Stardew Valley: How To Cultivate Honey

This Stardew Valley guide focuses on honey production, a profitable yet often overlooked artisan good. Updated January 9, 2025, to reflect version 1.6 updates.

Building a Bee House

Honey is created by bees housed in Bee Houses. Unlocked at Farming Level 3, each requires:

• 40 Wood
• 8 Coal
• 1 Iron Bar
• 1 Maple Syrup

Bee Houses can also be obtained from the Fall Crops Bundle (Community Center) or the Mayor's Prize Counter. Place them outdoors (not in the Greenhouse) for honey production every 3-4 days (except Winter; year-round on Ginger Island). Harvesting with an axe or pickaxe drops the honey.

Flowers and Honey Types

Honey type and value depend on nearby flowers (within five tiles, including Garden Pots). No flowers yield Wild Honey (100g, 140g with Artisan profession).

Artisan profession (Farming Level 10) increases artisan good value by 40%.

Harvesting flowers before honey collection reverts the honey to Wild Honey.

Wild Seeds (e.g., Sweet Peas, Daffodils) produce Wild Honey.

Honey Uses

Higher-value honeys are best sold directly. Wild Honey and others can be used for:

Mead: Place honey in a Keg to make Mead. Aging in a Cask improves quality and value:

• Normal: 200g (280g)
• Silver: 250g (350g)
• Gold: 300g (420g)
• Iridium: 400g (560g)

Honey type doesn't affect Mead value; use Wild Honey for maximum profit.

Crafting: Wild Honey, Hardwood, and Fiber craft a Warp Totem: Farm (Farming Level 8).

Bundles: Honey completes the Community Center's Artisan Bundle and some Fish Pond quests.

Gifting: Honey is a Liked gift for most villagers (except Maru and Sebastian). Mead is also popular (avoid Penny, Sebastian, and children).