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Monastic Bee

Monastic Bee
Item Monastic Bee.png

Monastic Bee

Monapis monachus
Product
Grid Wheaten Comb.png Production Speed: 2.5 min
Grid Mellow Comb.png Production Speed: 7.6 min
Required Humidity Normal +-1
Required Temperature Normal +-1
Pollinates With Wheat
Effect None
Branch Monastic
Source Mod Forestry
Possible Descendants 2

The Monastic Bee is a type of Bee added by Forestry. Drones can be bought from Apiarist Villagers.

Requirements[edit]

Pure Monastic Bees require a Normal Climate and Normal Humidity to start working, and require nearby Wheat for pollination.

Production[edit]

Monastic Bees produce Wheaten Combs every 2.5 minutes and Mellow Combs every 7.6 minutes. Note that production times are an approximation based on the bee's base production speed and the product's rarity. They do not reflect actual production time.

GUI Centrifuge.png
Wheaten Comb
Honey Drop
Beeswax (Forestry)
Wheat

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GUI Centrifuge.png
Mellow Comb
Honeydew
Beeswax (Forestry)
Nether Quartz

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Genetics[edit]

Genetic Traits
Climate / Humidity Normal / Normal
Temp. Tol. / Humid. Tol. +-1 / +-1
Lifespan Long
Speed Slower
Pollination Faster
Flowers Wheat
Fertility 1 Drones
Area 9 x 6 x 9
Diurnal / Nocturnal / Flyer / Cave Yes / No / No / No
Effect None

Breeding[edit]

There is no way to mutate any bees into Monastic Bees. The only way to get them is from an Apiarist Villager.

Further Mutations[edit]

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Breeding Pair Chance Result
Monastic Bee x Austere Bee

Monastic + Austere

12% Secluded Bee

Secluded

Monastic Bee x Secluded Bee

Monastic + Secluded

8% Hermitic Bee

Hermitic