Really interesting faction - love the snooty bee artwork - where is that from? Did you create it?!
I really like the swarm mechanics, especially around Avenge Mother Earth. I wonder if the Hive should have a similarly powerful mechanic. It feels like Preserves are far more important than the Hive but surely in bee lore, you protect the hive at all costs. Maybe bump up Save the Queen to make it more powerful, although I appreciate balancing a faction is a nightmare and this could give the bees too much of an advantage. But perhaps something that makes taking down the hive pretty hard, like removing the cats keep.
The Queen's Commands are cool - when you have the 'plus one per bee icon showing', does the bee icon represent warriors on the board? If not, what does it represent?
Interesting faction - I also like the fact that you score in Birdsong and Recruit in Evening, which is unusual. I like the thematic element of the bees heading back to the hive at night after a hard day's work!