diff --git a/api/forestry b/api/forestry
index 4c416da9d..e3fbf6587 160000
--- a/api/forestry
+++ b/api/forestry
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4c416da9d0d71002f9f9ea1c1603d8840a83f46f
+Subproject commit e3fbf65873ef668d3da7c95cc2001a412c47d9c7
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/BeekeepingLogic.java b/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/BeekeepingLogic.java
index 48830daf8..ea984bfca 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/BeekeepingLogic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/BeekeepingLogic.java
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ public class BeekeepingLogic implements IBeekeepingLogic {
 	private int attemptedPollinations = 0;
 	private final Stack<ItemStack> spawn = new Stack<ItemStack>();
 
+	// Cached flowers check
+	private Boolean hasFlowersCached = false;
+	private int hasFlowersCooldown = 0;
+
 	public BeekeepingLogic(IBeeHousing housing) {
 		this.housing = housing;
 
@@ -118,9 +122,9 @@ public class BeekeepingLogic implements IBeekeepingLogic {
 	}
 
 	/* UPDATING */
-	@Override
-	public void update() {
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean canWork() {
 		if (housingSupportsMultipleErrorStates) {
 			Set<IErrorState> errorStates = housing.getErrorStates();
 			for (IErrorState errorState : errorStates) {
@@ -130,19 +134,50 @@ public class BeekeepingLogic implements IBeekeepingLogic {
 
 		this.queen = null;
 
-		if (!addPendingProducts()) {
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if (tryBreedingPrincess() || !hasHealthyQueen()) {
-			return;
+		Boolean canWork = addPendingProducts();
+
+		if (!hasBreedablePrincess()) {
+			canWork = hasHealthyQueen() && (canWork & queenCanWork()) && hasFlowers();
 		}
 
-		if (!queenCanWork()) {
-			return;
+		return canWork;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void doWork() {
+		if (hasBreedablePrincess()) {
+			tickBreed();
+		} else if (queen != null) {
+			queenWorkTick();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void update() {
+		if (canWork()) {
+			doWork();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private Boolean hasFlowers() {
+		if (hasFlowersCooldown<=0) {
+			hasFlowersCached = queen.hasFlower(housing);
+			hasFlowersCooldown = PluginApiculture.ticksPerBeeWorkCycle;
+		} else {
+			hasFlowersCooldown--;
 		}
 
-		queenWorkTick();
+		if (housingSupportsMultipleErrorStates) {
+			housing.setErrorCondition(!hasFlowersCached, EnumErrorCode.NOFLOWER);
+		} else {
+			if (hasFlowersCached) {
+				housing.setErrorState(EnumErrorCode.OK);
+			} else {
+				housing.setErrorState(EnumErrorCode.NOFLOWER);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return hasFlowersCached;
 	}
 
 	private void queenWorkTick() {
@@ -154,22 +189,6 @@ public class BeekeepingLogic implements IBeekeepingLogic {
 		if (queenWorkCycleThrottle >= PluginApiculture.ticksPerBeeWorkCycle) {
 			queenWorkCycleThrottle = 0;
 
-			boolean hasFlower = queen.hasFlower(housing);
-
-			if (housingSupportsMultipleErrorStates) {
-				housing.setErrorCondition(!hasFlower, EnumErrorCode.NOFLOWER);
-			} else {
-				if (hasFlower) {
-					housing.setErrorState(EnumErrorCode.OK);
-				} else {
-					housing.setErrorState(EnumErrorCode.NOFLOWER);
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (!hasFlower) {
-				return;
-			}
-
 			doProduction();
 			queen.plantFlowerRandom(housing);
 			doPollination();
@@ -270,11 +289,9 @@ public class BeekeepingLogic implements IBeekeepingLogic {
 
 		return hasQueen;
 	}
-	
-	private boolean tryBreedingPrincess() {
-		boolean isBreedingPrincess = false;
 
-		// Princess available? Try to breed!
+	private boolean hasBreedablePrincess() {
+		boolean isBreedingPrincess = false;
 		if (ForestryItem.beePrincessGE.isItemEqual(housing.getQueen())) {
 			boolean hasDrone = ForestryItem.beeDroneGE.isItemEqual(housing.getDrone());
 			if (housingSupportsMultipleErrorStates) {
@@ -286,7 +303,6 @@ public class BeekeepingLogic implements IBeekeepingLogic {
 					housing.setErrorState(EnumErrorCode.NODRONE);
 				}
 			}
-			tickBreed();
 			isBreedingPrincess = true;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileAlvearyPlain.java b/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileAlvearyPlain.java
index 485f8c692..353092501 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileAlvearyPlain.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileAlvearyPlain.java
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ public class TileAlvearyPlain extends TileAlveary implements ISidedInventory, IB
 			return;
 		}
 
-		beekeepingLogic.update();
+		if (beekeepingLogic.canWork())
+			beekeepingLogic.doWork();
 
 		// Equalize humidity and temperature
 		equalizeTemperature();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileBeehouse.java b/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileBeehouse.java
index ba1f95fd1..4d4adcda7 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileBeehouse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileBeehouse.java
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ public class TileBeehouse extends TileBase implements IBeeHousing, IClimatised {
 	@Override
 	public void updateServerSide() {
 
-		logic.update();
+		if (logic.canWork())
+			logic.doWork();
 
 		IBee queen = logic.getQueen();
 		if (queen == null) {