What's the point of the apiary?

[Suxar]

You can also get beeswax also in lootbags from rancher zombies (desert). In my current playthrough, I have an apirary already crafted by Day 14, default settings except for storms (200%).

Yes, I missed that. But the bag is quite rare. I also saw wax for sale at a merchant in the wasteland, though I don't know if he got it when he updated his inventory or if another player sold it to him (I play on a dedicated server).

But during the 12 days I spent celebrating the holidays and playing, one thing surprised me. In the winter biome, stumps contain much more wax and honey than in the forest. In the middle of five stumps, two had honey and one had wax. In real life, the last place I'd look for bees is in the snow, but in the game, things are different.

 

[AMG5TAG]

I'm all for more workstations and more variety.

 

[Suxar]

Personally, I don't mind it. It takes practically no time to harvest and plant crops since I don't make a 100 plot farm like some people. Mine is usually 10 or less and works fine for two people.

In reality, a large farm doesn't require much more time overall. I have a plot of 140 tiles. After I accumulate 3 cups of potatoes and corn, as well as 2 cups of yuca and blueberries, I stop tending the garden until the ingredients are gone.

For food, I usually made smoothies and rotten meat stew. Now I'll probably start making sham with honey; it cooks relatively quickly.