Wild Honey, which is normally worth 100g, or 140g if you have the Artisan profession, is produced if there are no flowers within a five tile radius of the beehive. However, if you plant flowers in the nearby vicinity, then the honey changes variety and greatly increases in value. This includes flowers grown in a planter box.
As an Artisan Good, honey is impacted by the Artisan profession. If chosen when a player reaches Farming Level 10 this profession increases the value of all Artisan Goods by 40%. Standard and increased pricing are below :
In getting a particular flower's honey, the flower must not be picked before one takes the honey from the Bee House; else, it will default to Wild Honey. So, also if a player has gotten honey from the Bee House, he may wait for some time until the nearby flowers have bloomed to get that type of flower honey.
Place beehives near any wildflower seeds, such as the seeds to plant sweet peas or daffodils, and it will yield wild honey.
Uses for Honey
Of course, players can sell the higher valued Honey types on their own, but other uses can be made, either crafting other items or using it as gifts with the Wild Honey or cheaper varieties.
Mead
Honey, once gathered, can be made into mead by adding it to a keg. Mead is, at its most basic, an Artisan profession goodie that sells for 200g. It can be aged in a Cask to increase its quality, and thereby its value, as follows:
- Regular: 200g (280g)
- Stainless steel: 250g (350g)
- Gold: 300g (420g)
- Iridium: 400g (560g)
Note that the type of Honey used to manufacture Mead has no impact on the quality or sell price of the product; so, using Wild Honey (the cheapest variety) to make Mead leads to the maximum profit.
Crafting & Bundles
Although no Cooking recipes require Honey, the ingredient can be combined with 1 Hardwood and 20 Fiber to craft a Warp Totem: Farm when players have reached Farming Level 8. This item may be used at any time and from any location to instantly warp back to the farmhouse.
Honey is one of the items requested by players at the Pantry in the Community Center to complete the Artisan Bundle, and may be requested in several Fish Pond quests.
Gift Giving
Like many artisan goods, honey is a great choice to win the friendship of other villagers. Honey is one of the Liked gifts for every villager except Maru and Sebastian. Since it's so readily available, Wild Honey is a great item to always have in stock when courting friends-or possible romantic interests.
Mead, honey's alcoholic child, is an all-around good gift and something Pam and Willy will especially appreciate. Most villagers seem to enjoy a good mead, but avoid giving it to Penny, Sebastian, or obviously any of the kids.
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