Not the bees

  

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"Not the bees!" redirects here. For the "Not the Bees!" achievement, see Achievements.

Map view of a medium Not the bees world.

Screen shown while a Not the bees world is generating.

Not the bees is a secret world seed. It generates a world dominated by bee-themed biomes and bee-related items and structures.

The following seeds can be used to generate a Not the bees world (case-insensitive):

• not the bees
• not the bees!
• notthebees

Changes

• Most of the world is replaced with the Jungle biome, with Bee Hives and Honey Blocks found in abundance. See below for a full list of replaced tiles.
  • As a result, the player will spawn in the Jungle biome, as opposed to normal gameplay.
• While generating, all generation descriptions say "Generating bees".
  • The time for generating this seed is also extraordinarily long. This might be because of the fact that the world is generated first (as normal) and then converted to the terrain thereafter.
• The starting NPC is the Merchant instead of the Guide. He will sell the Furnace as per usual in the Jungle.
• Larvae will often generate outside of Bee Hives.
• The Dungeon is painted orange and the Jungle Temple is painted green.
• Water Chests and trees can generate in honey and Fallen Logs can generate on any surface tile.
• When entering Hardmode, the two diagonal stripes of the new biomes generated will replace all Hive blocks to the respective Ebonstone, Crimstone, or Pearlstone Block and all Crispy Honey Blocks will be replaced by Hardened Ebonsand, Hardened Crimsand, or Hardened Pearlsand Blocks, respectively. Note this only affect the initial replacement and none of the biomes will spread to Hive or Crispy Honey Blocks.

Replaced tiles

• All water is replaced with honey, except on Floating Islands, in the Dungeon, or in the Cavern layer underneath the Ocean biomes.
• All Forest trees, Living Wood, Leaf Blocks, and vines are converted into their respective Jungle variants, unless on Floating Islands.
  • Rarely, parts of the world that spawn above the minimum level needed for Floating Islands will also not be converted, leaving hilltops of dirt above a line.
• All gems in their stony block forms are replaced with Crispy Honey Blocks. However, placed gems will still generate.
• All Slush blocks are replaced with Honey Blocks.
• All Dirt Blocks are initially replaced with Mud Blocks, unless part of Floating Islands.
• Grass types are replaced with Jungle grass above the lava layer of the Caverns and with Mushroom grass below the lava layer. Corresponding grass is grown on all exposed Mud Blocks.
  • Because of this, an enormous Glowing Mushroom biome will appear in the lava layer where the original Jungle was.
• Stone, Granite, Marble, Ice, and Snow Blocks are replaced with Hive blocks above the lava layer and with Crispy Honey Blocks below the lava layer.
  • Likewise with Ebonsand, Ebonsandstone, Hardened Ebonsand, Purple Ice, Crimsand, Crimsandstone, Hardened Crimsand, and Red Ice blocks.
• Only Sand Blocks within the Ocean biomes are replaced with Honey Blocks.
  • Likewise, only Hardened Sand and Sandstone Blocks within the Ocean biomes are replaced with Hive blocks.
• Jungle grass and Mud Blocks that would be within 20 tiles (40 ft) of Ebonstone or Crimstone blocks are converted into Corrupt grass or Crimson grass and Dirt Blocks.
• Mud Blocks underneath the Oceans, in the Cavern layer and above the lava layer, are replaced with Snow and Ice Blocks. The upper half will be Ice while the lower half will be Snow Blocks.
• Copper Ore, Tin Ore, Iron Ore, and Lead Ore in the approximate lower half of the world are replaced with Dirt Blocks.
• Silt and Clay Blocks in the approximate lower half of the world are replaced with Stone Blocks.

Excluded content

• The Oasis and glowing moss biomes will not generate.
• Campsites, gemstone caves, moss chambers, and Thin Ice patches will not generate.
• Lava traps and Geysers will not generate.
• Shell Piles and Moss will not generate.

World icons

The world icon of Not the bees world is a Rich Mahogany surrounded by Bees.

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  Pre-Hardmode Corruption world icon.

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  Pre-Hardmode Crimson world icon.

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  Hardmode Corruption world icon.

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  Hardmode Crimson world icon.

Tips

Main article: Guide:Not the bees

• There are few Stone Blocks available early on, so purchasing Wooden Arrows and a Furnace from the Merchant is advised.
• Snow Flinxes can still be found deep below the outer edges of the world where Snow and Ice Blocks generate (since the number of Snow-related tiles there is sufficient to form an Ice biome). Deerclops can also be summoned in this area.

Trivia

• The phrase not the bees references the "NOT THE BEES!" meme which originated from the 2006 horror film The Wicker Man.
• There is also an achievement named "Not the Bees!".

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Added notthebees as an alias for this seed.
  • Spider Nests now generate in this seed.
  • All fish should be catchable now.
  • It should now be possible to 100% complete the Bestiary.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.