Bumble Belly Flu

Bumble Belly Flu is a quest you can get from Elixa when your Animal Friend is sick. Upon completion, your Bee will be healed with its health status being restored.


Prerequisites: You must have a Bee as an Animal Friend and it must have the illness.


Released: 19 October 2010

Retired: 19 September 2013
Spoiler Warning!

Quick Quest Guide

This Quest has 6 steps.

What you will need: 5 Honeycombs, 2 Oak Leaves, 2 Raspberries and 2 Lily Petals.

Quick Steps

  • Go to Elixa's Hospital and ask if she has any quests. Pick Bumble Belly Flu.
  • Gather 5 Honeycombs and give them to Elixa.
  • Gather 2 Oak Leaves and give them to Elixa.
  • Gather 2 Raspberries and give them to Elixa.
  • Practice Bake 1 batch of Acorn Cookies and return to Elixa.
  • Gather 2 Lily Petals and give them to Elixa.
  • Practice Tinker a Seedpod Fan in any color and return to Elixa.
  • Complete all tasks and your Animal Friend will be healed.

In Depth Quest Guide

This is a full walk through for the quest, so if you're confused by any of the quick steps, hopefully these can help you out.

Head over to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket and ask her if she has any quests. The quest should pop up immediately and you'll be able to begin. Upon starting the quest, Elixa will greet you:

Elixa: "Fly with you, Pixie Name Here! Oh dear, don’t tell me -- Animal Friend Name Here is sick. I can tell by the look on your face. What are the symptoms?"
"Fever, shivers, can't sleep, has a rumbling tummy -- that’s Bumble Belly Flu if I ever heard it. Poor Animal Friend Name Here!"
"Luckily I know a special tea that will send that flu flying! Will you help me make it?"

Step 1

Accept this quest?

Elixa: "That’s it then! The first ingredient I need for the tea is Honeycombs!"
"Will you gather Honeycombs for the tea?"

Gather 5 Honeycombs and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 5

Story So Far

Your Bee has the Bumble Belly Flu. Gather Honeycombs for the cure!

An ingredient collecting task! You are searching for Honeycombs, if you don’t have 5 already. Once you get the required 5 Honeycombs, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The original instructions for this step were changed:
The amount of Honeycombs required was reduced.

Step 2

I have a [sic] Honeycombs for Elixa!

Elixa: "Wonderful! Now for the rest of the ingredients."
"Next we need Oak Leaves. Go find some while I fill a kettle with fresh stream water."

Gather 2 Oak Leaves and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 2

Story So Far

Your Bee has the Bumble Belly Flu. Gather Oak Leaves for the cure!

An ingredient collecting task! You are looking for Oak Leaves, if you don’t have 2 already. Once you get the required 2 Oak Leaves, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The original instructions for this step were changed:
The amount of Oak Leaves required was reduced.

Step 3

I have Oak Leaves for Elixa!

Elixa: "Thank you, Pixie Name Here!"
"Will you find Raspberries next?"

Gather 2 Raspberries and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 2

Story So Far

Your Bee has the Bumble Belly Flu. Gather Raspberries for the cure!

Another ingredient collecting task! This time you are looking for Raspberries, if you don’t have 2 already. Once you get the required 2 Raspberries, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The original instructions for this step were changed:
The amount of Raspberries required was reduced.

Step 4

I have Raspberries for Elixa!

Elixa: "Very good! Now, while the water in the kettle heats up, I’d like you to go bake some cookies. This cure works better with cookies."
"Visit Dulcie at her kitchen and bake 1 batch of Acorn Cookies, alright?"

Fly to Dulcie's Kitchen in Neverberry Thicket. Use Practice Baking to make 1 batch of Acorn Cookies. Return to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket when you are done!
Progress: # of 1

Story So Far

Your Bee has the Bumble Belly Flu. Fly to Dulcie’s Kitchen and Practice Bake 1 batch of Acorn Cookies!

Flap over to Dulcie's Kitchen. Once there, pick Practice Baking and choose Acorn Cookies from the list. When you are done baking, flit back to Elixa and speak to her again.

Step 5

I baked Acorn Cookies for 'Animal Friend Name Here'!

Elixa: "Thank you, Pixie Name Here! But we have a little problem."
"I thought I had some Lily Petals, but I’m all out. Will you go get some Lily Petals? It’s the last ingredient we need."

Gather 2 Lily Petals and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 2

Story So Far

Your Bee has the Bumble Belly Flu. Gather Lily Petals for the cure!

More ingredient collecting! This time you are looking for Lily Petals, if you don’t have 2 already. Once you get the required 2 Lily Petals, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The original instructions for this step were changed:
The amount of Lily Petals required was reduced.

Step 6

I have Lily Petals for Elixa!

Elixa: "That’s it then! I’ll add the Lily Petals to the other ingredients in the kettle."
"Oh, there’s one more thing I need you to do!"
"Since the tea has to get very hot to mix properly, I’ll need a way to cool it down so Animal Friend Name Here can drink it."
"Fly to Copper’s Tinkering Nook and make a Seedpod Fan. A fan will cool the tea down fast."

Fly to Copper's Tinkering Nook in Maple Tree Hill. Use Practice Tinkering to make a Seedpod Fan. Bring it to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket when you are done!
Progress: # of 1

Story So Far

Your Bee has the Bumble Belly Flu. Fly to Copper’s Tinkering Nook and Practice Tinker a Seedpod Fan!

Your last step is a Tinkering task. Fly to Maple Tree Hill and enter Copper's Tinkering Nook. Once there, choose Practice Tinkering and select Seedpod Fan from the list. When you have finished tinkering the fan, return to Elixa.

The Cure

I tinkered a Seedpod Fan for Elixa!

Elixa: "Very nice tinkering work, Pixie Name Here! Now let’s use this fan to cool down the tea."
"It’s working perfectly!"
"Here we are, fresh tea to cure the Bumble Belly Flu! Make sure Animal Friend Name Here sips this slowly while eating the cookies you baked."
"Remember, when your Animal Friend grows up, you should release them back into the wild. Please stop by if Animal Friend Name Here gets sick again. Stay healthy!"

Your Animal Friend gains 90 Health Points and is now healed! If your Animal Friend is not yet fully grown, it will also gain some Age Points.

Image:Healing Animal Friend 90 Percent.png|Healing your Animal Friend
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History

This quest was originally released as a Quest for Members. It was changed to a Quest for all Players on 26 April 2012.
Referenced by 2 pages pages that link to “Bumble Belly Flu (Quest)” — its place in the wiki