Bees teetered on the brink of extinction when the acid rains arrived, but a family of beekeepers saved the last few survivors in a secluded valley cave east of Estancia. Already coveted before the End Wars, the so-called "Nectar of the Gods" they harvested rose to phenomenal prices in the Acid Rain Era. The beekeepers soon formed the Beehive company to satisfy the insatiable appetite of despots and tycoons. After powerful forces joined company management in recent years, Beehive rapidly claimed "cultivation colonies" around the world and minted a deadly private paramilitary force - the AMM. Today, Beehive is one of the few companies powerful enough to partner with all three logistic giants without qualms.