diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
index 3895f27f6f9..65fef36546b 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	var/obj/item/seeds/myseed = null	//The currently planted seed
 	var/rating = 1
 	var/wrenchable = TRUE
-	var/lid_state = 0
+	var/lid_closed = FALSE
 	var/recent_bee_visit = FALSE //Have we been visited by a bee recently, so bees dont overpollinate one plant
 	var/using_irrigation = FALSE //If the tray is connected to other trays via irrigation hoses
 	var/self_sufficiency_req = 20 //Required total dose to make a self-sufficient hydro tray. 1:1 with earthsblood.
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
 	if(!user || user.stat || user.restrained())
 		return
 
-	lid_state = !lid_state
-	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You [lid_state ? "close" : "open"] the tray's lid.</span>")
+	lid_closed = !lid_closed
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You [lid_closed ? "close" : "open"] the tray's lid.</span>")
 	update_icon()
 
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 			overlays += image('icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi', icon_state = "gaia_blessing")
 		set_light(3)
 
-	if(lid_state)
+	if(lid_closed)
 		overlays += image('icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi', icon_state = "hydrocover")
 
 	update_icon_hoses()
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/hydroponics/attack_hand(mob/user)
 	if(issilicon(user)) //How does AI know what plant is?
 		return
-	if(lid_state)
+	if(lid_closed)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can't reach the plant through the cover.</span>")
 		return
 	if(harvest)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
index 63a883b4d00..15c6a87e3da 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 		generate_bee_visuals()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/bees/proc/pollinate(obj/machinery/hydroponics/Hydro)
-	if(!istype(Hydro) || !Hydro.myseed || Hydro.dead || Hydro.recent_bee_visit || Hydro.lid_state)
+	if(!istype(Hydro) || !Hydro.myseed || Hydro.dead || Hydro.recent_bee_visit || Hydro.lid_closed)
 		target = null
 		return