What item spawns Queen Bee?

The Abeemination is the item used to summon the Queen Bee boss, and it can only be used in the Jungle or Underground Jungle. Attempting to use it outside of these biomes will have no effect and will not consume the item, making it a biome-specific item.

FAQs

General Information

1. How do you make queen bees spawn? Queen Bee is a pre-Hardmode boss that can be summoned by breaking the Larva inside Bee Hives of the Underground Jungle, or by using an Abeemination anywhere within the Jungle.
2. What is the fastest way to find the Queen Bee? The queen’s main job is egg-laying, so it makes sense that she can usually be found on a brood frame, and queens are shy as well, so they’re usually as far from the outside of the hive as possible.
3. How do you get a Queen Bee? Queens are raised from the same fertilised female eggs as worker bees, and a newly hatched female larva is neither queen or worker caste.

Comparison with Other Bosses

4. Is Queen Bee or Skeletron harder? Expert Skeletron is known as one of the toughest bosses, but the Queen Bee can be easier to defeat if you have the right weapons and arena.
5. Can you bounce on the EoW with the slime mount? Yes, you can use the slime mount to bounce on the EoW and defeat the Queen Bee more easily.

Defeating the Queen Bee

6. What weapons should I use to defeat Queen Bee? A Demon Bow or Molten Fury is plenty of firepower for taking down the bee, and you could also use the Musket or Space Gun with Meteor Armor.
7. What happens if queen bee dies? When a honey bee queen suddenly dies, an urgent and unplanned supersedure occurs, and worker honey bees identify several larvae within the proper age range and begin to condition these larvae to become queens.

Bee Biology

8. Is there a king bee? There’s no such thing as ‘king bee‘ in bees, as the male gametes in bees are called drones.
9. How often does Bee Queen Respawn? The Bee Queen drops several items, including Honey, Honeycomb, and Royal Jelly, and respawns approximately every 20 days.
10. Where can you find a queen? Queens are shy as well, so they’re usually as far from the outside of the hive as possible, and you can find them at the centre of the hive.

Bee Behavior

11. What does the drone bee do? Drones are male bees and their sole purpose is to mate with the queen, and they don’t work, don’t make honey, and can’t sting.
12. How do you attract queen bees to a hive? Bees are especially attracted by beeswax, so plenty of beeswax should be used to bait the hives.

Queen Bee Characteristics

13. What is the lifespan of a Queen Bee? Queens, who are responsible for producing and laying eggs, live for an average of two to three years, but have been known to live five years.
14. Can you spawn Queen Bee on surface? The Abeemination can only be used in the Jungle or Underground Jungle to summon the Queen Bee.
15. Is it true a bee dies after stinging? It’s only when they sting mammals, with their thick skin, that the barbs become wedged, and the bee rips away part of its abdomen and internal organs, causing it to die a few minutes later.