Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Originally posted by PakaNoHida:

Beehives hate a roof. I don't know why but my brother fought with this for days. He kept going higher and higher with a roof, iron beam work and all, they hated the roof.

The bees were not happy.

Oh yeah cover is what you want to avoid.
I am just saying you need to consider cover not just above but to the side as well. The cone is probably very steep, but still being too close to a high vertical wall might seem clear but still be considered "covered".

I think, from experience, it has to do with things above more than most. I have had similar bee hives similar to my pic below, but the trees they were around made them unhappy. I had to push the entry away from the trees and any nearby stone.. but that was in a build I lost.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2779557137