Honey in Stardew Valley: Cultivating Sweetness

This Stardew Valley guide focuses on honey production, a profitable yet often overlooked artisan good. This guide is updated for version 1.6.

Bee House Construction

Honey is produced by bees housed in Bee Houses. The Bee House recipe unlocks at Farming Level 3, requiring:

• 40 Wood
• 8 Coal
• 1 Iron Bar
• 1 Maple Syrup

Alternatively, obtain a Bee House from the Fall Crops Bundle (Community Center) or the Mayor's Prize Counter.

Place Bee Houses outdoors (farm, forest, quarry) for honey production every 3-4 days (except Winter). Ginger Island allows year-round production. Harvesting honey with an axe or pickaxe drops the honey. Bee Houses in the Greenhouse do not produce honey.

Honey Types and Flower Influence

Without nearby flowers (within five tiles), Bee Houses produce Wild Honey (100g, 140g with Artisan profession). Nearby flowers influence honey type and value. This includes flowers in Garden Pots.

The Artisan profession (Farming Level 10) increases artisan good value by 40%. Honey prices (base and Artisan):

Harvesting flowers before honey collection reverts the honey to Wild Honey.

Flowers from Wild Seeds (Sweet Peas, Daffodils) yield Wild Honey.

Honey Uses

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

• Mead: Place honey in a Keg to create Mead. Aging in a Cask improves quality and value:

  • Normal: 200g (280g)
  • Silver: 250g (350g)
  • Gold: 300g (420g)
  • Iridium: 400g (560g) Honey type doesn't affect Mead value; use Wild Honey for maximum profit.

• Crafting: Combine Honey, Hardwood, and Fiber to craft a Warp Totem: Farm (Farming Level 8).

• Community Center: Honey completes the Artisan Bundle. It's also used in some Fish Pond quests.

• Gifting: Honey is a Liked gift for most villagers (except Maru and Sebastian). Wild Honey is ideal for friendship building. Mead is also a good gift (avoid Penny, Sebastian, and children).