How Do You Level Up Bees in Bee Swarm Simulator? Bond, Treats and Level 25

Each bee level above 1 grants +5% gather amount, +10% conversion amount, +5% energy and +3% movespeed.

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The maximum bee level is 25, and levels above 20 are generally difficult to reach - bees still gain bond at max level.

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Treats add 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1000 bond depending on type, and a favourite treat gives double bond plus a very low gifted or mutation chance.

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Bond buffs stack to a maximum of 33%: gifted Puppy Bee gives +20%, one Moon Amulet ability gives +10% from treats, and the Reindeer antler beequip gives +3% on Puppy Bee.

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What each level actually gives you

Bond is equivalent to the levelling system in other games, and the per-level payoff is fixed rather than bee-specific.

Each level above 1 gives +5% gather amount, +10% conversion amount, +5% energy and +3% movespeed.

Conversion is the largest single gain at +10% per level, which is why levelling your main bees changes your honey rate faster than almost anything else.

Energy also matters because it controls how many times a bee will gather pollen and attack mobs before returning to the hive to rest.

You can check bond at any time by clicking the bee's hive slot, which shows its bond and stats.

Every bond source

Bees gain bond automatically when collecting pollen in a field, and each bee type likes, dislikes or is neutral toward each field.

A happy emoticon means the bee likes that field and gains extra bond; a sad emoticon means minimal bond; no emoticon means the standard amount.

Treats add 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1000 bond depending on the type fed, and feeding a bee its favourite treat doubles the bond gained.

Favourite treats also carry a very low chance of making the bee gifted or mutated.

Bond is additionally rewarded from defeating mobs and from collecting a Puppy Love token from Puppy Bee.

Stacking bond buffs to the 33% cap

Bond from treats can be increased by the gifted Puppy Bee's ability, which gives a 20% boost to all bond.

One of the Moon Amulet's abilities increases bond from treats by 10%.

The Reindeer antler beequip gives a further 3% boost to all bond when equipped on the Puppy Bee.

Combining all three gives a total of 33% extra bond - the maximum achievable in the game.

That cap makes the Puppy Bee setup a genuine progression investment rather than a novelty.

How level relates to combat

Mobs also have levels, and the gap decides whether your bee hits or misses.

If the bee is the same level or higher than the mob, it is guaranteed to hit.

One level below gives a 50% chance to hit, two levels below gives 25%, and it halves again for each further level of difference.

The written formula is 1 / [2^(monster level - bee level)], which is why pushing bee levels is the fix for struggling against tougher mobs.

Because attack itself does not scale with level, levelling is what gets your existing damage to actually land.

How bee levelling is calculated

A bee's bond does not reset after a level up, but the information window only shows the bond required for the next level - so it can look as though it dropped to zero.

That is why the server message and chat will show a different number than the bee information window when you feed a treat.

A bee's rarity does not affect how much bond it needs: a Common and a Mythic bee at level 1 both need 10 bonds to level up.

Bond also does not diminish when using Royal Jellies or replacing a bee with an egg.

The maximum level is 25, and bees at max level still gain bond even though it no longer does anything.

A practical levelling plan

Put your best bees on fields they like - the emoticon bonus is free bond for positioning you were doing anyway.

Spend treats on your main converters first, because +10% conversion per level compounds with the petal volume you already gather.

Chase the Puppy Bee bond buffs if you plan to level a full hive, since the 33% cap applies to every treat you will ever feed.

Push bees toward the mob levels you actually fight rather than to 25 across the board - a level that guarantees hits is worth more than an extra point of gather.

Use the bee's hive slot view to check where each bee stands before deciding what to feed next.

Energy, speed and the stats that scale with level

Energy represents how many times a bee gathers pollen or attacks mobs before returning to the hive to rest, and it recharges in about 30 seconds.

Energy increases by 5% per level above 1, and the formula is Base Energy x (1 + .05 x (Level - 1)) x Polar Power + Energy Mutation.

Polar Power stacks from Polar Bear's quests, and an energy mutation adds on top, so the same level can yield different energy totals.

Speed is how fast a bee moves and performs actions, which indirectly affects gathering, attacking, sipping nectar and converting at the hive.

Bee movespeed increases by 3% per level and follows Base Bee Movespeed x (1 + .03 x (Level - 1)) x (1 + Ninja Bee hive bonus + Playtime Badge bonus).

Attack does not scale with level at all: it stays constant unless boosted by accessories, items, amulets, gifted bonuses or ability tokens, and gifted bees get 50% more attack.