Where to start?

When starting bees you need to find and get as many hives as possible. Below is a picture of the hives in order of ones you need the most. Make sure you break them with a scoop.

=What the hives are and what they contain=

The first hive is the Meadows hive (Orange and Black). Found in meadows biomes, or any other grassy flat biomes
 * Meadows Princess
 * Meadows Drone
 * Honey comb

Second hive is the Modest Hive (Yellow and Black). Found in Desert Biomes.
 * Modest Princess
 * Modest Drone
 * Parched Comb

Third Hive is the Forest Hive (Green and White). Found in forests, regular forest biomes or autumn forest biomes
 * Forest Princess
 * Forest Drone
 * Honey Comb

Forth Hive is the Rocky Hive (Gray and Black). Is Found underground, also found in your quarry.
 * Rocky Princess
 * Rocky Drone

Fifth Hive is the Wintry Hive (Blue and White). Found in any Biome that has snow.
 * Wintry Princess
 * Possible chance of no Wintry Drone
 * Frozen Comb

Sixth Hive is the Marshy Hive (Green and Black). Found in swamp Biomes.
 * Marshy Princess
 * Marshy Drone
 * Mossy Comb

Seventh Hive is the Tropical Hive (Green-Brown and Black). Found in the trees in the jungle Biome.
 * Tropical Princess
 * Tropical Drone
 * Silky Comb

Eighth Hive is the Water Hive (Blue and Black). Found underwater.
 * Water Princess
 * Water Drone
 * Damp Comb

Don't be worried if there is a Valiant Princess of Drone, Keep them for later.