Time

"Benches and Beds let you take a nap! While you're dreaming of bees time in the game will be sped up."

Time is an important mechanic in APICO, as different species prefer different times of day!

Each game hour in APICO is 1 real minute, meaning a full day is 24 minutes. Players can speed up the passing of time by using a Bench (1 game hour becomes 6s) or a Bed (1 game hour becomes 3s). Days are split into 4 parts - Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Night.

Time

Game Mechanics

Dawn

Dawn starts at 3am, and ends at 7am. During this time there is a slight orange glow to the game, and god rays can be seen falling from the left. Crepuscular bees will be active during this time.

Day

Day time starts at 7am, and ends at 5pm. During this time there's no special effects to the overworld. Diurnal bees will be active during this time.

Dusk

Dusk starts at 5pm, and ends at 9pm. During this time there is a slight reddish glow to the game, and god rays can be seen falling from the right. Crepuscular bees will be active during this time.

Night

Night time starts at 9pm, and ends at 3am. During this time anything not lit up with have a deep blue overlay. Nocturnal bees will be active during this time, and the Merchant will spawn after midnight randomly anywhere the player has explored before.

Twilight

While not explicitly shown in the UI, Dr Beenjamin BhD hints that this time period occurs between 1am and 4am. To Cross-Breed the elusive Twilight Bee, the offspring needs to hatch during Twilight.