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Frugal Bee

Frugal Bee
Item Frugal Bee.png

Frugal Bee

Modapis permodestus
Product
Grid Parched Comb.png Production Speed: 1.5 min
Required Humidity Arid
Required Temperature Hot
Pollinates With Cacti
Effect None
Branch Austere
Source Mod Forestry
Possible Descendants 2 Species

The Frugal Bee is a type of Bee added by Forestry.

Requirements[edit]

Pure Frugal Bees require a Hot Climate and Arid Humidity to start working, and require Cacti Flowers to work.

Production[edit]

Frugal Bees produce Parched Combs every 1.5 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
Parched Comb
Beeswax (Forestry)
Honey Drop

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Genetics[edit]

The traits below are correct for pure-bred Frugal Bees:

Genetic Traits
Climate / Humidity Hot / Arid
Temp. Tol / Humid. Tol. +-1 / -1
Lifespan Long
Speed Normal
Pollination Slowest
Flowers Cacti
Fertility 2 Drones
Area 9 x 6 x 9
Diurnal / Nocturnal / Flyer / Cave Yes / Yes / No / No
Effect None


Breeding[edit]

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Breeding Pair Chance Result
Modest Bee x Sinister Bee

Modest + Sinister

16% Frugal Bee

Frugal Can only be bred in the Nether

Modest Bee x Fiendish Bee

Modest + Fiendish

10% Frugal Bee

Frugal Can only be bred in the Nether

Further Mutations[edit]

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Breeding Pair Chance Result
Frugal Bee x Modest Bee

Frugal + Modest

8% Austere Bee

Austere

Frugal Bee x Desolate Bee

Frugal + Desolate

15% Skeletal Bee

Skeletal