Found several threads with info but not the answer to my question...
I understand that the relationship to the hive is essential for better quality honey.
But I wonder if the bees build their relationship to the household, or to each household member separately? Would it be wasted to let several household members bond with bees? If they have multiple hives, should they tend to one (or more) each?
Would be less tedious if it is a household relation, but as long as I find no clear answer, it feels a bit time wasted no matter what I do, LOL
What's your routine if say they have a total of 5 bee hives? Will you work them separately? Will it take too long to get top quality honey from multiple hives, so it would be better having fewer hives?
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As far as my routine, I just did bonding once or twice per day with each hive, right before doing the gardening. I know you can rush it along by doing it more frequently but I didn't bother because it goes up relatively quickly even doing it just once per day (per hive).
The one sim that does it still has the same morning routine:
1. Feed insects (just 1)
2. Nurture insectsx2
3. Feed Seymour (cow plant)
4. Get honey and beeswax from all hives.
5. Harvest all harvestables.
6. Make friendly with any bunnies that are out and have reduced relationship bars
It takes her 3-4 hours sim time to do all that.
Her husband's routine takes similarly as long but his is to care for all the animals (2 chicken coops, 1 cow and 1 llama) and make friendly with all the birds.
Beacause of the bees, bunnies and birds, they never have to do actual garden tending other than harvesting. Sprinklers do the watering, bees do the fertilizing, bunnies do the weeding and the birds take care of the bugs.
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Should keep them busy I hope:)
My sims got bee hives on release but this far only saw poor quality honey, so it is on time I focus more on this feature.
They are angry when they have mites, once you apply the treatment they calm down.
Also, they go dormant in Winter and are just always angry through the winter....no risk of a sting when you harvest the beeswax in winter though, because dormant bees do not sting. (No honey in winter though, just beeswax)
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Ah, good to know about Winter. I never checked hives for wax in Winter, I thought it was all paused for the season...
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I pretty much always have beehives if I have a garden for the household, and I pretty much always have a garden if they don't live in the city....so the bees and I have a long term relationship. The reason is because having the hives means you don't need to fertilize, and I'm lazy that way. Plus I like getting honey.
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In or out of a green house?
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Usually out. I like outdoor gardens despite the impact of Seasons on them. Or, perhaps, even because of the seasonal impact on them. I do generally graft the crops I want to be able to harvest all the time to other plants which are "all season" though, such that those crops are available year round.
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ETA:
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The house takes up only a small part of one corner:
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Here it is in Winter. The postcard the Erik Cantrell family sent to family and friends.
Here is a shot of the backyard from a much earlier time.
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And find it really awesome just how different an area can look simply by changing the style of the lot(s) in the area. You did nice putting a little garden there next to patchy. One beehive in the center of that garden area would reach the whole thing for the bee's pollination bonus.
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ETA: Oh, look what I found a current picture.
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