Overview

Busy Bees is a fast-paced live game mode designed for quick play and constant engagement. Students answer questions, hire bees with special effects, and compete to collect the most honey before the game ends.

Note: Busy Bees is available for Blooket Plus Subscribers Only

Answer questions correctly to hire bees with different effects. Some add honey right away, others boost honey per correct answer, and some can steal or distract. Your hive grows as you play. The game ends when time runs out or a honey goal is reached, and the most honey wins.

	Difficulty	Simple
	Skills	Speed & Luck
	Ideal Time	7+ min
	Questions	High Frequency Self-Paced Prompting
	Players	Minimum: 1 Ideal: 6+ Plus Max: 300

How to Play

When the game begins, students answer questions from the chosen Question Set. Each correct answer presents a choice between two bees, each with its own effect:

• +X Honey per Question: Increases the honey received for answering a question correctly. This effect is ongoing and stacks over time.
• Yx Honey Multiplier: Multiplies the amount of honey earned for each correct answer, such as tripling the total honey.
• Steal: Lets the player select another participant and take a percentage of their honey.
• Distract: Allows the player to choose a group of opponents and send fun visual effects to disrupt their screens.

As bees are hired, they appear in the player’s hive in the background, showing their growing workforce. Choosing wisely between honey boosts, multipliers, or disruptive effects can make the difference between winning and losing.

	Worker Bee: +10 Honey
	Beanie Bee: +25 Honey
	Garden Bee: +50 Honey
	Baseball Bee: +75 Honey
	Cool Bee: +100 Honey
	Chef Bee: Double Honey!
	Ghost Bee: Triple Honey!
	Busy Bee: +1 Honey per Question
	Beehive Bee: +5 Honey per Question
	Business Bee: +10 Honey per Question
	Monocle Bee: +15 Honey per Question
	Magic Bee: +20 Honey per Question
	Knight Bee: +25 Honey per Question
	Unicorn Bee: Double Honey per Question!
	King Bee: Triple Honey per Question!
	Pirate Bee: Take 10%
	Vampire Bee: Take 25%
	Queen Bee: Swap
	Cowboy Bee: Distract a group of other players with Tumbleweeds
	Sporty Bee: Distract a group of other players with Basketballs
	Judge Bee: Distract a group of other players with a Gavel
	Science Bee: Distract a group of other players with Chemical Splats
	Ninja Bee: Distract a group of other players with Ninja Stars
	Astro Bee: Distract a group of other players with Meteors
	Clown Bee: Distract a group of other players with Juggling
	Night Bee: Distract a group of other players with Darkness
	Tornado Bee: Distract a group of other players with a Tornado
	Blizzard Bee: Distract a group of other players with a Blizzard
	Baby Bee: Distract a group of other players with Minified Screens
	Chill Bee: Distract a group of other players with Flipped Screens
	DJ Bee: Distract a group of other players with EDM
	Barry Bee: Distract a group of other players with Jazz

Ending the Game

The game concludes when the timer runs out or a player reaches the honey goal. At that point, results are displayed, and the player with the most honey is declared the winner.

Hosting Busy Bees

To host Busy Bees, select a Question Set, click Host, and choose Busy Bees. From there, you can adjust the settings before starting the game. Once ready, share the game code or link with students and click Host Now to begin.

Host Settings

Hosts can customize the experience with the following options:

• Game End Conditions: Set the game to finish either when a time limit is reached or when a player hits the honey goal.
• Show Answer Correctness: Decide whether players see if their answers are correct right away.
• Time Penalty for Incorrects: Apply a delay of 3–15 seconds before the player can try the next question.
• Question Ordering: Use either random or ordered questions.
• Allow Late Joining: Permit players to join after the game has started.
• Use Random Names: Automatically assign names to players.
• Mute Player Sounds: Turn off in-game sounds.
• Allow Student Accounts: Choose whether students can log in with their Blooket accounts.
• Banned Blooks: Prevent specific Blooks from being used.

Why Choose Busy Bees?

Busy Bees is designed to keep every student engaged. The constant stream of questions ensures active participation, while the wide variety of bee effects adds strategy and excitement. Younger players enjoy its simple mechanics, and older students stay engaged through the competitive mix of multipliers, stealing, and distractions. It’s fast, chaotic, and a great way to review material with the whole class.