Where to Find Bees in Grounded

Bees are one of the most important flying creatures you’ll encounter in Grounded, especially once you start crafting mid-game gear and weapons. They drop valuable resources like Bee Fuzz, Bee Stingers, and occasionally Pollen, all of which are needed for crafting equipment such as the Stinger Spear and the Bee Armor set. While bees aren’t hostile unless provoked or you’re too close to their honey pot, actually finding them can be surprisingly frustrating because they spend much of their time flying around the backyard.

The quickest solution is to head west. The Picnic Table is the most reliable place to find bees, with several usually flying around the tabletop, benches and surrounding flowers.

Where to Find Bees in Grounded

The Picnic Table sits on the western side of the Backyard, close to the Sandbox. Bees regularly circle the area during the day, and you will often see them landing on or near the table.

When looking for bees around the picknick bench, there’s a few spots to pay extra attention to:

• On top of the Picnic Table
• Around both benches
• Above the rocks and grass underneath it
• Near yellow flowering dandelions in the surrounding area

You don’t need to reach the tabletop before you can hunt them. Bees frequently fly low enough around the benches and nearby plants to be attacked from the ground.

They can appear elsewhere in the Backyard, so the Picnic Table is not their only location. It is simply the best place to go when you need several bee parts and do not want to spend half the day staring at the sky.

Will Bees Attack You?

Bees are neutral rather than openly hostile. As long as you leave them alone, they will usually fly past without causing any trouble. The moment you attack one, that changes.

An angry bee can bite, sting and launch itself towards you in a fast aerial charge, making them a tough enemy to survive in Grounded. It may also shake pollen into the air, creating a cloud that slows your movement. That can make the next charge so much harder to avoid, particularly if you are fighting beneath the Picnic Table where there is less room to move.

The biggest danger is attracting more than one. Bees more than often fly close together, so firing carelessly into a group can turn a manageable fight into a mess. Pick one that has moved away from the others and pull it into a clearer area.

The Easiest Way to Kill a Bee

A bow or crossbow is the obvious choice. Bees rarely stay on the ground for long, and trying to chase one with a melee weapon is usually more irritating than effective, and to be honest is just causing yourself more work than you really need.

Wait until the bee slows down, lands or hovers in one place, then aim for its eyes. The eyes count as a weak point, so an accurate first shot can deal a devastating amounts of damage before the bee reaches you.

Once the bee becomes aggressive, watch its movement rather than attacking wildly. It will usually pull back before charging. Block as it reaches you or move sideways to avoid the sting, then attack while it is recovering.

If it begins shaking pollen from its body, back away. Standing inside the cloud will slow you down and leave you vulnerable.

You don’t need top-tier equipment to defeat a bee, but turning up in damaged early-game armour with no healing items is asking for trouble. Repair your gear, bring a few healing items and upgrade your weapon if you have the materials available.

How to Farm Bee Fuzz and Bee Stingers

Farming bees is much easier when you avoid fighting them directly beneath the main swarm.

Find a bee flying on its own, hit it with an arrow and allow it to follow you into an open patch of ground. Once it is separated from the others, deal with it as normal and return for the next one.

The best way to farm items from bees is to:

1. Search around the Picnic Table for an isolated bee.
2. Wait for it to hover or land.
3. Fire at its eyes with a bow or crossbow.
4. Draw it away from the other bees.
5. Block or dodge its charge.
6. Harvest the body and repeat.

Bees return after roughly one in-game day, so you can revisit the area whenever you need more materials.

What Are Bee Parts Used For?

Bee Fuzz and Bee Stingers are used in several useful crafting recipes, most notably the Bee Armour set and the Stinger Spear.

The Bee Armour set includes:

• Bee Face Mask
• Bee Shoulder Pads
• Bee Shin Guards

It is aimed mainly at players who prefer ranged combat, with bonuses that support bows and weak-point attacks.

The Stinger Spear is a Tier 2 stabbing weapon. It requires:

• 1 Bee Stinger
• 5 Bee Fuzz
• 4 Silk Rope

Bee materials are also needed for a handful of later recipes and decorative items, including the Stuffed Bee and the Bee Bee Q Medley used to summon the Wasp Queen.