One of my favorite smaller sets this year is the #42669 LEGO Beekeepers’ House & Flower Garden set. This set is not just lovely on display, it also has nice play-features and educational quality.
This is in fact the first LEGO set dedicated to beekeeping, although LEGO did release other sets in the past that references bees and beekeeping as a side-accessory. The most well-known is the Beekeeper from Series 21 of the Collectible Minifigures lineup, and the Bumblebee Girl from Series 10 (although this is a costumed minifig instead of a beekeeper, the printed honey pot is a nice accessory). Another useful accessory related to bees and beekeeping is the large light-orange beehive that appears in numerous sets (the same piece is also used as cotton candy in pink).
But instead of getting a few bees here and there, the #42669 LEGO Beekeepers’ House & Flower Garden is full of beekeeping-related accessories! Bees, beehives, honeycombs, flowers, flowering trees – they are all now available in one set!
The story is that Paisley and Aliya are visiting Paisley’s grandparents who are beekeepers. They live in a picturesque little cottage surrounded by a lovely garden full of flowers and bees. Inside the shop, they sell seeds, candles, honeycomb, and honey. Above the shop, there is a cute little apartment where the grandparents live.
LEGO’s approach to actual bees is to print them on 1×1 round clear tiles. A cartoony printed bee was first released in 2021 and appeared in many sets since, and with this new set, LEGO introduced a more realistic looking bee, also printed on a 1×1 round clear tile. (To date, this piece is still very rare, only appearing in one other set.) This set also features two other little creatures printed on 1×1 round clear tiles; a ladybug and a beetle. These pieces are also still rare, only appearing in a few 2025 sets.
Another new printed piece is a 2×2 tile with honeycomb print. My guess is that LEGO replaced the previous 2×2 printed honeycomb tile to make the graphics of the individual bees and the bees on the honeycomb more consistent. And they look great!
Since we’re talking about printed pieces, another couple of nicely decorated elements are the little 1×2 tile seed packets. They are exclusive to this set (to date), and you get four of them! There are a few other printed elements in the set that are more common like the tree log and computer keyboard. All other decorated elements you see are stickers.
The set comes with three building instructions; one for the house, one for the beekeeping garden, and the other for the vegetable garden. This would be a nice set to build with family while discussing the important role of bees both in pollination and making honey.
Overall this is such a wholesome set! Yes, the lavender trim on the house may be a bit alienating for adult LEGO fans, but the house is still cute and the rest of the set is realistic and full of nice builds and useful accessories. If you want to check it out, it’s available at the LEGO Friends section of the Online LEGO Shop.
If you really don’t like the trim, you can always change it to another color like nougat or brown and it would fit right into your medieval town, or countryside setup. Speaking of medieval, I found this alternate build of the set that adds an extra story to the building, making it look more medieval. If you like it, you can download the building instructions at Rebrickable.com.
What do you think? How do you like the LEGO Beekeepers’ House and Flower Garden? Do you have the set already? Feel free to share your thoughts and own reviews in the comment section below!
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