diff --git a/src/bee.js b/src/bee.js
index 2fd200a..75a8d01 100644
--- a/src/bee.js
+++ b/src/bee.js
@@ -13,15 +13,12 @@ const HONEY_SOUND = 'honey';
 const NECTAR_SOUND = 'nectar';
 
 module.exports = class Bee extends Gatherer {
-  constructor(maze, config) {
+  constructor(maze, config = {}) {
     super(maze, config);
+    const {level} = config;
 
-    this.defaultFlowerColor_ = (config.level.flowerType === 'redWithNectar' ?
-      'red' : 'purple');
-    if (this.defaultFlowerColor_ === 'purple' &&
-        config.level.flowerType !== 'purpleNectarHidden') {
-      throw new Error(`bad flowerType for Bee: ${config.level.flowerType}`);
-    }
+    this.defaultFlowerColor_ = level && level.flowerType === 'redWithNectar' ?
+      'red' : 'purple';
 
     // at each location, tracks whether user checked to see if it was a flower or
     // honeycomb using an if block
diff --git a/src/subtype.js b/src/subtype.js
index 05f290c..14a9c31 100644
--- a/src/subtype.js
+++ b/src/subtype.js
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ const TILE_SHAPES = {
 const RANDOM_TILE_RATE = 0.2;
 
 module.exports = class Subtype extends EventEmitter {
-  constructor(maze, config) {
+  constructor(maze, {skin, level} = {}) {
     super();
 
     this.maze_ = maze;
-    this.skin_ = config.skin;
-    this.level_ = config.level;
-    this.startDirection = config.level.startDirection;
+    this.skin_ = skin;
+    this.startDirection = level ? level.startDirection : 0;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/unit/bee.test.js b/test/unit/bee.test.js
index be1ad5a..d802764 100644
--- a/test/unit/bee.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/bee.test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+/* global jest, describe, it, expect */
+
 import Bee from '../../src/bee';
-import BeeCell from '../../src/beeCell';
+import BeeCell, {FeatureType} from '../../src/beeCell';
 import MazeMap from '../../src/mazeMap';
 
-var baseLevel = {
+const baseLevel = {
   honeyGoal: 1,
   map: [
     [0]
@@ -15,30 +17,6 @@ var baseLevel = {
 };
 
 describe("Bee", function () {
-  it("fails if no flowerType", function () {
-    var maze = {};
-    var config = {
-      level: baseLevel
-    };
-    delete config.level.flowerType;
-    expect(() => {
-      new Bee(maze, config);
-    }).toThrowError(/bad flowerType for Bee/);
-  });
-
-
-  it("fails if invalid flowerType", function () {
-    var maze = {};
-    var config = {
-      level: Object.assign(baseLevel, {
-        flowerType: 'invalid'
-      })
-    };
-    expect(() => {
-      new Bee(maze, config);
-    }).toThrowError(/bad flowerType for Bee/);
-  });
-
   describe("isRedFlower", function () {
     /**
      * Shim a 1x1 maze with the given values and validate that we get the
@@ -77,4 +55,33 @@ describe("Bee", function () {
       validate('purpleNectarHidden', 'FC', 1, false, 'overriden cloud');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getting nectar', () => {
+    let bee;
+
+    it('builds the map', () => {
+      const map = new MazeMap([
+        [new BeeCell(1, FeatureType.FLOWER, 2)],
+      ]);
+
+      bee = new Bee({
+        map,
+        pegmanX: 0,
+        pegmanY: 0,
+      });
+
+      const flowerEmptySpy = jest.fn();
+      bee.on('flowerEmpty', flowerEmptySpy);
+      bee.reset();
+      expect(bee.getCell(0, 0).isFlower()).toEqual(true);
+
+      // Can get nectar twice.
+      expect(bee.tryGetNectar()).toEqual(true);
+      expect(bee.tryGetNectar()).toEqual(true);
+
+      // Getting nectar again returns false, and emits a "flowerEmpty" event.
+      expect(bee.tryGetNectar()).toEqual(false);
+      expect(flowerEmptySpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    })
+  });
 });