The 4 Honey Elements in Gardenscapes That Confuse Every Player

Combined illustration of honey-themed Gardenscapes elements, including honey jars, honey blocks, honey containers, and honeycomb obstacle on a golden honey background.

Learn how Honey, Jar of Honey, Crystallized Honey, and Honeycomb work in Gardenscapes. Discover their differences, how they spread, and the best strategies to clear them.

Gardenscapes includes four different honey-based elements. Although they look similar and are all connected to honey spreading across the board, they do not work the same way.

The main difficulty is that players see honey and assume they are dealing with the same mechanic every time. In reality, each element has a different starting form, a different number of stages, and a different role within the level.

All four elements can be affected by match-3 combinations or by boosters and power-ups. What changes is the result produced by each hit.

Honey

Honey starts as a small sealed jar. At this point, the honey has not spread onto the board, and the element cannot be removed with a single hit.

The first hit, caused by a match-3 combination or a booster next to the jar, opens it and makes the honey visible. The next hit releases the contents of the jar, turning them into Honey that occupies one tile on the board.

From that point on, you must clear the Honey with another match-3 combination or a booster. If you do not remove it, the honey advances and takes over one additional available tile.

This spreading mechanic does not mean that the entire surrounding area fills with honey immediately. Honey first appears on one tile and, if it remains on the board, continues spreading gradually.

Jar of Honey

The Jar of Honey is a larger jar filled with honey. Unlike regular Honey, it can appear either closed with its lid still on or already open.

If the Jar of Honey still has its lid, it takes two hits from match-3 combinations or boosters to release the Honey. The first hit removes the lid, while the second hit breaks the open jar and releases Honey onto one tile.

If the jar appears already open, it needs only one hit to release the Honey.

You must then clear the Honey that appears. If you leave it on the board, it begins spreading and gradually takes over additional tiles, just like regular Honey.

The important difference is therefore the jar's starting state: a closed Jar of Honey requires two hits in total, while an already open Jar of Honey requires only one hit before the Honey is released.

Crystallized Honey

Crystallized Honey is a new Gardenscapes element that is thicker and more durable than regular Honey. It has two layers, requires two hits to be cleared completely, and does not appear inside a jar.

In its original form, it has a darker color. After the first hit from a match-3 combination or a booster, it becomes lighter, showing that its first layer has been removed.

The second hit destroys it completely and clears it from the tile. Once it has been fully removed, it does not reappear from that same location.

However, if you do not hit it and keep it under control, Crystallized Honey can also advance onto another tile. This means it is not simply a stationary two-layer obstacle. It can spread and gradually reduce the amount of usable space on the board.

Honeycomb

The Honeycomb acts as a permanent Honey generator. The most important difference between the Honeycomb and the other honey-based elements is that the Honeycomb itself cannot be destroyed.

You can use match-3 combinations and boosters around it to clear the Honey it produces, but you cannot remove the Honeycomb itself. This permanent source of pressure is one example of how new elements have become more complicated than obstacles that disappear after a fixed number of hits.

If there is no Honey on the board, or if the existing Honey cannot spread because it is blocked, the Honeycomb creates new Honey every second move.

The new Honey appears on one tile and then follows the regular spreading mechanic. If you do not clear it, it continues advancing and taking over more space.

This is why the Honeycomb requires constant attention. Even after you clear all the Honey currently on the board, the generator remains in place and can produce more.

The Main Differences Between the Four Elements

Element	Starting Form	What It Requires	What Happens Next	Does It Spread?	Destroyed?
Honey	Small sealed jar	Match-3 combinations or boosters through several stages	The jar opens, turns into Honey on one tile, and then must be cleared	Yes, if it is not cleared	Yes
Jar of Honey	Large jar filled with honey	One hit from a match-3 combination or booster to break it	It creates Honey on one tile, which must then be cleared	Yes, the Honey it creates spreads	Yes
Crystallized Honey	Dark crystallized honey	Two hits from match-3 combinations or boosters	It becomes lighter after the first hit and disappears after the second	Yes, if it is not hit	Yes
Honeycomb	Permanent honeycomb generator	Match-3 combinations and boosters to clear the Honey it produces	It creates new Honey every second move when necessary	The Honey it produces spreads	No

Which One Is the Most Dangerous?

Each element creates a different kind of pressure. Honey and the Jar of Honey require a quick response as soon as the first Honey tile appears. Crystallized Honey requires two hits and can continue advancing while it remains on the board. The Honeycomb is more persistent because it cannot be destroyed and can keep producing new Honey again and again.

In levels with limited space, the Honeycomb can become the most dangerous of the four because there is no way to eliminate the source. In levels filled with obstacles, Crystallized Honey can be just as difficult because each section requires two hits before it is fully removed.

How to Deal With Them

Your main priority is to prevent the Honey from spreading out of control. A single Honey tile can quickly become two, then three, and eventually begin blocking important areas of the board.

Use match-3 combinations whenever you can hit the element without disrupting the overall flow of the level. However, when Honey is getting close to an important objective, blocking valuable space, or limiting your ability to create power-ups, using a booster may be the safer choice, especially if you already understand how each booster works.

With Crystallized Honey, remember that the first hit does not remove it. It only destroys the first layer. With the Honeycomb, remember that even after you clear the entire board, the Honeycomb can produce new Honey later.

Conclusion

All four elements are based on the same theme, but they represent four different mechanics. Honey moves through several stages before becoming spreadable Honey. The Jar of Honey breaks with one hit and creates Honey on one tile. Crystallized Honey has two layers and can advance if it is not cleared. The Honeycomb cannot be destroyed and acts as a permanent generator of new Honey.

Correctly identifying the element is important because it determines how many hits you need, whether there is a risk of spreading, and whether the source can be removed permanently. In every case, you can use match-3 combinations, boosters, and power-ups, but you need to understand exactly what each hit will do.

If you would like to see every new Gardenscapes element in action, you can watch them all on our YouTube channel in this playlist:

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