Choosing the right bees is the most important decision in Bee Swarm Simulator. After hundreds of hours building different hive types, I have ranked every single bee to help you decide which ones to keep, which to replace, and which to prioritize.
This tier list covers all 47 bees in the game - Mythic, Legendary, Event, Epic, Rare, and Common. I will explain why each bee is ranked where it is and how rankings change based on your hive color and progression stage.
Before spending your hard-earned Bee Swarm Simulator codes rewards, read this guide to make smart decisions about your hive.
Quick Tier List Overview
| Tier | Bees |
|---|---|
| S+ | Tabby Bee, Vicious Bee, Windy Bee |
| S | Photon Bee, Gummy Bee, Digital Bee, Bear Bee, Festive Bee, Fuzzy Bee |
| A | Vector Bee, Precise Bee, Music Bee, Spicy Bee, Tadpole Bee, Buoyant Bee, Cobalt Bee, Crimson Bee |
| B | Baby Bee, Carpenter Bee, Honey Bee, Lion Bee, Diamond Bee, Puppy Bee |
| C | Ninja Bee, Shy Bee, Demon Bee, Rage Bee, Commander Bee, Riley Bee, Bucko Bee, Bubble Bee, Fire Bee, Frosty Bee |
| D | Basic Bee, Brave Bee, Bumble Bee, Hasty Bee, Looker Bee, Rad Bee, Cool Bee, Rascal Bee, Stubborn Bee, Exhausted Bee, Shocked Bee, Bomber Bee, Demo Bee |
Important: This list ranks bees in their normal form. Gifted versions typically move up 1-2 tiers. Some bees like Basic Bee become essential when Gifted.
S+ Tier Bees – The Best of the Best
These bees are game-changing. Every serious player needs them.
Tabby Bee (Event)
Why S+ Tier: The single best bee in the game when maxed. At 1000x Tabby Love, Tabby Bee has the highest conversion rate (533/sec) and gather amount (25/sec) of any bee.
How to Get: 500 Tickets from the Ticket Tent
Key Abilities:
- Scratch - Collects pollen in a line
- Tabby Love - Stacks up to 1000x, permanently boosting stats
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +50% Critical Power
Pro Tip: Tabby Love stacks every time you collect a Tabby Love token. It takes time to max out, so get Tabby Bee early and let it build up while you play.
Priority: Buy first or second. The sooner you get it, the sooner Tabby Love starts stacking.
Vicious Bee (Event)
Why S+ Tier: The undisputed king of combat. Impale ability deals massive damage to mobs and bosses. Essential for defeating Coconut Crab, Stump Snail, and other tough enemies.
How to Get: Defeat the Vicious Bee boss in the Clover Field, Cactus Field, Rose Field, Mountain Top Field, or Spider Field. Spawns every 20-60 minutes.
Key Abilities:
- Impale - Deals huge damage based on bee attack
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +5% Bee Attack
Pro Tip: Level up Vicious Bee to at least 12 before attempting Coconut Crab. Higher level = more Impale damage.
Priority: Get after Tabby and Photon. Essential for mid-game progression.
Windy Bee (Event)
Why S+ Tier: Incredibly powerful utility bee. Tornado ability collects massive amounts of pollen and tokens. Cloud spawning provides consistent value.
How to Get: Donate Cloud Vials to the Wind Shrine. Requires significant investment but worth it.
Key Abilities:
- Tornado - Collects pollen and tokens in a huge area
- Cloud - Spawns clouds that boost pollen collection
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +20% Bee Movespeed
Pro Tip: Windy Bee is expensive to obtain. Focus on other Event bees first unless you have excess Cloud Vials.
Priority: Late-game acquisition. Get after core Event bees.
S Tier Bees – Essential for Any Hive
These bees are extremely powerful and belong in every hive.
Photon Bee (Event)
Why S Tier: Beamstorm is one of the best abilities in the game. Instantly collects pollen from a massive area. Great for any hive type.
How to Get: 500 Tickets from the Ticket Tent
Key Abilities:
- Beamstorm - Collects pollen from many flowers at once
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +10% Instant Conversion
Priority: Buy first or second alongside Tabby Bee.
Gummy Bee (Event)
Why S Tier: Essential for Goo collection. Gummy Star ability is incredibly powerful, especially with Gummy Mask equipped.
How to Get: Complete Gummy Bear's questline (donate 3,000 Gumdrops)
Key Abilities:
- Gummy Star - Covers field in Goo for massive pollen boost
- Glob - Creates Goo puddles
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +25% Goo
Priority: Get after Tabby and Photon. Gummy Mask synergy is huge.
Digital Bee (Event)
Why S Tier: Unique mechanics with Red/Blue/White Drives. Extremely versatile and powerful when properly managed.
How to Get: Complete Robo Bear's questline
Key Abilities:
- Mind Hack - Converts pollen based on Drive type
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +10% Instant Conversion
Priority: Mid-game acquisition after core Event bees.
Bear Bee (Event)
Why S Tier: Doubles pollen collection and boosts speed/jump. Bear Morph is incredibly useful for farming.
How to Get: 800 Robux from the Robux Shop
Key Abilities:
- Bear Morph - Transform into a bear, doubling pollen
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +50% Ability Rate
Priority: Best Robux purchase if you are willing to spend money.
Festive Bee (Event)
Why S Tier: Free gifts during Field Boosts. Beesmas Cheer provides excellent buffs. Great passive value.
How to Get: 500 Tickets from the Ticket Tent
Key Abilities:
- Festive Gift - Drops presents with random rewards
- Beesmas Cheer - Boosts all stats temporarily
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +5% Instant Conversion
Priority: Get after Tabby, Photon, Gummy, and Vicious.
Fuzzy Bee (Mythic)
Why S Tier: The best Mythic for any hive type. Pollination ability benefits all playstyles by increasing flower count.
How to Get: Royal Jelly (very rare), Star Egg, or Mythic Egg
Key Abilities:
- Fuzz Bombs - Pollinates flowers, increasing pollen yield
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +1.5x Pollen from Fuzzy Bee
Priority: First Mythic to aim for. Works in any hive.
A Tier Bees – Excellent Additions
These bees are very strong and important for specific hive builds.
Vector Bee (Mythic)
Why A Tier: Core bee for White hives. Triangulate ability is broken good. Endgame white hives run 21+ Vector Bees.
How to Get: Royal Jelly (very rare), Star Egg, or Mythic Egg
Key Abilities:
- Triangulate - Creates marks that boost pollen collection
- Mark Surge - Activates all marks at once
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +15% White Pollen
Best For: White hives (essential), Mixed hives (good)
Precise Bee (Mythic)
Why A Tier: Essential for White hives. Precise Marks synergize with Vector Bee. Endgame white hives run 7+ Precise Bees.
How to Get: Royal Jelly (very rare), Star Egg, or Mythic Egg
Key Abilities:
- Target Practice - Creates Precise Marks
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +5% Super-Crit Chance
Best For: White hives (essential), must be Gifted to be useful
Music Bee (Legendary)
Why A Tier: Best Legendary bee. Focus and Melody tokens are crucial for any hive. Run 3-4 Music Bees for consistent buffs.
How to Get: Royal Jelly, Gold Egg, Diamond Egg
Key Abilities:
- Focus - Increases Critical Chance
- Melody - Increases Critical Power
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +25% Bee Movespeed
Best For: All hive types. Essential support bee.
Spicy Bee (Mythic)
Why A Tier: Core bee for Red hives. Inferno ability deals massive damage and boosts red pollen.
How to Get: Royal Jelly (very rare), Star Egg, or Mythic Egg
Key Abilities:
- Inferno - Creates fire that collects pollen and damages mobs
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +1.5x Flame Pollen
Best For: Red hives (essential), Mixed hives (good)
Tadpole Bee (Mythic)
Why A Tier: Core bee for Blue hives. Summons frogs that collect pollen. Baby Love when Gifted.
How to Get: Royal Jelly (very rare), Star Egg, or Mythic Egg
Key Abilities:
- Summon Frog - Frogs collect pollen from the field
- Gifted Hive Bonus: Baby Love (huge buff)
Best For: Blue hives (essential)
Buoyant Bee (Mythic)
Why A Tier: Excellent for Blue hives. Balloon abilities store massive amounts of pollen.
How to Get: Royal Jelly (very rare), Star Egg, or Mythic Egg
Key Abilities:
- Inflate Balloon - Stores pollen in balloons
- Surprise Party - Gives balloons to all players
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +25% Capacity
Best For: Blue hives (essential), any hive (good)
Cobalt Bee & Crimson Bee (Event)
Why A Tier: Linked bees that boost each other. Essential for colored hives. Pulse ability is strong.
How to Get: 250 Tickets each from the Ticket Tent
Key Abilities:
- Pulse - Collects pollen in a pattern
- Link - Boosts stats when both are in hive
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +50% Blue/Red Pollen
Best For: Blue hives (Cobalt), Red hives (Crimson)
B Tier Bees – Solid Choices
Good bees that serve specific purposes.
Baby Bee (Legendary)
Why B Tier: Baby Love buff is excellent. Doubles pollen and increases Loot Luck. Good for any hive.
How to Get: Royal Jelly, Gold Egg, Diamond Egg
Key Abilities:
- Baby Love - Doubles pollen, increases Loot Luck
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +50% Loot Luck
Carpenter Bee (Legendary)
Why B Tier: Mark tokens synergize with Vector Bee. Good for White hives.
How to Get: Royal Jelly, Gold Egg, Diamond Egg
Key Abilities:
- Pollen Mark - Creates marks that boost pollen
- Honey Mark+ - Creates marks that boost honey
Honey Bee (Epic)
Why B Tier: Honey Gift ability provides consistent honey. Good early-mid game.
How to Get: Royal Jelly, Silver Egg, Gold Egg
Key Abilities:
- Honey Gift - Drops honey tokens
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +1.5x Honey from Honey Bee
Lion Bee (Legendary)
Why B Tier: Highest base attack among Legendaries. Good for combat-focused play.
How to Get: Royal Jelly, Gold Egg, Diamond Egg
Key Abilities:
- Rage - Increases attack temporarily
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +5% Critical Chance
Diamond Bee (Legendary)
Why B Tier: Good conversion rate. Blue Boost helps Blue hives.
How to Get: Royal Jelly, Gold Egg, Diamond Egg
Key Abilities:
- Blue Boost - Increases Blue pollen
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +10% Instant Conversion
Puppy Bee (Event)
Why B Tier: Fetch ability is useful. Bond mechanic provides scaling bonuses. Better with Reindeer Antlers beequip.
How to Get: 500 Tickets from the Ticket Tent
Key Abilities:
- Fetch - Collects distant tokens
- Puppy Love - Stacks like Tabby Love
- Gifted Hive Bonus: +25% Bond from Treats
Priority: Get after other Event bees. Not essential.
C Tier Bees – Situational Use
These bees have niche uses but are generally outclassed.
Ninja Bee (Legendary)
Haste ability is okay. Outclassed by better options.
Shy Bee (Legendary)
Red Boost is decent for Red hives. Not essential.
Demon Bee (Legendary)
Rage ability is okay. Only useful for Red hives.
Rage Bee (Epic)
Rage token is decent. Outclassed by Lion Bee.
Commander Bee (Epic)
Focus token is useful but Music Bee is better.
Riley Bee & Bucko Bee (Epic)
Color-specific boost bees. Decent for early colored hives.
Bubble Bee (Epic)
Blue Bomb is okay. Outclassed by better Blue bees.
Fire Bee & Frosty Bee (Rare)
Basic color boost bees. Replace when possible.
D Tier Bees – Replace ASAP
These bees should be replaced as soon as you get better options.
Basic Bee (Common)
Exception: Gifted Basic Bee is actually good due to +20% Pollen hive bonus. Keep if Gifted.
Brave Bee, Bumble Bee, Hasty Bee, Looker Bee (Common)
Starter bees with weak stats. Replace immediately.
Rad Bee, Cool Bee (Rare)
Weak color bees. Replace with better options.
Rascal Bee, Stubborn Bee (Rare)
Negative abilities make them actively bad.
Exhausted Bee, Shocked Bee (Epic)
Gimmick bees with limited use. Replace.
Bomber Bee, Demo Bee (Epic)
Bomb abilities are weak. Replace.
Best Bees by Hive Color
White Hive (Current Meta)
White hives are the strongest endgame build. Focus on colorless bees.
Essential Bees:
- Vector Bee (21+)
- Precise Bee (7+, must be Gifted)
- Music Bee (3-4)
- Fuzzy Bee (1)
- Carpenter Bee (1-2)
- Tabby Bee (1)
- Photon Bee (1)
- Vicious Bee (1)
Blue Hive
Strong for honey farming. Focus on blue bees.
Essential Bees:
- Tadpole Bee (multiple)
- Buoyant Bee (multiple)
- Cobalt Bee (1)
- Diamond Bee (1-2)
- Bubble Bee (1-2)
- Bucko Bee (1-2)
- Music Bee (3-4)
- Fuzzy Bee (1)
Red Hive
Good for combat and specific fields. Focus on red bees.
Essential Bees:
- Spicy Bee (multiple)
- Crimson Bee (1)
- Riley Bee (1-2)
- Demon Bee (1-2)
- Fire Bee (1-2)
- Rage Bee (1-2)
- Music Bee (3-4)
- Fuzzy Bee (1)
Mixed Hive (Early-Mid Game)
Best for progression before specializing.
Recommended Bees:
- Tabby Bee
- Photon Bee
- Gummy Bee
- Vicious Bee
- Music Bee (2-3)
- Baby Bee
- Fuzzy Bee
- Carpenter Bee
- Honey Bee
Event Bee Priority Order
If you are saving tickets, buy Event bees in this order:
- Tabby Bee (500 tickets) - Best overall, Tabby Love stacks
- Photon Bee (500 tickets) - Beamstorm is amazing
- Gummy Bee (free via quests) - Essential for Goo
- Vicious Bee (free via boss) - Best combat bee
- Crimson/Cobalt Bee (250 each) - Good for colored hives
- Festive Bee (500 tickets) - Free gifts
- Puppy Bee (500 tickets) - Decent utility
- Windy Bee (Cloud Vials) - Expensive but powerful
- Digital Bee (free via quests) - Unique mechanics
- Bear Bee (800 Robux) - Best if spending money
Star Treat Priority (Gifting Order)
Star Treats are rare. Gift bees in this order:
- Tabby Bee - Gifted bonus is huge
- Vicious Bee - +5% Bee Attack helps everything
- Photon Bee - +10% Instant Conversion
- Gummy Bee - +25% Goo
- Digital Bee - +10% Instant Conversion
- Windy Bee - +20% Bee Movespeed
- Festive Bee - +5% Instant Conversion
- Fuzzy Bee - +1.5x Pollen from Fuzzy Bee
- Puppy Bee - +25% Bond from Treats
- Cobalt/Crimson Bee - +50% Color Pollen
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Keeping too many duplicate bees - Unless it is Vector, Precise, or Music Bee, replace duplicates.
Buying Puppy Bee early - It is not essential. Get Tabby, Photon, Gummy, Vicious first.
Ignoring Music Bee - Best Legendary. Keep 3-4 in any hive.
Using Star Treats on wrong bees - Follow the priority order above.
Specializing too early - Stay mixed until you have 35+ bees and good gear.
Replacing Gifted bees - Gifted bees are rare. Keep them even if the bee type is weak.
How to Get Better Bees
Royal Jelly - 30% chance for Epic+. Use on weak bees.
Star Eggs - Guaranteed Gifted bee. Save for important bees.
Mythic Eggs - Guaranteed Mythic. Very rare.
Gold Eggs - Good chance for Legendary.
Diamond Eggs - Better chance for Legendary/Mythic.
Tickets - Buy Event bees from Ticket Tent.
Quests - Complete Black Bear, Mother Bear, and other NPC quests for eggs.
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Official Resources
- Bee Swarm Simulator on Roblox - Official game
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- Bee Swarm Simulator Wiki - Community wiki
- Official Discord - Community server
This tier list is based on current game meta as of March 2026. Rankings may change with updates. Gifted versions of bees typically rank 1-2 tiers higher than listed.
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Last updated: March 2026
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