How many distiller alvaeries?

[vineet]

So how many alvaeries with distiller drones (fast worker) do you think I need for three 36 hp boilers using the fuel produced? I say 4.

 

[jumpfight5]

You should make a test world in creative mode and try it out.

I say three.

But I have no idea what you're talking about, never touched a bee before, don't even know if it's solid or liquid.

 

[Icarus White]

If you're poor for alvearies, you could try getting some frame housings going, but obviously that means you'd have to mind the alveary.

jump: The distilled bee is an extrabee that produces oily propolis, which can be squeezed into oil, processed into fuel, and burned.

 

[KriiEiter]

I'm not sure how much you get from the propolis, but I doubt that only 4 would be enough to keep that many HP Boilers going.

Even with Alveary and fast worker, it's only 1 comb per ~30 seconds or so per alveary.

 

[Yippy Kai Aye]

I have two with no frames powering 2 36hp boilers and making excess oil. I've actually had to take them out for awhile. I keep a full large fuel tank with a large oil tank overflow.

 

[Norfgarb]

But I have no idea what you're talking about, never touched a bee before, don't even know if it's solid or liquid.

Bees are solid

 

[noskk]

I'd say it depends on how many frames you want to put in one alveary.

 

[Hydra]

Bees are solid

I have quite a few in a liquid state

 

[Poppycocks]

I have quite a few in a liquid state

Spoiler

 

[jumpfight5]

Heheh I meant solid or liquid fuel, but they sound cool! Good luck with that, I'd love to see the results if you happen to test it out on creative

 

[vineet]

Ahhh, but it takes forever for the boiler to reach max efficiency. Like at least two hours. And I don't feel like rebranding the in creative again. Plus my information might not be accurate as others.