Seasons-What's up with Bees?

"Rae357;c-16562665" wrote:
Level up your flower arranging skill until you can scent arrangements. Scenting with Crocus makes them "bee-friending" and putting them near the bees makes them calm until it wilts.

Cool -- my Sim is up to level 8 flower arranging so I hope she's got the Scent with Crocus ability. I'll move things around in my greenhouse which is where I have the beehive.

From what I've gathered, having them outside is a recipe for disaster - they can become enraged just by rain or snow. And you have to bond with them regularly.

ahh really? I was hoping a higher gardener skill or higher bond would allow me calm them with smoke.

"Junebug6620;c-16561857" wrote:
@Elaina, thanks. I will. I have had 1 one of the hives need treatment (twice)--and that seemed to help that one. The 2nd hive is the one that is angry & I nothing I do seems to calm it. I have wondered as it is early spring, whether the cooler weather is affecting them? Luckily, so far, any stings I have had do not seem to affect my Sim much.

You’re welcome. I’m still just figuring it out too. So there might be more to it than I realize. Hopefully someone will come out with a guide to help us. :)

"keekee53;c-16561859" wrote:
ahh really? I was hoping a higher gardener skill or higher bond would allow me calm them with smoke.

Honestly, I haven’t gotten far enough to know all the interactions. So I can’t say for sure if that’s an option or not.

I have 1 beehive and the bees have been enraged constantly since the beginning of summer, both of my sims have relationships with the bees that are in the middle. The hive doesn't need treated for mites either. I have the hive sitting right next to my garden so they can pollinate the plants too.

The guide is still not telling me why my bees are enraged when the Sim has a good relationship with them though.

I had two beehives that my sim had max friendship with and they were always calm so I bought a third and they all became enraged constantly. I managed to get them down to irritated by playing the new summer station(they didn't like classical, lullabies or winter), but they never calmed down until I made a bee-friending arrangement. I had them indoors and it was winter.

I swear I saw a mod for this on tumblr today(perhaps a WIP) but now I can’t find it! Maybe I dreamt it :p ;)

I made a greenhouse and put several beehives in it surrounded with all sorts of flowers and found the bees to be calm for the most part. I also use temperature control in the greenhouse. I have some beehives outside and near to some flowers but there, they are mostly irritated or enraged.