your first 10 hours in bee swarm, from someone who never quit
new players always ask me the same thing, where do i even start. so heres the honest beginner path, hour by hour.
hours 1 to 2: just farm the starter fields (sunflower, dandelion, mushroom) and hatch every bee you can afford. dont overthink bee types yet, right now you only want your hive slots filled. hours 3 to 5: knock out your first bear quests, the black bear and brown bear hand you the early upgrades and tools that actually speed everything up, so do them before grinding pollen blindly.
right around here, PICK A COLOR. red or blue. it decides your gear, your best bees, and your fields, and going rainbow is the number one rookie mistake that stalls people for weeks. hours 5 to 8: save for your first tool upgrade and a better collector, and start the movement quests so you can reach more fields. hours 8 to 10: youll open the early gate codes and can push toward the bigger fields for real pollen.
dont gamble star jelly this early, bank your treats instead. thats the whole start. slow is smooth, smooth is fast. dm me your hive if you get stuck.