[Dinkum Complete Guide]The road to becoming a beekeeping master | Latest super detailed guide from discovering beehives to automatic infinite honey production and super efficient money making[Suitable for beginners to advanced users]

Dinkum is a survival craft game where you can freely build your life on a vast island inspired by the Australian outback. In this game, you will develop your town through various activities such as logging, mining, farming, and livestock raising, and realize your ideal lifestyle. Among them, beekeeping is a production system that is highly recommended, especially for early to mid-game players. This is because honey, a stable and high-value item, can be automatically generated with little effort. Honey has a high selling price, is an excellent stamina recovery buff, and is also useful as a basic material for cooking and crafting. Once you build a system, resources will accumulate every day just by leaving it alone, making it easier to concentrate on other activities.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to find a beehive, capture the queen bee, craft a bee house, set up layout, the best time to harvest honey, and how to use it. It's packed with common mistakes and efficiency tips, so both beginners and advanced users are sure to make new discoveries. By starting beekeeping, your island's economy will start to flourish. Let's take a look at the details.

1. Thorough explanation of the overall picture of Dinkum beekeeping and the benefits of introducing it

The basic flow of beekeeping is simple. First, cut down a tree in the forest area to find a beehive, destroy it and capture the queen bee. Next, raise your bug catching skill to level 10, craft and install a bee house. After installation, honey will be produced automatically every 6 days and all you have to do is harvest it. If you build multiple cycles like this, you will have a near-infinite source of passive income.

The biggest advantage of beekeeping is “low labor and high return.” Unlike farming, there is no need for daily care, and unlike livestock farming, there is no need for feeding. The selling price of one honey is high at 3,100 dinks, and just by eating it, you will receive a buff of maximum stamina +15 and stamina recovery +5/sec that lasts for 8 minutes. This makes long-term mine exploration and large-scale logging much easier. In addition, it can be used as a cooking ingredient for toffee, etc., and has the same effect as a stamina potion, and can be used to craft beautiful beehive paths. There is also a trick to make early money by selling the beehive itself at John's shop according to its weight, which is worth 8,000 dinks per kg.

Additionally, beekeeping enriches the island's landscape. A bee farm with multiple bee houses creates a realistic Australian-style farm, and can also be used for NPC photo requests and museum donations. In multiplayer, it's fun to share resources with your friends in a shared bee farm. The disadvantage is the initial investment of collecting materials and improving skills, but if you follow this guide you can complete it in 1-2 days. This is why many players who have introduced beekeeping say that their island life has changed. Next, let's start with specific preparations.

2. Essential preparations before starting beekeeping: How to have the perfect set of skills, tools, and licenses

Insect catching skill level 10 is essential for a full-fledged start in beekeeping. This skill unlocks the bee house crafting recipe. The best way to level up is to catch bugs on the island with a bug net. Early bug nets are available at John's store after purchasing a fishing license. Walk through coniferous forests and open fields on spring or summer mornings and hunt for bees and other insects. Catch dozens of them in an hour and repeat until you reach level 10. Please do not sell the insects you catch, but instead donate them to museums or use them in insect incubators.

Next, prepare the tools. For felling, prepare an iron ax or higher, and for destroying beehives, use a bug net (or a higher grade compound bug net). Craft an iron ax by collecting iron ore in a copper mine and making an iron bar in a furnace. Spinifex grass is cut down with a machete in dry areas and converted to resin in a campfire. The hard wood is blackwood (a tree with dark brown bark) that is felled with an iron ax and processed into boards at a sawmill. Let's do these tasks in parallel while securing a large amount of iron in the first layer of the underground mine. Purchase a bug catching license early to accelerate skill improvement.

The estimated preparation time is 2 in-game days. Please save frequently to avoid failure. If you find a beehive while improving your skills, immediately destroy it and stock up on queen bees. This preparation will make subsequent steps smoother. At this stage, the foundation of beekeeping is solidified and motivation increases.

3. The golden route to finding beehives: A complete guide to optimal tree species and felling strategies

Beehives have a low chance of dropping on the ground when certain trees are cut down. The best tree species are blackwood trees (hard wood, dark brown), eucalyptus trees (gum trees), and coral acacia trees. In particular, blackwoods have the highest probability and are concentrated deep within forest areas. Prioritize exploring the northeastern and central areas of the island with dense trees. Rubber trees and pine forest plains are also effective, and they have been confirmed to appear even in winter.

The logging strategy is “all at once in an open area”. If the surrounding trees are dense, you will lose track of the beehive, so first clear the surrounding trees with an iron ax. Carefully check the ground each time you cut down a tree to make sure you don't miss any brown lumps. The appearance rate is low at about 5-10%, but you are sure to get 1-3 out of 50 trees cut down. If you collect seeds and replant them, you can create an infinite loop. Avoid rainy days as visibility is poor and concentrate on daytime viewing. This method allows you to secure multiple hives on the first day.

Please note that beehives will roll, so avoid slopes. If you find it, collect it immediately and temporarily sell it at John's store (save and reload later) to avoid overwhelming your inventory. Now you don't have to worry about running out of beehives.

4. Professional techniques for destroying beehives and capturing queen bees: Zero failure procedure

Once you have the beehive, place the bug net in your tool belt and right-click to destroy it. Immediately after destruction, one or two bees and a piece of honey will pop out from inside, and occasionally a queen bee (large and vertically long) will be mixed in. The drop pattern is either “Bee 1 + Queen Bee 1 + Honey 1”, “Bee 2 + Honey 1”, or “Queen Bee 2 + Honey 1”. The probability is unknown, but it will definitely appear if multiple destructions occur.

The trick to catching them is to “swing the net right away.” The queen bee is fast and will swing her net within 0.5 seconds after being destroyed. If you manage to escape, please retry by saving and reloading. Queen bees can be captured directly outdoors in the mornings of spring and summer, but it is more stable to capture them via a beehive. You can rest assured that there will be no damage from the bite. After capturing and securing one queen bee, the rest are sold or placed in an insect incubator. Recharge your stamina with ready-to-eat honey. By repeating this step, you can quickly build multiple bee houses.

As an advanced tip, don't donate your hive to a museum, weigh it on John's scale and sell it for a high price. Over 1.5kg will cost over 12,000 dink. If you are not satisfied, please reload.

5. Obtain all materials for bee house craft: Explanation of the shortest route for iron, resin, and board

The bee house recipe is created on the workbench after the bug removal level 10 is unlocked. The materials are 2 iron bars, 2 spinifex resin, 4 hard wood boards, and 1 queen bee.

To obtain iron bars, mine 20 pieces of iron ore in the 1st or 2nd floor of the underground mine and smelt it in the furnace. Please produce a large amount of charcoal for fuel. Spinifex resin can be converted by cutting 100 grasses and lighting 10 bonfires in the Southern Drylands. For hard wooden boards, cut down 20 blackwood trees (requires an iron ax) and process the boards at a sawmill. The queen bee has been secured above.

The trick to completing the entire process in one day is to work in parallel. I collect resin grass while digging for iron in mines and process it when I get home. It is recommended to upgrade the sawmill to double the board efficiency. Now you can craft 5 or more bee houses.

6. Optimal apiary layout and installation: Design drawings with excellent expandability released

Place bee houses on the ground, and leave 2 to 3 squares apart when there are multiple bee houses. The best place is a flat area 50 meters away from the house or field, no trees or flowers are required. As an example, place 25 grids in a 10 x 10 area. When expanding, power will be shared near the windmill.

Layout example 1 is 5 beginners in parallel. Example 2 is advanced 50 zones. Please check the bee house regularly to stop bugs. Let's pave the area around the beehive with an emphasis on aesthetics. This design increases production by 10 times.

7. Honey harvest cycle management: 6-day rule and operation to maximize efficiency

Generates honey every 6 days after installation. Signs are honey dripping from the top and bobbing up and down. Right click harvest, 1 piece/house. There is no need to check daily for multiple homes, and you can always obtain it at different cycles.

As a maximizing measure, over 8 pieces per day for 50 houses. Please use the calendar. No maintenance is required, but it will be reinstalled in the rare event of a shutdown. Winter operation is also possible.

8. All usage patterns of Honey: Triple usage of money strategy, buff, and craft

The sale price is 3,100/piece, and 50 pieces is 155,000 Dink. Eating it will strengthen your exploration with stamina buffs. Crafts include 16 beehive paths (2 cement + honey 1-2), honey set (food modeler 1 honey), and 3 toffees (2 cooking tables + 1 sugar, instead of stamina potion). It can also be used for resident requests and photo materials.

As a combination toffee is mass produced and has infinite stamina. Beautify your farm with road materials. The economic impact is several million dink per month.

summary

Dinkum beekeeping is the ultimate system that will yield lasting wealth and convenience once you're prepared. From finding beehives to using honey, this guide will help you master it as quickly as possible. Take the first step to making your island prosperous by starting now. Your Dinkum life will improve dramatically.