Bee Wax

   

Desktop/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, Old-gen console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Bee Wax

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Statistics

Type	Crafting material
Rarity	00*
Sell	5 SC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 1 SC (Old-gen console version)
Research	25 required

• Internal Item ID: 2431 (Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Queen Bee Queen Bee	16–26	100%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (Queen Bee)Treasure Bag (Queen Bee)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	17–29	100%

Not to be confused with the pet item Beeswax(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) or the accessory Honey Comb.

Bee Wax is a crafting material dropped by the Queen Bee. It cannot be crafted or placed. It takes 44 to craft a set of Bee armor and the Hornet Staff, which amounts to killing Queen Bee 2–3 times.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Bee Breastplate(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Bee Wax(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)12	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Bee Greaves(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Bee Wax(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)10
Bee Headgear(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Bee Wax(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)8
only: Beenade	Grenade Bee Wax(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Hive-Five(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Bee Wax(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)14
Hornet Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Bee Wax(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)14

Tips

• (Old-gen console version) The most profitable way to sell Bee Wax is to craft them into Bee Headgear. 80 pieces will make 10 Bee Headgears which sell for 45 GC.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4.9: Sell value increased from 1 SC to 5 SC.

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now used to craft the Hive-Five.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Now used to craft Beenades.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Now used in Beenades. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Now used in Beenades. ()

• Console 1.08: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Now used in Beenades.

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.