The beesmas itself was mid however I went from porcelain backpack, honey mask, petal wand all the way to coconut canister and clogs, demon mask(diamond mask almost here), petal belt, ssa, and level 15 hive
I will say, the overall skill level needed for this Beesmas has drastically went down. I think that's a good thing but the sticker requirements kind of make the quests feel less satisfying to complete since they're like 90% of the challenge now.