Bee Swarm Simulator Beginner Guide: Tools, Bags, Quests and Hive Slots

This guide is for anyone who has just spawned in Bee Swarm Simulator and wants a clear plan for the first hours. You will learn what your starter gear does, what to buy first, why quests matter, and how your hive grows. Prices below come from the community wiki and can change with updates, so check them in the shop.

How the game works

You collect pollen from flower fields with a tool, your bees collect pollen too, and you carry it in a bag. When the bag is full you walk back to your hive and convert the pollen into honey. Honey is what you spend in shops. The game's own description also points to the other big parts: meeting friendly bears, finishing their quests for rewards, fighting bugs and monsters, and discovering new bee types as your hive gets bigger.

You begin with a free Pouch, which holds 200 pollen, and a free Scooper, plus a Basic Egg. The wiki notes that the Scooper is the weakest tool in the game, which is why replacing it is your first goal.

What to buy at the Noob Shop

The Noob Shop is next to the Dandelion Field, below the entrance of the Star Hall, and is run by Noob Bear. It sells these items for honey, according to the wiki:

Tools: - Rake: 800 honey - Clippers: 2,200 honey - Magnet: 5,500 honey - Vacuum: 14,000 honey

Bags: - Jar: 650 honey (holds 750) - Backpack: 5,500 honey (holds 3,500) - Canister: 22,000 honey (holds 10,000 and adds 30 percent convert rate)

A simple order is the Jar first, because a bigger bag means fewer trips back to the hive. After that the Rake, then the Backpack, then the Clippers or Magnet as your honey allows. The shop also has a few accessories, such as Basic Boots and a Belt Pocket, which cost honey plus some items like sunflower seeds and blueberries, so you can come back for them once you have collected those.

Follow Black Bear's quests

The wiki says quests are not strictly required but are highly recommended, because they pay out honey, eggs and other things that move you forward. Black Bear is usually the first quest giver you meet. He stands to the right of the hives in front of the Red Cannon, and his quests are simple pollen collection tasks.

His first line of quests looks like this:

1. Sunflower Start: collect 100 pollen from the Sunflower Field for 200 honey.
2. Dandelion Deed: collect 250 pollen from the Dandelion Field for 400 honey.
3. Pollen Fetcher: collect 500 pollen for 500 honey.
4. Red Request: collect 600 red pollen for 650 honey.
5. Into The Blue: collect 1,000 blue pollen for 750 honey.
6. Variety Fetcher: collect 1,000 pollen each from the Mushroom, Blue Flower and Clover fields for a Silver Egg.

The quests also teach you where fields are and what colors they are. Keep Black Bear's quest active while you farm, since you will be collecting pollen anyway.

Two longer quest lines are called out as required for progress: Science Bear's Translator quests and Spirit Bear's quests. Spirit Bear gives a Spirit Petal for every 10 of his quests, and there are 30 quests in total, so three petals can be earned.

Farm bigger flowers

The wiki explains that flowers come in five sizes: single, double, triple, large and star. The bigger the flower, the more pollen you get from each hit, so aim your tool at the biggest flowers in the field instead of walking randomly.

Scythe or Bubble Wand

Later you will meet this question. The wiki FAQ calls it a matter of opinion: the Bubble Wand has a slight edge in raw pollen, but the better pick depends on whether you own more red or blue bees and whether you prefer collecting in a line or a circle. It adds that the Scythe works better on goo. As you add bees, your tool matters less because most pollen comes from your bees and their abilities.

Hive slots

Your hive starts with 25 slots for bees. You can buy 25 more at the Mountain Top Shop for a maximum of 50. The first extra slot costs 3,000,000 honey, and each one costs more than the last, so this is a long-term goal and not something to chase early.

About codes

Codes exist in this game and are entered in the System menu. According to the wiki they are not case-sensitive, each one can be redeemed once, and there is no such thing as a daily code. Only trust codes posted by the developer on the official channels, and never pay or hand over your account details for a code.

Mistakes to avoid

• Staying on the Scooper and Pouch for hours when the Jar and Rake are cheap.
• Skipping quests and then wondering why progress is slow.
• Saving honey for hive slots too early.
• Trusting sites that promise free items for your login. Spending Robux costs real money and is never needed for the early game.