The short answer
Select a beehive you already hold, use the placement preview to choose a spot beside your crops or towers, then place it. The reviewed Beehive Colony card describes faster growth for nearby crops and towers, with honey production available through an upgrade. The footage shows placement; it does not measure the growth bonus or demonstrate that upgrade.
Before you start
- Have a beehive in your held items. The town-unlock guide explains the Mayor’s shop reward; the clip below starts after this player has acquired a hive.
Place a held beehive in the garden
Demo footage · Sep 7, 2026 upload · build unknown
Watch the highlighted placement preview become a hive standing beside the crops.
By NAC Games · 18:04–18:17
Link to this moment ↗NAC Games · original creator video. Gameplay belongs to Caldera Interactive.
Evidence and limits
At 18:04 a hive icon is present in the hotbar. Around 18:08 the selected hive has a placement preview and highlighted tiles. Around 18:13 it stands beside the garden and its hotbar slot is empty; at 18:18 it remains placed. This sequence does not show a shop transaction, prove an optimal layout or establish an exact support radius. Selected source frames reviewed September 20, 2026. Exact demo build and recording date unknown. Kingy has not independently play-tested these steps.
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This is a placement example, not a tested best layout. The clip starts with a hive already held; it does not establish its purchase price or how often Gerald stocks it.
- Select the beehive from your held items.
- Move the placement preview beside the crops or towers you want it to support.
- Check the placement highlights in your build, then confirm the position.
- Confirm the hive stands in the garden after placement.
Sources for this section
- NAC Games: Demo beehive placement, support card and backpack expansion · Checked 2026-09-20 · Published 2026-09-07
Read the Beehive Colony support description
Demo footage · Sep 7, 2026 upload · build unknown
The card describes nearby growth support and mentions a honey-producing upgrade.
By NAC Games · 23:40–23:48
Link to this moment ↗NAC Games · original creator video. Gameplay belongs to Caldera Interactive.
Evidence and limits
At 23:44 the middle card is Beehive Colony, labeled Item | Common, in a three-card choice with a reroll counter. It describes pollination that boosts nearby crop and tower growth, and says an upgrade produces honey. This is a choice card, not a shop listing. No percentage, exact radius, measured growth comparison, honey yield or upgrade procedure is verified. Selected source frames reviewed September 20, 2026. Exact demo build and recording date unknown. Kingy has not independently play-tested these steps.
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The card separates growth support from the honey-producing upgrade. Neither this card nor the placement clip demonstrates harvesting honey or an attacking-bee upgrade.
- Read the Beehive Colony card when it appears in your run.
- Compare its support role with what your garden needs.
- Check the current upgrade description before expecting honey from a newly placed hive.
Sources for this section
- NAC Games: Demo beehive placement, support card and backpack expansion · Checked 2026-09-20 · Published 2026-09-07
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Research checked 2026-09-23. This is a source-based guide; Kingy has not independently play-tested these steps. Evidence and coverage.