diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm
index 7729e7073e6..2daf7c40508 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/seeds.dm
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 	// Stronger reagents must always come first to avoid being displaced by weaker ones.
 	// Total amount of any reagent in plant is calculated by formula: 1 + round(potency * multiplier)
 
+	var/innate_yieldmod = 1 //modifier for yield, seperate to the one in Hydro trays, as that one is SPECIFICALLY for nutriment/chems (which means it's constantly reset)
+	//This is added onto the yield mod of the hydro tray, yield *= (parent.yieldmod+innate_yieldmod)
 
 /obj/item/seeds/New(loc, nogenes = 0)
 	..()
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@
 		if(parent.yieldmod == 0)
 			return_yield = min(return_yield, 1)//1 if above zero, 0 otherwise
 		else
-			return_yield *= parent.yieldmod
+			return_yield *= (parent.yieldmod+innate_yieldmod)
 
 	return return_yield
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
index d07bb4d49be..51262083000 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #define BEE_TRAY_RECENT_VISIT	200	//How long in deciseconds until a tray can be visited by a bee again
 #define BEE_DEFAULT_COLOUR		"#e5e500" //the colour we make the stripes of the bee if our reagent has no colour (or we have no reagent)
 
+#define BEE_POLLINATE_YIELD_CHANCE		10
+#define BEE_POLLINATE_PEST_CHANCE		33
+#define BEE_POLLINATE_POTENTCY_CHANCE	50
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/bees
 	name = "bee"
@@ -160,9 +163,13 @@
 
 	var/growth = health //Health also means how many bees are in the swarm, roughly.
 	//better healthier plants!
-	Hydro.health += growth
-	Hydro.pestlevel = max(0, --Hydro.pestlevel)
-	Hydro.yieldmod++
+	Hydro.health += round(growth*0.5)
+	if(prob(BEE_POLLINATE_PEST_CHANCE))
+		Hydro.pestlevel = max(0, --Hydro.pestlevel)
+	if(prob(BEE_POLLINATE_YIELD_CHANCE)) //Yield mod is HELLA powerful, but quite rare
+		Hydro.myseed.innate_yieldmod++
+	if(prob(BEE_POLLINATE_POTENTCY_CHANCE))
+		Hydro.myseed.potency++
 
 	if(beehome)
 		beehome.bee_resources = min(beehome.bee_resources + growth, 100)