The Bee's Knees



The Bee's Knees is a bow that converts Wooden Arrows into lines of bees. When fired using wooden arrows, the bow instead emits a special projectile resembling a line of bees. On impact with an enemy or solid block, the projectile breaks apart, spawning five bees that quickly break formation and begin to home in on nearby enemies; similar to Meteor Shot, the individual bees can each pierce one enemy or ricochet off a solid block once, but not both.

The bow has a 33% (66% in Expert Mode) chance of being dropped by Queen Bee. The best Modifier this weapon can receive is Unreal.

Tips

 * Unlike many bows that convert arrows for special shots, The Bee's Knees can be used to fire special arrows normally. In this capacity, it is an above-average bow, second only to the Molten Fury but accessible much earlier. However, its special shots can never inherit the higher damage of a superior arrow type.
 * In close quarters, The Bee's Knees can be used to do trick shots, striking the projectile against a surface to send bees into an area without requiring the player to leave cover. However, bees will ricochet more often in confined spaces as well, causing them to die off faster and deal less damage overall.
 * Its ability to quickly build a swarm of constant damage and hitstun around enemies, as well as access to the Endless Quiver, can help The Bee's Knees remain viable into Hardmode.

Trivia

 * The name refers to the phrase "bee's knees", which means something excellent or outstanding.
 * This weapon is a part of the set of bee-related weapons, all connected to Queen Bee and the Hive.

History
Les Genoux de l'Abeille