What 'permanent' means
A permanent bee keeps working in your Hive after the Queen Bee Event closes, unlike rolled bees that vanish at the end. That makes them long-term Honey and earnings infrastructure rather than one-event boosts.
Bee Guide & Tier List
Build A Ring Farm bees: all bees, best bees & permanent bees
The Update 7 bee system pairs with the Queen Bee Event: place bees in your Hive, they collect Nectar and make Honey, and you spend that Honey on more bees and permanent unlocks. Here is the full roster, which bees are worth chasing, and how to optimize your Hive.
Current bee data snapshot
- Total bees
- 13
- Confirmed effects
- 4
- Permanent bees
- 5
- Best confirmed income boost
- Harvest Bee (+15%)
Data snapshot: Update 7 community guides cross-checked on June 27, 2026. TBA means no confirmed effect is available yet; event rewards and Honey Pot odds remain on the Queen Bee Event page.
All bees and what they do
The current roster spans free starter bees through milestone-locked unlocks. Effects marked TBA are not officially published yet — the bee's stats fill in as you unlock it.
| Bee | First obtained | Effect | Status | Permanence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Worker Bee | Beekeeper (free) | Sweet Surplus — a guaranteed +2 Honey on its next deposit. | Confirmed | Event-only |
Garden Bee | Bee Rolling Station | Bountiful Harvest — +10% crop earnings for 25 seconds. | Confirmed | Event-only |
Harvest Bee | Bee Rolling Station | Quick Harvest — +15% crop earnings for 25 seconds. | Confirmed | Event-only |
Fertiliser Bee | Bee Rolling Station | Green Thumb — 10% chance to fertilize a random crop. | Confirmed | Event-only |
Builder Bee | Bee Rolling Station | TBA | TBA | Event-only |
Sprout Bee | Bee Rolling Station | TBA | TBA | Event-only |
Golden Bee | Bee Rolling Station | TBA | TBA | Event-only |
Lucky Bee | Bee Rolling Station | TBA | TBA | Event-only |
Royal Bee | Bee Merchant | TBA | TBA | Permanent |
Queen Bee | Bee Merchant | TBA | TBA | Permanent |
Honeyheart Bee | Bee Merchant | TBA | TBA | Permanent |
Bloomwarden Bee | Bee Merchant | TBA | TBA | Permanent |
Crownkeeper Bee | Bee Merchant | TBA | TBA | Permanent |
Confirmed effects are short timed buffs; the milestone bees (Royal, Queen, Honeyheart, Bloomwarden, Crownkeeper) reveal their stats as you unlock them at the Bee Merchant.
Permanent bees: the highest-value reward
Most bees disappear when the event ends, but permanent bees stay with you. They are tied to event-progress milestones at the Bee Merchant, so they are the single most valuable thing to chase while the event is live.
How to unlock them
Permanent bees are sold by the Bee Merchant in the center of the map, gated behind event-progress milestones. Check the Merchant often — stock rotates and milestone unlocks appear as you hit Honey and event thresholds.
Prioritize them early
Because they persist, every hour of Honey you funnel toward a permanent-bee milestone pays off long after the event. Hit the unlock conditions first, then spend leftover Honey on rolls.
Hive optimization
The Hive is the engine of the whole bee economy. These four levers decide how fast you bank Honey.
Keep the Hive full
Bees sitting in your inventory produce nothing. Every Hive slot you can fill is more Nectar gathered and more Honey per minute, so place every bee you own.
Plant your whole farm
Bees gather Nectar by flying over planted crops. A fully planted ring around the Hive means bees hit Nectar on every flight instead of crossing empty plots.
Buy Hive upgrades first
Hive upgrades raise capacity, work speed, and Honey output — the single biggest lever for long-term Honey. Buy them before spending on extra rolls.
Visit the Bee Merchant often
Permanent bees and exclusive items sell out and the stock rotates. You pass the Merchant during normal farm runs, so check it every few minutes.
Roll new bees or upgrade what you have?
Honey is limited, so the Rolling Station versus upgrades choice decides how fast your Hive scales.
Roll at the Bee Rolling Station
Each roll costs Honey and gives a random bee. Roll early to widen your collection and fill empty Hive slots — a fuller Hive always out-produces a small one.
Upgrade with duplicates
Use duplicate bees to upgrade existing ones instead of selling them for a small Honey refund. Upgraded bees output more, so duplicates are worth more merged than sold.
Save for permanent bees
Once your Hive is full and upgraded, bank Honey for the Bee Merchant's permanent bees. They outlast the event, so they beat extra rolls late in the window.
Stack the Honeycomb mutation
The Queen Bee Event also feeds the Honeycomb mutation (6.5x). Pair bee farming with the event's Honey Pot pulls and drop Honeycomb into the calculator to see what it's worth on your best crop.
Bees FAQ
How do I get bees in Build A Ring Farm?
Talk to the Beekeeper NPC in front of your garden during the Queen Bee Event for a free Worker Bee. After that, spend the Honey your bees produce at the Bee Rolling Station to pull random new bees, and use duplicates to upgrade the bees you already have.
What is the best bee in Build A Ring Farm?
Among confirmed bees, the Harvest Bee (+15% crop earnings for 25s) edges out the Garden Bee (+10%) for raw income, while the Fertiliser Bee adds free fertilizer procs. The strongest long-term picks are the permanent bees from the Bee Merchant, but several (Royal, Queen, Honeyheart, Bloomwarden, Crownkeeper) still have TBA effects until you unlock them.
How do permanent bees work?
Permanent bees stay in your Hive after the Queen Bee Event ends, unlike rolled bees that disappear. They are unlocked at the Bee Merchant (center of the map) by hitting event-progress milestones, which makes them the highest-value reward to chase while the event is live.
How does the Hive work?
You place bees inside the Hive and they fly out automatically to collect Nectar from your planted crops. When a bee fills up it returns to the Hive, converts the Nectar into Honey, and flies back out. Keep the Hive full and your farm planted, and buy Hive upgrades to raise capacity, speed, and Honey output.
See the full Queen Bee Event & Honey Pot odds
Bees make Honey; the Queen Bee Event turns Honey Tokens into Honeysuckle, Queen Blossom, and the Honeycomb (6.5x) mutation. Get the complete odds next.
Related guides
Bees feed the Honey economy. These pages cover the event payouts, the Honeycomb mutation, and the best seeds to grow alongside them.
Queen Bee Event
Honey Pot odds, Honey Tokens, and the Transcended Queen Blossom seed.
Weather events
When mutations roll, how often each event fires, and the odds of a full farm landing one.
All mutations
Wet (1.35x) to Fire (10x). Trigger events, per-plant rates, and shop prices.
Best seeds guide
Stage-by-stage seed picks including Aurora Lotus and Papaya.
Best money method
Stage-by-stage strategy from under $10M to 1T+. Recommended seeds, mutation targets, and upgrade order.
Profit calculator
Drop any seed into the calculator and see its real income with ring, mutation, and saw bonus layered on.
