Beehive

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This article is about the overall subject. For information about the beehives that can be entered in Mario Pinball Land, see Beehive (Mario Pinball Land). For the Super Smash Bros. item originating from the Animal Crossing franchise, see Beehive (Animal Crossing franchise).

Not to be confused with Honeycomb, a collectible health-restoring item in the Banjo-Kazooie franchise.

Beehive
Mario looking at a beehve in Gelato Beach in Super Mario Sunshine
Appearances
First appearance	Donkey Kong 3 (1983)
Latest appearance	Mario Party Superstars (2021)

Beehives are the home for bees in both the real world and the overall Mario franchise. Furthermore, in the Mario franchise, they mostly serve as a hazardous object, in which tampering with a beehive causes a swarm of angry bees to emerge and go after whoever touched it. Beehives have also appeared as level themes and background elements. In the overall Mario franchise, Beehives first appear in Donkey Kong 3.

History

Donkey Kong franchise

Donkey Kong 3

In Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong proceeds to knock on beehives to dispatch the bugs in greenhouses (either with his fists, as is the case in the blue and gray greenhouses, or via coconuts, in the case of the yellow greenhouse). In the yellow greenhouse, Stanley also forces Donkey Kong into a beehive at the top, which then falls onto his head. In the arcade version, Donkey Kong, upon the beehive falling onto his head, then twitches and scrambles to get the beehive off, only to fall down to the ground, with the beehive then splitting open and revealing that Donkey Kong's face is partially swollen, with his right eye being puffy (heavily implying that Donkey Kong had been stung by the beehive's occupants).

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, a few levels take place in beehives created by Zingers. The first three are found in Krazy Kremland: Hornet Hole, Rambi Rumble, and King Zing Sting, the very latter being the boss level where King Zing is fought; the fourth and final beehive level is Parrot Chute Panic, found in Gloomy Gulch. The main and distinct feature of these beehive levels (except King Zing Sting) are the patches of sticky honey found on the ground and walls. Navigating through the levels often require Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong to cling on and jump from honey on the walls.

Donkey Kong 64

In Donkey Kong 64, there is a beehive found in Jungle Japes, and there is a Golden Banana located within it. It can only be entered by Tiny Kong while she is under the effects of Mini-Monkey.

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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

A Stinga Comb in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

In Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, beehives (known here as Stinga Combs) are an obstacle in several levels. If clapped at, some Stingas emerge from it.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, a beehive is the main setting of the level Beehive Brawl.

Mario franchise

Super Mario series

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

In the main Mario franchise, a beehive makes its debut in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, where the entire Honeybees level takes place within a large beehive. It is primarily inhabited by a few bee-related enemies, including Bees, Skeleton Bees, and Būichis, but among the other inhabitants include Grubbies, Uneras, and Tamaras.

Super Mario Sunshine

Beehives also appear in Super Mario Sunshine. The bees only get angry if Mario gets too close to the beehive or Mario knocks it down by squirting it. Once that happens, the bees attack Mario. The bees will retreat once the beehive reappears after a short amount of time. Having Yoshi eat the bees grants Mario a coin for each one, but a Blue Coin or a 1-Up Mushroom is rewarded from the last bee eaten. Once all bees are eaten, the beehive will still reappear but with no bees to occupy it.

Super Mario Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, the Honeyhive Galaxy has several beehive-like planetoids that are inhabited by numerous bees. The galaxy is ruled by Queen Bee, who lives atop a large beehive planetoid with a garden, a small lake, and a fountain on the top.

Mario Party series

In the Mario Party series, honeycombs first appear in the Mario Party 2 minigame Honeycomb Havoc, which later returns in both Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars. In it, the characters must obtain fruit into their basket while avoiding honeycombs. As they roll down from the tree, it is inevitable that all but one character obtains a honeycomb, and the last character remaining is the winner. When a honeycomb lands into a character's basket, a bunch of bees emerge from it and chase them off-screen, disqualifying them from the minigame.

In Mario Party 7, Beehives are featured in the minigame Big Dripper.

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, a beehive appears in the Forever Forest in the area where Mario finds the HP Plus Badge. If Mario uses his hammer attack on the beehive, it will cause an angry Bzzap! to come out and fight him.

Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, one of the Battle Courses, Honeybee Hive, takes place within a beehive.

Yoshi franchise

Yoshi's Story

In Yoshi's Story, beehives appear as an obstacle. The bees surrounding a beehive do not allow Yoshi to pass unless he walks slowly. If Yoshi hits a beehive with an egg, the bees attack him.

List of game appearances

Title	Year of release	System/format	Role	Franchise
Donkey Kong 3	1983	Arcade	Object	Donkey Kong
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	1992	Game Boy	Level setting	Mario
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	1995	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Level setting	Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Land 2	1996	Game Boy	Level setting	Donkey Kong
Yoshi's Story	1998	Nintendo 64	Obstacle and hazardous object	Yoshi
Donkey Kong 64	1999	Nintendo 64	Minor location within Jungle Jappes	Donkey Kong
Mario Party 2	1999	Nintendo 64	Object in Honeycomb Havoc	Mario
Paper Mario	2001	Nintendo 64	Object	Mario
Super Mario Sunshine	2002	Nintendo GameCube	Hazardous object	Mario
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat	2004	Nintendo GameCube	Hazardous object	Donkey Kong
Mario Party 7	2005	Nintendo GameCube	Object featured in Big Dripper	Mario
Super Mario Galaxy	2007	Wii	Featured throughout Honeyhive Galaxy	Mario
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat	2008	Wii	Same as in the original version	Donkey Kong
Mario Kart 7	2011	Nintendo 3DS	The setting of Honeybee Hive	Mario
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze	2014	Wii U	The setting of Beehive Brawl	Donkey Kong
Mario Party: The Top 100	2017	Nintendo 3DS	Same as in Mario Party 2	Mario
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)	2018	Nintendo Switch	Same as in the original version	Donkey Kong
Mario Party Superstars	2021	Nintendo Switch	Same as in Mario Party 2	Mario

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハチのす Hachi no Su	Beehive
Chinese	蜂巢 Fēngcháo	Beehive
German	Bienenstock	Beehive
Italian	Alveare	Beehive
Russian	Улей Uley	Beehive
Spanish	Panal	Beehive