Queens and Bees - Overview

Generations

There are five different generations of Queens and male Bees: 

• Genesis - The rarest Queens and Bees, they cannot be created through game play - they can be Hatched from existing Eggs or purchased from other players
• Gen 1 - Can be created by Breeding using a Genesis male Bee or by Hatching Gen 1 Eggs
• Gen 2 - Can be created by Breeding using a Gen 1 male Bee or by Hatching Gen 2 Eggs
• Gen 3 - Can be created by Breeding using a Gen 2 or 3 male Bee or by Hatching Gen 3 Eggs
• Training - provided to new players when they open their Honeyland account, additional Training Bees can be Hatched or Bred

Note: Queens, Bees, and Eggs are frequently included as prizes in the in-game raffles

Generation Identification

The Generation, Landform Specialty, and number of times a Bee has been upgraded can easily be determined by the Bee's badge (as shown below).

• The shape of the badge indicates the Bee's generation
• The number is how many times the Bee has been upgraded
• The color of the badge indicates the Landform Specialty

Home Universe Identification

You can easily determine the home universe of a Queen or Bee by the background color.

• Earth Queens and Bees have a blue background
• Cocarro Queens and Bees have a pink background

Queen Bees

Earth Queens

Based on her Generation and Level, your Active Queen (she can be seen in your Hive) provides mission boosts and cooldown reductions for Bees on Earth missions. See the Mission Boosts on Earth Player Guide for details.

She also provides cooldown reduction for your Queens who are leading missions on Cocarro.

Cocarro Queens

You will need a separate Queen for each Siege and/or Explore mission on Cocarro. 

• Siege missions require a Cocarro Queen
• You can use Gen 1 Earth Queens for some Cocarro Explore missions - they will have a 50% stat reduction 
• Eligible Earth Queens will show up on the Explore mission Queen selection window

Genesis Queens

Genesis Queens are the rarest type of Queen in Honeyland.

• They can travel to any Universe with no stat reduction
• They also provide the largest mission boosts and the best cooldown reduction
• Their assigned universe is determined by the universe where they were Hatched

Ancient Queens

• Ancient Queens can go on any Explore mission - access is not based on her Health stat
• Ancient Queens offer a boost on Siege missions
• Ancient Queens have an advantage when Breeding - she passes 30% more base stats to her offspring compared to a normal Queen

Queen Features by Generation

*Cooldown reduction is a flat % reduction (based on the generation of the Queen) to the number of recovery minutes and is based on the Bee's own recovery stat - the Queen's level isn't a factor

Cooldown reduction example: A Bee with 191 recovery stat = 120 minutes of recovery time 
A Genesis Queen reduces that by 30 minutes (25% of 120) to a recovery time of 90 minutes. Shorter recovery time means that Bee can be sent on another mission sooner.

**Range of stat boost your Bee will receive when its mood matches your Queen's mood
Exact boost is determined by the generation and level of your active Queen

Male Bees

Each player will have a colony of male Bees that can be sent on Earth Harvesting missions to bring back Honey and Earth Hunting missions to bring back Honeypots (filled with shards) which allow you to progress in the game. They can also participate in Player vs. Player (PvP), Quests, and other activities on Earth. On Cocarro, they can go on Explore and Siege missions. 

Male Bee Features by Generation

*Affects the stats of the offspring when Breeding

How many Genesis Queens and Bees are there?

There are 1,000 Genesis Queens and 10,000 Genesis Bees in the overall collection.

We released 500 Genesis Queen Eggs and 5000 male Genesis Bee Eggs during our first mint.

Our June 2024 mint included 150 Queen Genesis Bee Eggs and 1350 male Genesis Bee Eggs.

That leaves 350 Genesis Queen Eggs and 3650 male Genesis Bee Eggs that COULD be released in the future. There's no guarantee they will ever be minted.

Chase Bees

Creating New Chase Bees

The Chase Bee changes each month. Chase Bees are only male; there are no Chase Queens.

• When Breeding a Gen 1 Bee (using a Genesis male Bee) you have a 5% chance of receiving a Chase Bee
• When Breeding a Gen 2 Bee (using a Gen 1 male Bee) you have a 1% chance
• When Hatching a Genesis Bee you have a 5% chance
• When Hatching a Gen 1 Bee you have a 1% chance
• When Hatching a Gen 2 Bee you have a 0.5% chance
• NOTE: This is a cosmetic difference, not a stat difference

Chase Bees change at 00:00 UTC on the first of each month. 

Chase Bee Details

• Chase bees can travel to any zone on Earth or Cocarro
• They have no stat reduction in either universe
• Cosmetics cannot be applied to Chase bees

Chase Bee Eggs

Players who are Honey Bags tier 3 and above are automatically entered into Monthly raffles. The prizes for those raffles include three Chase Bee Eggs.

Chase Bee Eggs can be Hatched right away or held to Hatch in a different month. You will receive the Chase Bee that is active during the month you choose to Hatch the Egg. Chase Bee Eggs are also tradeable.

Mad Honey Vial Experiment #2 Bees

Mad Honey Experiment #2 allowed you to burn a MHV to change the art of your Bee to a special Bee. The new Bee was designed by one of 8 artists that partnered with Honeyland! Experiment #2 was open from August 19 to August 26, 2023.

REMINDER: MHV2 Bees can travel in both universes with no stat penalty, once there they can travel to any zone