Cómo obtener el Balsamo dell'ape — fiore ultra-rara in Grow a Garden
Launch
18 September 2025
Why Bee Balm Is the Holy Grail of Floriculture
Bee Balm isn't just another flower to brighten your plot; each blossom carries three money-printing perks:
- +30% Pollination Radius for every hive within eight tiles.
- Perpetual Honey Drip: adds one Honey Jar to the nearest hive every ten minutes.
- Sell Price 9 500 Gold—the highest of any non-legendary crop.
Because its supply chain is intentionally convoluted, only a handful of players per server ever grow Bee Balm. Follow the blueprint below and you'll join that gilded micro-clique.
1 | Prerequisites Checklist
- Player level 40+
- Pollen Monarch event active (May 9 – 17, 2026)
- Mutation Lab Tier 3 (12 000 Gold + 8 Dino Coins)
- Royal Jelly × 10
- Honey Burst Catalyst × 8 (event currency)
- At least two open garden plots with Lunar Soil
2 | Collecting Honey Burst Catalysts
| Activity | Catalysts/hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bumble Ball Minigame | 6 – 8 | Perfect combos required |
| Hive Delivery daily quest | 3 (one-time) | Resets every 22 h |
| Trading hub | — | Average 45 Bee Coins each |
2.1 | Optimal Bumble Ball Loop
- Equip Rolling Pin Tier 2 (faster rebounds).
- Maintain 95% hit accuracy to trigger the "Honey Surge" multiplier—doubles catalyst payout.
- Use Golden Gloves consumable (20 Bee Coins) for +10% paddle speed.
3 | Gathering Parent Plants
| Parent A | Parent B | Why this pair? |
|---|---|---|
| Candy Blossom | Star Lily | Combines Sugar Rush + Luminous genes → unlocks hidden Balm trait |
- Candy Blossom Seed — 250 Summer Coins from the Taffy Terrace vendor.
- Star Lily Seed — free spawn in Celestial Garden.
4 | Upgrade to Mutation Lab Tier 3
- Open your lab → Upgrade.
- Deposit 12 000 Gold + 8 Dino Coins.
- Tier 3 unlocks the Honey Chamber slot for Bee Balm mutations.
5 | Begin the Mutation Process
- Insert Candy Blossom into Parent A.
- Insert Star Lily into Parent B.
- Load Royal Jelly × 10 into the nutrient wells (each jar +3% success).
- Add Honey Burst Catalyst × 8 into the Honey Chamber (+40% cumulative).
- Base chance 2% → boosted to 35%.
- Press Mutate; timer: 90 minutes.
5.1 | Success / Failure Table
| Outcome | What you get | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Success | Bee Balm Seed | Guaranteed quality: Epic |
| Failure | 50% catalysts refunded | Parents destroyed |
6 | Planting and Growing Bee Balm
- Use Lunar Soil; any other soil slashes sell price –25%.
- Plant seed between 06:00–18:00 server clock—daylight halves pest chance.
- Growth phases: Sprout 15 min → Nectar 25 min → Bloom 20 min → Harvest.
- Total: 60 minutes; with Honey Sprinkler pulses (every 10 min) → 51 min.
6.1 | Bugs and Pest Control
Bee Balm attracts Wax Mites. Keep Hive health above 60% to auto-defend; otherwise mites nullify the +30% pollination perk.
7 | Economic Payoff
| Cost Category | Gold Equivalent | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Mutagen inputs | ~15 000 | Jelly + catalysts |
| Lab upgrade | 12 000 | One-time |
| Total upfront | 27 000 | — |
| Bee Balm sale price | 9 500 Gold | Epic quality |
| Honey Jar drip value/h | ~2 400 | Assumes 6 jars/h × 400 Gold ea |
| ROI timeline | <3 harvests | ≈ 2 ½ real-hour farm session |
8 | Common Pitfalls
- Skipping Royal Jelly — base 2% odds waste your parents.
- Planting on basic soil — destroys the +30% pollination buff.
- Ignoring mites — Bee Balm loses Honey Drip until pests are cleared.
- Selling seeds before cloning — Seed Cloner Tier 2 yields infinite Bee Balm seeds for 3 000 Gold each.
- Running out of Honey for Sprinkler — growth falls back to 60 min.
9 | Power-User Strategies
9.1 | Mutation Stock Market
Craft 1 Bee Balm seed, clone ten, plant three for buffs, sell seven at 12 000 Gold each (launch-week price) — bankroll your next mutation batch.
9.2 | Hive Battery
Place Bee Balm in a triangle around a Tier 3 Hive. Honey Drip refills the hive faster than it spends Honey Burst, creating a perpetual pollination engine.
9.3 | Night-Shift Profit Loop
Plant Bee Balm at 23:00 with Night Staff Moonbeam. The 20% growth cut plus Sprinkler pulses yields a midnight harvest at 00:45—prime vendor bonus time, because NPCs pay +5% for flower-class goods after midnight.
10 | FAQ
- Are Bee Balm seeds tradable?
- Yes, until planted. Average market price settles around 8 000 Gold after week one.
- Can multiple Bee Balms stack the Honey Drip?
- Yes. Each plant adds one jar every ten minutes per adjacent hive.
- Does fertilizer affect Bee Balm?
- Only Lunar Fertilizer adds +5% quality; growth speed unchanged.
- Will the Pollen Monarch event return?
- Dev Q&A: yearly rotation each May with minor tweaks.
- What if mutation fails but catalysts refund?
- Refreshed catalysts auto-return to your inventory—reuse immediately.
Conclusion
Bee Balm isn't locked behind RNG; it's gated by discipline. Farm the event catalysts, secure tier-3 lab power, fuse genes with surgical precision, and your hives will overflow with Honey while 9 500-Gold blossoms line your ledger. When the next player asks why your garden hums like a gold-minting machine, just smile and say, "It's the Bee Balm."