a Basic Apiary and fills Frames, they can produce when extracted.
Smoker
This species can be calmed with the following flowers:
Cross-breeding
When Cross-Breeding the Murky 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!!
Show cross-breeding recipes