Not the bees



Not the bees is a secret world seed introduced in the 1.4.0.1 update. This seed generates a world dominated by bee-themed biomes and bee-related items and structures.

The following seeds can be used to create a "Not the bees" world (case-insensitive):

Changes

 * Most of the world is replaced with the Jungle biome, with Bee Hives and Honey Blocks found in abundance. See below for a full list of replaced tiles.
 * As a result, the player will spawn in the Jungle biome, as opposed to normal gameplay.
 * While generating, all generation descriptions say "".
 * The time for generating this seed is also extraordinarily long. This might be because of the fact that the world is generated first (as normal) and then converted to the terrain thereafter.
 * The starting NPC is the Merchant instead of the Guide. He will sell the Furnace as per usual in the Jungle.
 * Larvae will often generate outside of Bee Hives.
 * The Dungeon is painted orange and the Jungle Temple is painted green.
 * Water Chests and trees can generate in honey and Fallen Logs can generate on any surface tile.
 * When entering Hardmode, the two diagonal stripes of the new biomes generated will replace all Hive blocks to the respective Ebonstone, Crimstone, or Pearlstone Block and all Crispy Honey Blocks will be replaced by Hardened Ebonsand, Hardened Crimsand, or Hardened Pearlsand Blocks respectively. Note this only affect the initial replacement and none of the biomes will spread to Hive or Crispy Honey Blocks.

Replaced tiles

 * All water is replaced with Honey, except on Floating Islands, in the Dungeon, or in the Cavern layer underneath the Ocean biomes.
 * All forest trees, Living Wood, Leaf Blocks and vines are converted into their respective Jungle variants, unless on Floating Islands.
 * Rarely, parts of the world that spawn above the minimum level needed for Floating Islands will also not be converted, leaving hilltops of dirt above a line.
 * All Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Topaz, Amethyst and Diamond blocks are replaced with Crispy Honey Blocks.
 * All Slush blocks are replaced with Honey Blocks.
 * All Dirt Blocks are initially replaced with Mud Blocks, unless part of Floating Islands.
 * Grass types above the lava layer of Caverns are replaced with Jungle grass, or Mushroom grass if below the lava layer. Corresponding grass is grown on all newly exposed Mud Blocks.
 * Because of this, a massive Mushroom Biome will appear in the lava layer of where the original Jungle was.
 * Stone, Granite, Marble, Ice and Snow Blocks above the lava layer are replaced with Hive blocks and Crispy Honey Blocks if below the lava layer.
 * Likewise with Ebonsand, Ebonsandstone, Hardened Ebonsand, Purple Ice, Crimsand, Crimsandstone, Hardened Crimsand and Red Ice blocks.
 * Only Sand Blocks within the Ocean biomes are replaced with Honey Blocks.
 * Likewise, only Hardened Sand and Sandstone Blocks within the Ocean biomes are replaced with Hive blocks.
 * Jungle grass and Mud Blocks that would be within 40ft of Ebonstone or Crimstone blocks are converted into Corrupt grass or Crimson grass and Dirt Blocks.
 * Newly added Mud Blocks underneath the Oceans, in the Cavern layer and above the lava layer, are replaced with Snow and Ice Blocks. The upper half will be Ice while the lower half will be Snow Blocks.
 * Copper Ore, Tin Ore, Iron Ore and Lead Ore in the approximate lower half of the world are replaced with Dirt Blocks.
 * Silt and Clay Blocks in the approximate lower half of the world are replaced with Stone Blocks.

Excluded content

 * The Oasis, glowing moss biomes, and Spider Caves will never be generated.
 * This also means the Stylist will never spawn, making the Bestiary impossible to complete.
 * The four types of micro-biomes (Campsites, gemstone caves, moss chambers and Thin Ice patches) will not generate.
 * Lava traps and Geysers will not generate.
 * Shell Piles and Moss will not be added.

World icons
The world icon of Not the Bees world is a Rich Mahogany surrounded by Bees.

Tips

 * There is little Stone Block available early on, so purchasing Wooden Arrows and Furnace from the Merchant is advised.
 * Snow Flinxs can still be found deep below the outer edges of the world where Snow and Ice Blocks generate (since the number of Snow-related tiles there is sufficient to form an Ice Biome). The can also be summoned in this area.

Trivia

 * The phrase "Not the bees" references the NOT THE BEES! meme which originated from the 2006 horror film .
 * "Not the Bees!" is also an achievement for firing a Bee Gun with a full set of Bee armor equipped.