Giant Bee

Giant Bee

Dossier Giant Bee.png

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Group

Invertebrates

Species

Apis lithohermaea

Time Period

Middle Miocene

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Territorial

Release Versions

257.0
May 5, 2017

754.0
May 17, 2017

507.0
May 17, 2017

Not Yet Released

599.0
November 30, 2018

Variants

Giant Queen Bee

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Bee_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Bee/Bee_Character_BP.Bee_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Giant Queen Bee
admincheat summon Bee_Queen_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Bee/Bee_Queen_Character_BP.Bee_Queen_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Giant Queen Bee (Gauntlet)
admincheat summon Bee_Queen_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Bee_Queen_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Bee_Queen_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

No

No

Torpor Immune

Yes

Taming Method

Passive

Preferred Kibble

Simple Kibble

Preferred Food

Rare Flower

Data

XP For Kill

2 XP

Drops

• Chitin
• Raw Meat

Feces Size

None

Drag Weight

30

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Aberrant Megalosaurus
• Kaprosuchus
• Megalosaurus

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Giant Bee (jai-ahnt-bee) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena, the author of the Dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game Creatures.

	“	Wild In the wild, Apis lithohermaea Drones never stray far from their nests, which they build high in the Island’s Redwood trees or on rocky cliffsides. Apis Drones can be seen swarming around the nest in groups, but to get a look at the Queen Apis, one would need to crack open the nest itself. Speaking from experience, this is not a pleasant task, as the untameable Apis Drones are quite territorial. I probably should have seen that one coming, in hindsight. Take caution: Apis stings will significantly weaken any creature which suffers them, and because its stinger is not barbed, Apis can sting multiple times without its stinger being ripped away. Domesticated A tamed Apis Queen will lay new drone eggs, and construct a nest that survivors can farm for honey, so long as they remember to wear specialized bee-keeping gear. Said honey is not only sweet and delicious, but laced with scents that land mammals find irresistible. Many hunters use it to bait their traps. Apis Drones will also follow their Queen into battle, so they can be used for self-defense in a pinch.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

General: The entity that is the Giant Bee consists of the Queen Bee and the drone (called Giant Bee in game).

Queen: The Queen Bee is the center of the Giant Bee entity. She is the larger of the two that players will encounter. When she spawns into the world, she automatically becomes a hive. Note that the Queen may despawn shortly after spawning in and turning into a hive, even when she is spawned in by a player. Wild Queens will spawn drones to protect her while she flees from the recently destroyed hive, and will keep spawning them after tamed. Once tamed, she can be interacted with like other pets but she does not gain XP and cannot level up past the post tame additional levels. (+2 max on a private game) She tends to spawn at level 5. She has an inventory that can have items placed in it, and a food bar but it does not drain very fast. From tests, she can eat both raw meat and Rare Flowers, but seems to require hand feeding. The Queen will continuously spawn drones that seemingly do not count towards the player's tame count, as they do not show up as red in the kill feed if killed by the owning player or fellow tribe members.

Drones: Drones are smaller of the two Giant Bees. They will spawn from inside a wild hive and will swarm any attackers. Once the Queen is tamed, they can be interacted with the exception of having an inventory or a progression system. They can and will protect the player if their aggression is not set to Passive. They can also follow the player, but only a certain distance before returning to the Queen. Giant Bee drones can be uploaded to a Beacon or Obelisks, and can be redownloaded. If they are downloaded, they will be severed from the Queen and can be used as guard dogs. However, like Forcetamed Titanoboa, they cannot be fed or leveled up, and will despawn when the player reloads the same world. Drones cannot be acquired from a tamed hive, and are only produced by a tamed Queen. She will only produce a certain amount, and the Drones seem to have lifespans. Sometimes they will live for 30 minutes or so and sometimes they will die en masse within a few seconds of spawning.

Color Scheme and Regions

Displayed are the Queen Bee's natural colors. The drone bees it spawns have different colorization.

 

This section displays the Giant Bee's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Giant Bee. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Giant Bee will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Giant Bee's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Giant Bee's "body highlights" magenta.

Region 0: Body Highlights	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2: Legs Highlight
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4 is not used for this Creature.	Region 5: Body Dark

Region 0: Body HighlightsRegion 2: Legs HighlightRegion 5: Body Dark

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	80	+16	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	200	+20	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	450	+45	+10%
Weight	150	+3	+4%
Melee Damage	8	+0.4	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%
Torpidity	400	+24	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	600	?	600	600	5
Swimming	200	?	?	?	?
Flying	600	?	600	600	?

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Bite (Drone Bee)		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The bee drones (not the Queen) bite the target.
		0	65	0	100
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		8

Sting (Drone Bee)		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The bee drones (not the Queen) sting the target. This attack will remove players from their mounts.
		0	65	0	100
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		8

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Giant Bee

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Giant Bee.

General

These things are pure annoyances. You choose when to engage, so you can prepare with ample time to do so. Just don't be stupid, and don't walk into other creatures and you're fine.

Strategy

Performing a barrel roll with a Pteranodon is a relatively safe way to destroy the hive without wasting too many resources such as bullets. If the barrel roll is aimed correctly, the Pteranodon can damage the hive with more damage than its regular attack, and the barrel roll also allows the rider to move past the hive fast enough in order to not get stung by the Drones. Just repeat a “hit and run” strategy with you Pteranodons’s roll. Rocket Launchers are also great against wild hives. Another great way to destroy a hive is by using a Dire Bear as Dire Bears have a passive buff that makes you and the Dire Bear immune to bees.

Weaponry

Ranged weapons and pikes or spears are effective against the drones.

Dangers

Stings will dismount riders and slow players, making them easy targets for the swarm. Their small size makes them difficult to hit at times, and they move at a fair pace, allowing them to chase any assailant attempting to raid the hive.

Weakness

The drones are fairly slow and have low health, making them easy targets for ranged weapons.

Taming

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	2	00:55	0:00:55
Raw Mutton	4	03:26	0:10:18
Cooked Lamb Chop	7	02:59	0:17:59
Raw Prime Meat	5	03:13	0:12:52
Rare Flower	5	04:49	0:19:18
Cooked Prime Meat	9	02:53	0:23:08
Raw Prime Fish Meat	11	01:24	0:14:09
Raw Meat	13	02:47	0:33:26
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	22	01:23	0:29:04
Cooked Meat	26	01:20	0:33:26
Raw Fish Meat	32	01:19	0:41:09
Cooked Fish Meat	64	00:39	0:41:09

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	3	00:41	0:01:23
Raw Mutton	5	03:13	0:12:52
Cooked Lamb Chop	9	02:53	0:23:08
Raw Prime Meat	6	03:05	0:15:26
Rare Flower	6	04:37	0:23:09
Cooked Prime Meat	12	02:48	0:30:50
Raw Prime Fish Meat	14	01:23	0:18:01
Raw Meat	17	02:43	0:43:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	28	01:22	0:37:00
Cooked Meat	34	01:19	0:43:43
Raw Fish Meat	42	01:19	0:54:01
Cooked Fish Meat	84	00:39	0:54:01

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	3	00:41	0:01:23
Raw Mutton	6	03:05	0:15:26
Cooked Lamb Chop	11	02:49	0:28:16
Raw Prime Meat	7	03:00	0:18:01
Rare Flower	7	04:30	0:27:01
Cooked Prime Meat	14	02:46	0:35:58
Raw Prime Fish Meat	18	01:21	0:23:09
Raw Meat	21	02:42	0:54:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	35	01:21	0:46:15
Cooked Meat	42	01:19	0:54:01
Raw Fish Meat	53	01:18	1:08:09
Cooked Fish Meat	105	00:38	1:07:31

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	4	00:36	0:01:50
Raw Mutton	7	03:00	0:18:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	13	02:47	0:33:24
Raw Prime Meat	9	02:53	0:23:09
Rare Flower	9	04:20	0:34:43
Cooked Prime Meat	17	02:43	0:43:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat	21	01:21	0:27:01
Raw Meat	26	02:40	1:06:52
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	42	01:21	0:55:29
Cooked Meat	51	01:18	1:05:35
Raw Fish Meat	63	01:18	1:21:01
Cooked Fish Meat	126	00:38	1:21:01

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	4	00:36	0:01:50
Raw Mutton	8	02:56	0:20:35
Cooked Lamb Chop	15	02:45	0:38:32
Raw Prime Meat	10	02:51	0:25:43
Rare Flower	10	04:17	0:38:35
Cooked Prime Meat	20	02:42	0:51:23
Raw Prime Fish Meat	25	01:20	0:32:09
Raw Meat	30	02:39	1:17:09
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	49	01:20	1:04:44
Cooked Meat	59	01:18	1:15:52
Raw Fish Meat	74	01:18	1:35:09
Cooked Fish Meat	147	00:38	1:34:31

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Simple Kibble	5	00:34	0:02:18
Raw Mutton	9	02:53	0:23:09
Cooked Lamb Chop	17	02:43	0:43:40
Raw Prime Meat	12	02:48	0:30:52
Rare Flower	12	04:12	0:46:18
Cooked Prime Meat	23	02:41	0:59:05
Raw Prime Fish Meat	28	01:20	0:36:01
Raw Meat	34	02:38	1:27:26
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	56	01:20	1:13:59
Cooked Meat	68	01:18	1:27:26
Raw Fish Meat	84	01:18	1:48:01
Cooked Fish Meat	168	00:38	1:48:01

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for Simple Kibble: 1 ×  Cooked Fish Meat, 1 ×  Small Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 5 ×  Mejoberry, 2 ×  Rockarrot, 1 ×  Water

Taming Strategy

The Giant Bee is a passive tame. You have to crack open the hive to get to the queen, then feed it Simple Kibble or Rare Flower. She will also eat Raw and Cooked Mutton.

Some hives are empty though. If the hive is occupied, a swarm of Giant Bees will come out and attack the person who damaged it. You can check without damaging the hive, however, by staying near it and listening for the sounds the queen makes, as she can be heard beating her wings and occasionally buzzing from inside. Only occupied hives have a Queen - empty ones just have some honey to harvest every 15 minutes (press E, , on the hive).

Use a dino or shoot the nest until it breaks. You can also build a Wooden Pillar under the hive and place a C4 Charge on top of the pillar to take the hive out in a single blast without having to worry about getting stung. The Queen will slowly descend towards the ground where you can begin taming. You can use a Quetzal or another flying mount, but be warned, if it gets stung you will get dismounted. A Quetzal with a Platform Saddle is the best option due to its high AOE (area of effect), and you won't be thrown far if you're dismounted. Try not to accidentally kill the queen. Sometimes the queen gets stuck in the tree and will not move from where her hive was destroyed.

One very effective method to gain access to a queen is to use Dimorphodons as they are extremely efficient for breaking open bee hives and aiding in the taming of the queen, arguably more so than using firearms or explosives. Being flyers, a small swarm of Dimorphodons can easily reach and quickly break open any hive when whistled to attack it, without angering the drones, provided the player keeps a far enough distance away while they do this. Once the hive is broken and the queen is exposed, they can be whistled to passive and brought back, without harming the queen or drawing the attention of drones so long as they are called back quickly enough. Once returned to the player's position, they can be set to neutral to guard any mounts or other tamed dinos while the player is occupied with the long-chase process of taming the queen bee. A suggested mount to use while searching for bee hives, that pairs nicely with the Dimorphodons, is a Tapejara. With their maneuverability in flight, they make controlling the camera and spotting wild hives that much easier.

Once the hive is broken and the queen exposed, use a Ghillie Suit to prevent stings, as well as Bug Repellant to get close enough. Feeding your dino Bug Repellant does work in combination with your repellant. This allows you to get close enough without angering the drones. However, if you get too close or touch the queen, the drones will become angry and attack regardless.

On Scorched Earth, they are found exclusively on the walls of the canyon that runs through the middle of the High Desert, near Canyon Cave.

Sometimes it is possible to get more than one Queen from the wild hive.

Utility

Giant Bee Hives

• Beehive: When tamed, There is a prompt displayed over the queen bee: "press E, , to obtain hive". When doing so, a Bee Hive is being placed in your inventory and the queen bee disappears. The hive can then be placed like smithy or other structures and produces Giant Bee Honey. Be sure to be wearing a full Ghillie Suit, with nothing in your off-hand slot, while touching the nest, otherwise you will be stung. The hive needs Rare Flower to "stay healthy". When destroyed, the Giant Bee that was used to build the Bee Hive will respawn which can then be used to create a new Bee Hive.
• Honey:
• Swarmers:
• Pet:
• Hive Mentality:

Video Tutorial

A quick tutorial on how to make a bee trap to get honey easier in the Redwoods.

Notes/Trivia

• Dino Dossier revealed on 09/20/2016.
• The Giant Bee's scientific name Apis lithohermaea is that of an actual species of giant bee that dwelled in Miocene Japan. Of course, the real animal was much smaller at only 18 millimeters.
• The giant bee is the third creature to have a queen, with the first being Araneo (Broodmother Lysrix), the second being Titanomyrma, although the Titanomyrma queen is not currently in-game, and fourth one is Nameless (Reaper Queen).
• The dossier referenced a possible apiarist armor however it was instead replaced with the ghillie armor
• When a player-made hive is destroyed, the bee will be facing to the right of the original orientation of the hive.
  • Player-made hives in Aberration destroyed will not 'refund' Giant Bee. Be advised if you intend to transfer the bee to another map as Bee Hives cannot be transferred anywhere.
  • Additionally, Cryopoding a Queen Bee will result in the bee being permanently stuck in the cryopod, as the bee is considered disallowed into aberration without Foreign Dino Transfers being allowed
• As of Patch 291.102 (PC) and 781.16 (Xbox), player created Beehives may be picked back up after ~5 seconds, giving the player their Beehive back as well as another Queen Bee being created.
• Real Bees lay eggs, however Ark's Giant Bees do not.
• Giant Bees cant land just like Onyc, Meganeura and the Phoenix despite having legs.
• the Giant Bee is the only non Tek Creature in Aberration to not have a Aberrant variant.
• Despite being enormous, the Giant Bee makes very little noise. Its buzzing sounds more like a helicopter than an actual bee.
• In the real world, if there is a bee that is born different from the rest of the colony, that bee is fed a special type of food known as royal jelly. Royal jelly is only given to queens and is what turns a female bee into a queen.
• In real life male bees sacrifice themselves to mate with the queen, after mating the queen a few times the male bees die from having peices of theirs organs ripped out when they are mating.

Gallery

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  Beehives obtained by taming Giant Bees