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Turns out most of the staple grain crops either self-pollinate or wind-pollinate and so don’t make any nectar for the bees. How rude. This is why non-bees can’t have nice things.
Except for these non-bees, who did bring some flowers and so will be permitted a few nice things. ...
2024-01-25 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…the Firstborn may have just opened a door that should not have been opened. Ah well, I’m sure Fourth of the Seventh’s worker and the First of the Fifth’s daughter will figure something out!
And then maybe the King won’t have to risk interacting with the outsiders anymor...
2024-01-24 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ah yes, Belissar has discovered the magic of…taxes.
…
Be careful, ye mighty king. The seeds of revolution may have already been planted…except that Belissar is gathering the taxes on behalf of the workers. And, um, he still got that peasant mindset of taxes bad. So, um...
2024-01-23 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Kindness fight go? Guess that’s one way to compete for favor. But, well, First of the Fifth definitely got some catching up to do if she wants to take on the Fourth of the Seventh!
Anyways!
Can the First of the Fifth pay for her mistakes? Can she adjust to this new paradig...
2024-01-22 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Cause Belissar is trying to imitate the wonder of bees. And the wounded soldier is imitating the Conduit. Get it? ...yes I was tired when I named this one why do you ask?
Makes honey? Check. Builds hive? Check. You know what’s next, right, Belissar?
Magic soldiers, a...
2024-01-19 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostLady Atreis sighed behind her fan.
“I am truly sorry about this, Lady Baillairgé. If I had any idea my Lilussees was capable of such a thing…”
Lady Baillairgé waved her off.
“There was no harm done. She would not be the first noble child to believe they could remove a tutor in such a fashion.” 2024-01-19 02:36:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Author’s Note:
Belissar when seeing a magic beehive that all queens could only dream of: It sucks, I better fix it. But well, that’s why he’s the King. Because he’s, um, definitely paying attention to the more mystical aspect of things, right? I mean, that’s what all Tower Lords do so su...
2024-01-18 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Get wrecked, shade bird thing! We have tactics and reserves now! And sprayers!
And so the First of the Fourth’s first battle results in an epic victory. Good thing she is calm and collected and won’t be affected by the thrill of successful battle!
…Right?
Anyways...
2024-01-17 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Minor+ purification, here we go. Hopefully it goes better than the last one. But it should be fine, right? We have sprayers now! And a queen is leading personally! A queen who is definitely calm, calculated, and who won’t take unnecessary risks...right?
...
A-Anyways!
<... 2024-01-16 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Oh look, the Fourth of the Seventh starting more revolutions with casual actions. As you do. It’s, um, totally her intentional brilliance to embody the King’s great wisdom into reality and then spread it to the masses, right?
Because she, like the King, is obviously not just g...
2024-01-15 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
And there goes the Fourth of the Seventh, definitely not spreading around revolutionary new methods of organizing one’s hive! That definitely weren’t developed because she’d rather explore than tell her workers what to do! Definitely not!
Just like how the Second of the Sixt...
2024-01-12 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostLilussees was in hell. Figuratively, and soon to be literally.
Every inch of her body ached. A wave of chills wracked her as she was drenched in sweat. Her body lost what little strength it had and she collapsed upon the ground. She could not even stir up her mana, for she could not focus through the pain well enough to...
2024-01-12 02:54:07 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ah, there we go. The First of the Fifth is back in business! It’s simple, really. Instead of being the most favored, she’ll just give the most favor, which will result in being the most favored again! As expected of the favored queen!
Oh, and I guess there was, like, a shade o...
2024-01-11 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
On the one hand, it felt a bit early to me for the First of the Fifth to have this revelation. On the other hand, there’s no real avoiding it when the King’s treatment of the Firstborn after the battle is just that different from anything she would ever expect. Even she can’t just...
2024-01-10 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the attempt on her life, there was a shakeup in the adults watching over the young Lilussees. Well, the girl herself didn’t really pay enough attention to their faces to really notice, but she found it out just a few days later.
Her Rest came to an end in the middle of the night as it had every night, and she st...
2024-01-10 01:47:39 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…oh. The news from the other rooms was something impactful to the First of the Fifth after all. How could this have happened? Who could have known?
And now the most favored queen is doubting herself. This is terrible. How could this be? Don’t tell me the King doesn’...
2024-01-09 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Notes:
Time for a POBees! No non-bees allowed this time! The effects of the all the new additions finally coming into play! Also the hive of hives taking on a bit more of a literal meaning in the Orchard…and contact finally being reestablished with the Apiary! Eh, that’s, like, mino...
2024-01-08 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Oh, look, I wrote another lol. So here you go! ...that's, like, a LOT of non-bee chapters, or something, might need to write more POBees now...
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Lilussees slowly opened her eyes. She blinked but still couldn’t see much. But that was to be expected, for it was the middle of the ...
2024-01-07 19:40:06 +0000 UTC View PostLilussees was in heaven.
Everyday, she was allowed to sleep as much as she wanted. She was placed atop soft mattresses, or gently rocked in warm arms. Her new, mammalian body even had its own circadian rhythm! Previously, sleep had been something Lilussees has intentionally developed for herself. Monster spiders, after ...
2024-01-06 09:54:14 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Unrelated Announcement: Apparently someone has published Bee Dungeon to Amazon without my permission under a different name and title. Just FYI that that ain't me and any legitimate Bee Dungeon publishing plans will be announced here if and when they exist.
...I am simultaneously ...
2024-01-05 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Hm? Was Juosiutik rude? I mean, all she did was get a bit excited and start an accidental fire…in the middle of a Flower Field where a fire could easily spread out of control…after giving a passionate lecture about the dangers of potion making…um….
I-It’s fine, she apolo...
2024-01-04 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Notes:
The results are in! Well, there are less votes than on the first poll but the trend so far indicates that you would prefer the original naming scheme. That’s convenient for me in any case since that’s also what Royal Road picked for themselves, so we can standardize back on the ori...
2024-01-03 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note:
Because bees = love. And possibly now thunder too. Huzzah! Or buzzah? They're spelled the same but not really pronounced the same but eh.
...I'm sure this will have no consequences, and definitely none for the Hunger!
On a second note, you may notice a little poll below. Royal...
2024-01-02 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Welcome back and Happ-Bee New Year, everyone!
And hey, we're starting off strong! Belissar didn’t even set anything on fire! That's right, Belissar didn't, at least! He’s a natural!
...or is setting things on fire a requirement? Well, judging by Juosiutik...
... 2024-01-01 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Just a reminder that this will be the last one for the year! Taking the next week off as planned so I’ll see you all in 2024! Enjoy the holidays for those of you who have them this time of year!
Me, watching the non-bees try to make magical liquids out of plants: Look what they ...
2023-12-22 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…non-bees. We’re talking to non-bees. And setting up plans to continue to talk to non-bees later. All of which is burning up prime beehouse building time. Ugh. This is why I wrote a POBee yesterday.
On the other hand, though, the non-bees are apparently going to contribute to ...
2023-12-21 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Fun fact, I was going to write a normal chapter about Belissar today, but then I got writer's block on that and then suddenly I was writing a POBee instead. Huh.
And speaking of the bees...
…I’m sure that’ll all be fine. We definitely haven’t spread the seeds of revo...
2023-12-20 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
And so the Firstborn discovers the concept of reserves! Huh, sounds dumb at first. Why would we have people not fighting? That doesn’t seem right. Weird, I thought we criticized Hollywood for that very thing? Now you’re telling me that real militaries don’t attack all at ...
2023-12-19 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…oops, Captains might have been the right choice after all. Come on, Belissar, a rigorous strategic and tactical analysis would have revealed the need for better tactical and operational command and flexibility! Yes, the new spraying attacks are cool and all but effective command is e...
2023-12-18 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note:
Thanks for your patience, everyone! Looks like I'll be fine, so crisis averted!
And in other news, it seems we have a winner! Most people seem to like the hybrid set up, so we'll go with that. John Pratt did have a good point though as it could be used as a point of di...
2023-12-15 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
