After creation, bees take 1,152 blocks to mature (approximately 24 hours of chain time). During this time, your wallet does not need to be online; the bees will mature regardless.
After the maturation period, bees live for 16,128 blocks (approximately 2 weeks). During this time, your wallet should remain online as much as possible; your bees can only work for you while your wallet is connected to the network.
Prevent 51%？
- The overall intent of Hive Mining is to both increase security against 51% attacks (esp against small-cap chains) and massively democratise the mining process in a better way than via proof-of-stake. Note that those are the LCC Hive config figures.