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Manor Lords

How to Get Honey and How to Use

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Honey is a Food Resource necessary for upgrading Burgage Plots in Manor Lords. See how to get Honey and how to use it as you expand your territory!

How to Make Honey

Steps in Honey Production

Honey is produced in two easy steps. One, get the Beekeeping development node; and two, build an Apiary.

  1. Acquire Beekeeping
  2. Build an Apiary

Acquire Beekeeping

Acquire the Beekeeping Development branch in order to unlock the Apiary as a building. It costs 1 Development node, and the earliest you can get a node is by reaching Small Village status.

Developments Explained and How to Get Points

Build an Apiary

Material(s) Quantity
Planks x2

An Apiary is a building that requires 2 Planks to build. This building is available after unlocking the Beekeeping development node.

Apiary - How to Build and Use

Alternative Ways to Get Honey

Import from a Trading Post

Trade Route Cost 18 Regional Wealth
Import Cost 13 Regional Wealth

If you have a surplus of Regional Wealth, you can opt to build a Trading Post and import Honey directly. This can help supply Honey to your burgage plots, especially if your settlement already has 2 Apiaries.

How to Trade (Trade Routes and Trading Post Guide)

Acquire Trade Logistics and Better Deals

Trade Logistics allows you to open new trade routes for a maximum of 25 Regional Wealth. On the other hand, Better Deals gets you a discount on export prices.

Related Development Guides
Trade Logistics Better Deals

What is Honey?

Distributed as Food

Honey is a great way to add variety to your food supply. It is automatically distributed to your settlement using food carts. Honey is also a worthwhile investment as it provides a variety of food for your colony as well as help you attain a self-sustainable colony in the long run.

Used to Upgrade Burgage Plots

Honey is a food resource you need for upgrading a Burgage Plot in Manor Lords. Your burgage plots need a varied food supply among other requirements to qualify for a burgage plot upgrade.

How to Upgrade Your Burgage Plot

Can be Exported for Regional Wealth

You can also export Honey to get some more Regional Wealth. Prices may fluctuate depending on the supply and demand within a given territory.
Trading Guide: How to Trade and Best Goods

Manor Lords Related Guides

Manor Lords - Resources

List of All Resources

Types of Resources

List of Resources
Currency Food Construction
Crops Fuel Crafting
Raw Resource Commodity Military
Livestock

All Food Resource

Meat Vegetables Berries
Bread Eggs Apples
Honey

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