Busy Bee
An idle game overlay where your viewers help a bee collect pollen and grow the hive
Key Features
Always-On Idle Game
Busy Bee runs the whole time you're live. Your bee gathers pollen automatically while you focus on streaming, giving viewers something fun to watch progress on between gameplay moments. The game ticks along in the background — no need to manage it, no extra work for you.
Chat-Powered Plants
Viewer events spawn flowers right on your stream. Every follow, sub, donation, and bit drops a new plant for the bee to harvest, turning your audience's engagement into visible, in-game progress. Your community can literally see the impact of supporting the channel.
Sparkly Special Effects
Polished visuals make every interaction feel rewarding. Pollen sparkles, harvest animations, and satisfying particle effects give your stream a charming, game-like aesthetic that keeps viewers watching even during quieter moments.
Hive Upgrades
Watch the hive grow over time as your community plays along. Upgrades unlock new tiers, more bees, and bigger payoffs — giving your stream a long-term progression hook that rewards regulars and gives new viewers something to invest in.
Built for Engagement
Busy Bee turns passive viewers into active participants. When viewers see their action drop a flower or unlock an upgrade, they're more likely to follow, sub, and stick around. It's a low-effort overlay that pays off in real community growth.
How It Works
Install Busy Bee
Add Busy Bee to Streamlabs Desktop through the Streamlabs App Store in just a few clicks.
Add the Browser Source
Drop the Busy Bee browser source into your scene to bring the hive on stream.
Configure Your Triggers
Choose which viewer events spawn flowers — follows, subs, donations, bits, raids, and more.
Go Live and Watch It Grow
Your bee gets to work the moment you start streaming. Viewer events accelerate progress automatically.
Perfect For
Long Stream Sessions
Perfect for marathon streams where you need a long-term hook. The hive keeps growing, giving viewers a reason to stay and check in on progress.
Community-Driven Streams
Ideal for streamers whose audience loves to feel involved. Every follow, sub, and donation visibly moves the game forward.
Just Chatting & Variety
Great background entertainment for talking-head and variety streams — a charming, low-key visual that gives viewers something to enjoy alongside you.
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Since 2019
Years of proven reliability