Announcement: Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

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Category: Events
Subject: New apiaries, beehives, and apiculture jar
Author: GS4-CASIL
Date: 2026-04-02

Apiculture Jar

Designed by the Greengair forest gnomes, the apiculture jar will allow you to collect honey from any active beehive. The Greengair have imbued magic in the jar to purify and detoxify any honey collected, which means you can try out some more exotic honey types.

Features

Tier 1 Collect honey from any beehive for a sippable honey or a honeycomb--careful, it's a bit messy that way!

Tier 2 Customize the appearance of your honey jars and create beeswax that can alter the appearance of any foraged item.

Tier 3 Create honey that can be added to brewed tea or coffee. Beeswax can now be used to create mailing wax. You can now POINT your jar to select a design noun.

Tier 4 Create honey that can be used as a Finishing Touch. Beeswax can now be used to create Makeup 2.0 lip balm.

Town Apiaries

You will be able to find apiaries (or beehives) in these areas: Cysaegir, Kraken's Fall, Mist Harbor, Nielira Harbor, Ornath, River's Rest, Solhaven, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor, Teras Isle, Wehnimer's Landing, and Zul Logoth... Oh, and there's one in The Rift. Good luck.

Each apiary has a unique assortment of flowers, local to the area, and as such, will result in different types of honey.

Private Property Certificate

People who own a private property with an OUTDOOR room (sorry, but bees don't like living inside) can purchase a certificate to add a total of ONE beehive to an individual outdoor room.

Add up to 3 foraged flowers to your beehive (and can also remove them at any time). Keep in mind that flowers that come from foraged props rather than FORAGE will all default to the same flavor and as "wildflower" honey.

Add any Bugs on Parade gem-style honeybee or honey bee or nythien bee to customize the bees in your beehive.

The beehive will add ambients to your outdoor room, but these can be sped up/slowed down or turned off.

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You can get honey and stuff. From places. Including the Rift.