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How to collect items from Hive Stashes in Fortnite Chapter 6, season 4

Watch out for the bugs.

The bugs have taken over the Fortnite island, and many parts of it have strange new features you can interact with because of this. One such feature is Hive Stashes, which are strange sacs that contain loads of loot.

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As you work through the quests featured in this season, you’ll be asked to collect items from Hive Stashes. This is a decently tough mission to get done, so if you’re having trouble solving it, here’s how to collect items from Hive Stashes in Fortnite.

Collect items from Hive Stashes in Fortnite

Loot dropping from an exploding orange Hive Stash in fortnite
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To complete the collect items from Hive Stashes quest, you need to retrieve 10 items from Hive Stashes. A single Hive Stash doesn’t have 10 items for you to grab inside, so you’ll need to break at least a few of them to get this task done.

I had to open a total of four Hive Stashes to get this quest done. Depending on your luck, it may take more or less time than that. To ensure you get it done as quickly as possible, be sure to pick up everything each Hive Stash drops, even if you don’t want to keep it. You can always drop anything you don’t need as soon as you’ve picked it up to make progress in this quest.

What are Hive Stashes in Fortnite?

Hive Stashes are large, glowing orange sacks packed with loot. Lots of small bugs spawn around them to protect the loot when you get close, so it can be pretty tricky to claim what’s inside.

Where to find Hive Stashes in Fortnite

Hive Stashes can be found around specific bug-infested zones around the island, which are Queen Colonies where you can slay the Queen. To find these spots, check your map for the Queen bug icon, which looks like a massive caterpillar.

Queen Colony icon on map marked in fortnite
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What do Hive Stashes drop in Fortnite?

All Hive Stashes drop a collection of random loot items. The dropped assets usually include a couple of weapons, some healing or shielding items, and ammo. You won’t get any Mythic, Exotic, or other special weapons from inside, but you will get at least a couple of solid tools.

With this quest out of the way, you can move on to tackling other tricky missions spread across the island. Next, you may want to increase your OXR Rank, claim Capture Points, and find OXR Armories.


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Staff Writer at Prima Games & Destructoid covering a wide array of topics including Disney Dreamlight Valley, Fortnite, Marvel Rivals, Minecraft, Phasmophobia, general gaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022, transitioned to a Staff Writer in 2023, moved to Destructoid in March 2025, and joined Prima Games in September 2025. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.