Quest

Hiving a Hard Day

A World of Warcraft quest in K'aresh. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Thorn1562025-08-09T14:53:10-05:00+473via Wowhead

There appears to be a visual issue where the interactive object (place the bees) is almost completely invisible. I had to zoom in to be able to see it.

Seny692025-08-12T22:07:14-05:00+224via Wowhead

If you are looking for the spot to return the bee's. About 10 feet in front of the queen on the dirt path, there are tiny, glowing, translucent bees. If you need a visual reference look for the orange flower to the right of the queen and walk directly over to the dirt path and you will see them. Screenshot submitted

Neuf2025-08-18T10:45:34-05:00+119via Wowhead

To return the bees, you do not pet the queen, there are some yellow highlighted bee silhouettes on the ground 10 yards in front of the queen. Click on those.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 80

ZoneThe Oasis

LocationK'aresh

Quest ID85260

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(85260))

What to do

StorylineThe Bees Knees, step 18 of 20

Rewards15g 49s, 5,900 XP

Description

I just spotted a few bees flop to the ground. I think they've overworked themselves trying to get at the new plants. They'll be fine. They're just tired. Could you help me pick them up and bring them back to the hive?

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Coordinates

Turn-inK'aresh 75.8, 33.8/way #2371 75.8 33.8
Objective area (centre of the marked area)K'aresh 73.9, 32.9/way #2371 73.9 32.9
Objective areaK'aresh 76.2, 29.7/way #2371 76.2 29.7

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the K'aresh map

Root Redux same spot
Salad Bar same spot
Rooting for Trouble same spot
Funny Buzzness same spot
Bu-zzz same spot
Photography is the Bee's Knees same spot
Leafing Things on the Ground same spot
Killer Instinct about 10 yards
Running Free about 10 yards
Fantastic Ms. Fox about 10 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on K'aresh, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on K'aresh:

The OasisAlliance and Horde · about 40 yards north
The Oasis, K'areshAlliance and Horde · about 90 yards south-east
North SufaadAlliance and Horde · about 850 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 160 yards west
Objective areaabout 230 yards north

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

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Money15 gold49 silver

Experience5,900 XP

Other quests on the K'aresh map

Storyline

The Bees Knees

Part 18 of 20.

Previous: Waggle Dance · Next: Bee Roll

Showing steps 9 to 20 of 20.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Waggle DanceThe Oasis · Level 80
Alaenra requested that I pass on a message. "Hey, Om'talad. I'm going to dance for the bees so they know where the new flowers are. Can you ask <name> to do the same?" Odd, but please feel free to... frolic.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Bee RollThe Oasis · Level 80
Ah, there you are. It's time for documentation! We need to keep track of how the bees are doing in the Oasis. I've filled out the paperwork already. Perhaps you could get me some photos of the bees in action?

The storyline at a glance

The Bees Knees has 20 steps, from To Stormsong to Don't Bee Crazy.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): K'aresh (13), Stormsong Valley (7).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Otherworldly Ecologist Complete the following storylines in K'aresh.
Expertly Done Gather a group of experts to assist in the Oasis in K'aresh.

Other storylines on the K'aresh map

Void Alliance17 steps, starts with What Is Left of Home
Desert Power15 steps, starts with Eco-Dome: Rhovan
A Shadowy Invitation13 steps, starts with A Shadowy Invitation
Rays of Sunshine18 steps, starts with Atrium Hospital
Sneks for K'aresh17 steps, starts with Outbound for Outland
Shadows En Garde11 steps, starts with The Next Dimension

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.