Bees Plus

⭐ ⭐ (600 endorsements) 📥 86,518 downloads 📌 v1.3 📅 3/11/2025
🟡 Updated this year

By birdb · Crafting

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods 📅 Updated: 1/13/2026 📅 Created: 3/11/2025
⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
1🛠️ SMAPI — Stardew Modding API Download ↗
2🛠️ Content Patcher — Content Patcher (framework) Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #14 of 63 Crafting mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

I thought honey and bees were quite underutilised in the game (there's not even a recipe with honey!) so here's a small extension.

This mod adds beeswax as an additional rare item to obtain from the bee houses. Beeswax can be used to craft items on a wax station that is unlocked by a quest. Three cooking recipes using honey have also been added to your cookbook. Honey Balm is a healing item.

  • []3 cooking recipes

    []1 craftable machine Wax Station with 3 products

    []2 quests and letters

    Beeswax Products:

    • []Soap (add oil for basic, flowers for scented)

      []Candles (optional, add yarn from my Alpaca mod)

      []Honey Balm (add honey)

    Honey Recipes:

    • []Honey Poached Peaches

      []Honey Cake

    • Honeyed Hasselback Carrots

      Flying Bees (optional):

      If you want my bees to fly over your farm you need to install Custom Critters (unofficial update for 1. 6. 9) and drop my "CustomCritters" folder to your Mods root folder.

      If you are using Better Beehouses and you want to use my bee sprites you can do the same as above and let my bees.png overwrite the original.

      Unlocking conditions:

      Emily's quest is unlocked day after you have shipped beeswax.

      Robin's quest is unlocked day after you have shipped honey.

      Wax Station: finishing quest from Emily

      Honey Poached Peaches: finishing quest from Robin

      Honey Cake: Farming level 3

      Honeyed Hasselback Carrots: sold at Saloon

      There's also a config option for dark and light colored stations.

      This mod edits the vanilla bee houses so mods that make the similar edit might conflict. Flowers from other mods are compatible by default if they have context tag "flower_item" which is used in vanilla game code for all flowers except daffodil and dandelion (they are marked as forage).

      Mail services mod Uncertain? I've got a report that you are not able to get quest rewards if you use mail services to complete my quests.

      Better Beehouses Compatible

      Honey Harvest Predictor Compatible

      Automate Compatible

      Beehive Compatible

      Cornucopia - Artisan Machines Compatible but it basically does the same thing and you

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Bees Plus adds beeswax crafting and new uses for honey, expanding the vanilla crafting options. With 600 endorsements and frequent updates, it's a solid quality-of-life mod for players who want more from beekeeping.

✨ Key Features

Adds beeswax crafting recipes
Provides more uses for honey

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • 600 endorsements show a solid player base
  • 86,518 downloads indicate real usage
  • Recently updated (2026-01-13) so it's actively maintained

⚠️ Cons

  • Description is thin—no details on specific recipes or mechanics
  • May overlap with other beekeeping mods, causing recipe conflicts
🎯 Is This For You?
For builders and crafters who want to turn honey and beeswax into useful items. Also for players who enjoy expanding vanilla mechanics without overhauling the game.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • If you're new to beekeeping, start by setting up a simple bee farm to gather honey and beeswax.
  • Check the mod's description page for any recipe details, as the summary is sparse.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Stardew Valley Mods
Author
birdb
Version
1.3
Downloads
86,518
Endorsements
600
Category
Crafting
Created
3/11/2025
Updated
1/13/2026

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