diff --git a/forestry_bees/apiary.lua b/forestry_bees/apiary.lua
index 4c0de88..9b5869d 100644
--- a/forestry_bees/apiary.lua
+++ b/forestry_bees/apiary.lua
@@ -121,14 +121,6 @@ local function apiary_node_timer(pos,elapsed)
         can_live = is_queen       --these two event are disjoint (there are no queen & princess)
         actionable = can_breed or can_live
         
-		
-		--if can_breed then -- adjust el to action duration
-		--	el = math.min(el, breedtime - src_time)
-		--end
-    --if can_live then -- adjust el to action duration
-		--	el = math.min(el, lifetime - src_time)
-		--end
-    
 		local el = elapsed
 		--if actionable check if things are ready
 		if actionable then
@@ -137,6 +129,15 @@ local function apiary_node_timer(pos,elapsed)
       el = math.min(el, needed_time - src_time)
 			src_time = src_time + el
       
+      if can_live then --chance to drop honeycomb
+        local drops = forestry_bees.calculate_drop(monarchlist[1]:get_meta():get_string("active_gene"))
+        if (not (next(drops) == nil)) and inv:get_size("dst") - forestry_bees.stacks_in_inv(inv,"dst") >= #drops then
+          for _,drop in pairs(drops) do
+            inv:add_item("dst",drop)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      
 			if src_time >= needed_time then
 				--if possible act accordingly to breed or live
 				if can_breed then
diff --git a/forestry_bees/bee_drops.lua b/forestry_bees/bee_drops.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee798d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forestry_bees/bee_drops.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+forestry_bees.bee_drops = {}
+
+local function register_drop(bee_type, drop_name, basechance)
+  if forestry_bees.bee_drops[bee_type] == nil then
+		forestry_bees.bee_drops[bee_type] = {}
+	end
+  forestry_bees.bee_drops[bee_type][drop_name] = basechance
+end
+
+register_drop("forest", "forestry_bees:honey_comb", 0.3)
+register_drop("meadow", "forestry_bees:honey_comb", 0.3)
+register_drop("common", "forestry_bees:honey_comb", 0.35)
+register_drop("cultivated", "forestry_bees:honey_comb", 0.4)
+register_drop("noble", "forestry_bees:dripping_comb", 0.2)
+register_drop("diligent", "forestry_bees:stringy_comb", 0.2)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forestry_bees/helper.lua b/forestry_bees/helper.lua
index 65b4155..2b6e2ab 100644
--- a/forestry_bees/helper.lua
+++ b/forestry_bees/helper.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ function forestry_bees.Bee(bee_type,active_gene,inactive_gene)
     return itemstack
 end
 
+function forestry_bees.calculate_drop(bee_type) --later we will take as input also the bee_prod_speed and the item_modifier (for frames)
+    local possible_drops = forestry_bees.bee_drops[bee_type] --this gets us a table
+    local out_table = {}
+    for drop,chance in pairs(possible_drops) do
+        if math.random() < chance then
+            table.insert(out_table,ItemStack(drop))
+        end
+    end
+    return out_table
+end
+
 function forestry_bees.bee_name(bee_type,active_gene)
     return "forestry_bees:"..active_gene.."_"..bee_type
 end
diff --git a/forestry_bees/init.lua b/forestry_bees/init.lua
index 57c868f..2a74b11 100644
--- a/forestry_bees/init.lua
+++ b/forestry_bees/init.lua
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ forestry_bees = {}
 
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("forestry_bees") .. "/helper.lua")
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("forestry_bees") .. "/register.lua")
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath("forestry_bees") .. "/bee_drops.lua")
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("forestry_bees") .. "/mutations.lua")
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("forestry_bees") .. "/apiary.lua")
diff --git a/forestry_bees/register.lua b/forestry_bees/register.lua
index 87ddda7..ca5ab0c 100644
--- a/forestry_bees/register.lua
+++ b/forestry_bees/register.lua
@@ -112,5 +112,15 @@ register_bee("diligent","#ffdc16","#c219ec")
 minetest.register_craftitem("forestry_bees:honey_comb", {
     description = "Honey Comb",
     groups = {comb = 1},
-    inventory_image = "(bee_combs.0.png^[colorize:Yellow:100)^(bee_combs.1.png^[colorize:Yellow:120)"
+    inventory_image = "(bee_combs.0.png^[colorize:#ffa12b:155)^(bee_combs.1.png^[colorize:#e8d56a:255)"
+})
+minetest.register_craftitem("forestry_bees:dripping_comb", {
+    description = "Dripping Comb",
+    groups = {comb = 1},
+    inventory_image = "(bee_combs.0.png^[colorize:#ffff00:155)^(bee_combs.1.png^[colorize:#dc7613:255)"
+})
+minetest.register_craftitem("forestry_bees:stringy_comb", {
+    description = "Stringy Comb",
+    groups = {comb = 1},
+    inventory_image = "(bee_combs.0.png^[colorize:#bda93e:155)^(bee_combs.1.png^[colorize:#c8be67:255)"
 })