Bee Paths
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #305 of 382 Gameplay Mechanics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod shows you where a bee house is currently getting its honey from by drawing bees flying back and forth between the house and the flower.
You can customize the number, colour, size, and speed of the bees in the config.
You can also give the bees a chance to sting farmers that walk in their paths.
By default this mod changes the vanilla flower finding logic from counting tiles to calculating actual distance between tiles, and you can change the max flower-to-bee-house distance in the config.
You can also enable bee sounds in the config by increasing the max sound distance.
This mod also works with the latest version of Wild Flowers.
Config
You can customize this mod by editing the config file or using Generic Mod Config Menu.
Technical
Requires SMAPI.
Implements a Generic Mod Config Menu interface to change config settings in-game.
Compatible with Mod Updater for automatic updates.
Code is at https://github.com/aedenthorn/StardewValleyMods.
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A list of all my mods for Stardew Valley is available at https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/articles/895.
Bee Paths is a gameplay mod that visualizes flower-to-bee house connections by showing bees traveling between them. It also fixes the flower distance calculation and allows custom max distance, with an optional chance for bees to sting farmers. Ideal for Stardew Valley players who want clearer beekeeping mechanics.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 1,272 endorsements and 37,683 downloads.
- Fixes a real gameplay annoyance—the distance calculation—so your farm layout actually works as intended.
- The visual bee paths are a neat QoL touch that makes beekeeping easier to manage.
⚠️ Cons
- The sting mechanic is optional but could be annoying if you're not expecting it—make sure to toggle it off if you don't want surprise damage.
- Last updated in September 2025—if the game has had updates since then, it might be out of date.
For Stardew Valley farmers who want to optimize their bee house layouts without guessing which flowers are in range. Also for players who enjoy a bit of extra challenge with the optional bee stings. Skip if you prefer vanilla mechanics and don't care about visual indicators.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like SMAPI, just drop the mod folder into your Mods directory and launch the game with SMAPI.
- Check the config file to adjust the custom max distance and sting chance to your liking—defaults might not suit your farm layout.
- Watch the bee paths to see which flowers are actually connected; this helps you place new flowers more effectively.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- aedenthorn
- Version
- 0.3.0
- Downloads
- 37,683
- Endorsements
- 1,272
- Category
- Gameplay Mechanics
- Created
- 12/21/2022
- Updated
- 9/1/2025
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