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Stardew Valley: How To Cultivate Honey

This Stardew Valley guide delves into the often-overlooked, yet highly profitable, world of honey production. This guide is part of a larger Stardew Valley guide and walkthrough. Honey, a valuable artisan product, is easily cultivated and offers significant profit potential. This updated guide (J

By Riley: Feb 10,2025

This Stardew Valley guide delves into the often-overlooked, yet highly profitable, world of honey production. This guide is part of a larger Stardew Valley guide and walkthrough.

Bee House

Honey, a valuable artisan product, is easily cultivated and offers significant profit potential. This updated guide (January 9, 2025) incorporates details from version 1.6.

Bee House Construction:

To produce honey, you'll need a Bee House. This recipe unlocks at Farming Level 3, requiring:

40 Wood
8 Coal
1 Iron Bar
1 Maple Syrup

Bee Houses can also be obtained from the Fall Crops Bundle (Community Center) or the Mayor's Prize Counter. Place Bee Houses outdoors (not in the Greenhouse) for honey production every 3-4 days (except Winter; year-round on Ginger Island). Moving a Bee House with an axe or pickaxe will drop any ready honey.

Honey Types and Flower Influence:

Flowers near Bee House

Without nearby flowers (within five tiles, including Garden Pots), Bee Houses produce Wild Honey (100g, 140g with Artisan profession). Nearby flowers change the honey type and increase its value. Harvesting flowers before honey collection reverts the honey to Wild Honey.

Honey Type	Base Sell Price	Artisan Sell Price
Tulip Honey	160g	224g
Blue Jazz Honey	200g	280g
Sunflower Honey	260g	364g
Summer Spangle Honey	280g	392g
Poppy Honey	380g	532g
Fairy Rose Honey	680g	952g

Wild Seeds (e.g., Sweet Peas, Daffodils) yield only Wild Honey.

Honey Uses:

Higher-value honeys are best sold directly. Wild Honey and less valuable varieties have other uses:

Mead: Place honey in a Keg to make Mead. Aging in a Cask increases quality and value:
- Normal: 200g (280g)
- Silver: 250g (350g)
- Gold: 300g (420g)
- Iridium: 400g (560g) Honey type doesn't affect Mead's value.
Crafting: Combine honey, Hardwood, and Fiber to craft a Warp Totem: Farm (Farming Level 8).
Community Center: Honey fulfills the Artisan Bundle.
Gifting: Honey is a well-liked gift for most villagers (except Maru and Sebastian). Mead is also popular, but avoid giving it to children, Penny, or Sebastian.

Mead Keg Warp Totem Gifting Honey

This comprehensive guide empowers you to maximize honey production and profit in Stardew Valley. Remember to consult the full Stardew Valley guide for further information.