diff --git a/monkestation/code/modules/botany/species/apid/hive/ability.dm b/monkestation/code/modules/botany/species/apid/hive/ability.dm
index 29da7ae69f03..a8c4836dd252 100644
--- a/monkestation/code/modules/botany/species/apid/hive/ability.dm
+++ b/monkestation/code/modules/botany/species/apid/hive/ability.dm
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 	button_icon = 'icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi'
 	button_icon_state = "beebox"
 
-	cooldown_time = 25 MINUTES
+	cooldown_time = 5 MINUTES
 	spell_requirements = NONE
+//MONKESTATION EDIT : Reducing the cooldown from 25 to 10 minutes.
+// The time was extremely long before, almost twice as the time to **make** a hive. This is healthier, equating to double of the time of the beehive.
 
 	var/obj/structure/beebox/hive/created_hive
 
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 	if(is_species(user, /datum/species/apid))
 		var/datum/species/apid/apid = user.dna.species
-		if(apid.stored_honey < 150)
+		if(apid.stored_honey < 70)
 			to_chat(user, span_notice("Not enough stored honey"))
 			addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(reset_spell_cooldown)), 2 SECONDS)
 			return
@@ -30,14 +32,16 @@
 
 	if(is_species(user, /datum/species/apid))
 		var/datum/species/apid/apid = user.dna.species
-		if(apid.stored_honey < 150)
+		if(apid.stored_honey < 70)
 			addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(reset_spell_cooldown)), 2 SECONDS)
 			return
 
-		apid.adjust_honeycount(-150)
+		apid.adjust_honeycount(-70)
 		created_hive = new(get_turf(user), user.real_name)
 		apid.owned_hive = created_hive
 		created_hive.current_stat = apid.current_stat
+		//MONKESTATION EDIT : Changed the total requirement from 15 minutes to a reasonable 7.
+		//The amount of time investment this required only incentivized an isolated style of gameplay, this should be healthier and incentivize the use of beehives earlier for interactions with crewmembers.
 
 	RegisterSignals(created_hive, list(COMSIG_QDELETING, COMSIG_PREQDELETED), PROC_REF(remove_hive))