Bees in Grounded spawn around the large oak tree area and fly between the beehive and nearby flowers throughout the yard. They’re one of the more mobile creatures in the game, so knowing their patrol routes and gathering spots is key to farming them reliably.
The Beehive and Oak Tree
The main concentration of bees centers around the beehive, which hangs from a branch on the large oak tree in the upper yard. This is their home base, and you’ll always find multiple bees in the area. They leave the hive during the day to forage and return to it periodically, so if you’re having trouble spotting one in the open, heading to the oak tree is your safest bet.
The hive itself sits high up, so reaching it requires building stairs or using zip lines. Below the hive, you can find nectar that drops to the ground, which is useful for other crafting needs. If you’re not ready to fight bees yet, you can still collect pollen directly from the tops of flowers scattered around the yard without engaging them.
Flower Patrol Routes
Bees regularly fly to the flowers growing along the fence and garden walls. The roses near the eastern side of the yard are a particularly common stop. You’ll often spot bees hovering around flower petals or sitting on them while they collect pollen. When a bee has pollen on its legs, killing it drops Pollen as bonus loot on top of its normal drops, so catching one mid-forage is ideal if you need that material.
Because bees travel between the hive and these flower clusters, you can intercept them along their flight paths rather than fighting near the hive where multiple bees might aggro at once. Isolating a single bee near a flower is much safer than picking a fight in the oak tree’s shadow.
What Bees Drop
Every bee drops at least 1 Bee Fuzz, with a 10% chance to drop 4 extra and a rare 1% chance of a double roll. Bee Stingers have a 50% drop rate, so expect to kill a few bees before you have a reliable stockpile. When a bee is carrying pollen on its legs, you also get Pollen as a drop. You’ll need all three materials for various crafting recipes.
The full Bee Armor set requires a significant amount of Bee Fuzz: 5 for the Bee Face Mask, 4 for the Bee Shoulder Pads, and 4 for the Bee Shin Guards. That’s 13 Bee Fuzz total, plus 1 Bee Stinger for the shoulder pads. You’ll also need Silk Rope and Berry Leather alongside the bee materials. The complete set grants the Pollen Shot bonus, which gives your arrows a 25% chance to release a pollen cloud that stuns enemies.
Tips for Hunting Bees
Bees are passive until provoked, so you get to choose when and where to start the fight. Their sting attack hits hard, but they telegraph it with a noticeable wind-up. Blocking or dodging that initial lunge gives you a window to counterattack. A bow works well if you’d rather keep your distance, especially since bee materials eventually let you craft armor that enhances ranged combat anyway.
Try to fight on flat, open ground rather than on elevated surfaces near the tree. Getting knocked off a high platform by a bee sting can deal serious fall damage or leave you scrambling to recover your backpack. If you’re building stairs up to the hive area, consider setting up a lean-to nearby as a respawn point so you don’t have to trek across the yard after a bad fight.
Picking off solo bees near flowers during the day is the lowest-risk approach. Once you’re comfortable with their attack patterns and have decent gear, you can start farming them closer to the hive where they’re more concentrated. Just watch for groups, since fighting two bees at once can overwhelm you quickly in the early and mid game.