Stardew Valley: How To Cultivate Honey

This Stardew Valley guide focuses on honey production, a profitable yet often overlooked artisanal good. This guide has been updated to include information from version 1.6.

Bee House Construction

Honey is produced by bees housed in Bee Houses. The recipe unlocks at Farming Level 3, requiring:

• 40 Wood
• 8 Coal
• 1 Iron Bar
• 1 Maple Syrup

Bee Houses can also be obtained from the Fall Crops Bundle (Community Center) or the Mayor's Prize Counter.

Place Bee Houses outdoors (farm, forest, quarry) for honey production every 3-4 days (all seasons except Winter; year-round on Ginger Island). Hitting a Bee House with an axe or pickaxe moves it; ready honey drops. Bee Houses in the Greenhouse do not produce honey.

Flowers and Honey Types

Without flowers within five tiles, Bee Houses produce Wild Honey (100g, 140g with Artisan). Nearby flowers (including those in Garden Pots) change honey type and value:

Harvesting flowers before honey collection reverts the honey to Wild Honey. Conversely, wait for desired flower blooms for specific honey types. Wild Seed flowers (Sweet Peas, Daffodils) produce Wild Honey.

Honey Uses

Higher-value honeys are best sold directly. Wild Honey and cheaper varieties have other uses:

Mead: Place honey in a Keg to make Mead. Aging in a Cask increases quality and value:

• Normal: 200g (280g with Artisan)
• Silver: 250g (350g)
• Gold: 300g (420g)
• Iridium: 400g (560g)

Honey type doesn't affect Mead value; use Wild Honey for maximum profit.

Crafting: Combine honey, Hardwood, and Fiber to craft a Warp Totem: Farm (Farming Level 8).

Bundles: Honey completes the Community Center's Artisan Bundle and appears in some Fish Pond quests.

Gifting: Honey is a liked gift for most villagers (except Maru and Sebastian). Wild Honey is ideal for friendship building. Mead is also a good gift (avoid Penny, Sebastian, and children).

This comprehensive guide empowers you to maximize honey production and profit in Stardew Valley.