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During your travels, you'll more than likely come across meadows full of wildflowers. When travelling through such places, you may encounter bee men. These creatures are about 1 foot tall, and look like honeybees with 2 arms and 2 legs. They are capable of walking and running, but prefer to fly whenever possible. Some can also speak English.

Bee men are most often seen gathering flowers to take back to their hives. They can occasionally be seen smoking clove cigarettes, as well. Unlike honeybees, who gather only nectar and pollen, bee men take whole flowers with them. They use the flower portion to make various types of food, including extremely delicious honey; stems and leaves are used as hive building material, or turned into compost. No one is really sure how these things are done; bee men have never told anyone how they make things, and people who have tried to look inside bee men hives have never been seen again.

Bee men live in hives that can be up to 12 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Hives can be found in groups of 3 or more, and are usually located in fields. The hives are never empty, and there are always bee men outside them.

If you encounter bee men and/or their hives, please heed the following information:

1. Be polite, and don't bother bee men that are working. They tend to work in groups, and angering one of them will more than likely anger all of them. An angry swarm of bee men is very dangerous. Unlike honeybees, bee men can sting repeatedly, bite, and use small wooden spears.

2. DO NOT try to break into hives unless you have special training and equipment! Attacking even one hive will likely cause the bee men in surrounding hives to swarm you. See 1 above as to why this is dangerous.

3. If you'd like some honey, be sure to bring something for the bee men; they don't give honey away for free! And make sure at least one of them speaks English! Some good things to offer for honey are cloves, large flowers (e.g. roses, peonies), and money.

If you follow the information above, and throughout this guide, you'll more than likely survive encounters with bee men.

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