Bag of Bee-holding v1.2

Flavor Text:
This hexagonal briefcase is about 20" across at its widest, and about 4" thick. It is bound in honey-gold goat hide leather, pressed into a repeating hexagon pattern with a reflective polish to give it the appearance of full but uncapped honeycomb. Its tacks, latches, and other metal adornments are in wax-polished copper and brass.
The briefcase has both a small carrying handle, and a strap for shoulder carrying. On the middle of five of the six outer walls is a mesh screen, presumably to let air move into and out of the briefcase. Light seemingly missed the memo, as all attempts to peer inside through the mesh screens reveals only visual static which one might presume to be the moving limbs of its many tiny occupants. Centered on the remaining outer face is a small brass spigot.
 Surrounding the briefcase at all times are the earthy but clean smells of bees, honey, fresh wax, and propolis, as well as the gentle thrumming buzz of an active but not defensive hive of bees. The latch, centered on the bottom of the broad outer face of the briefcase appears at first decorative, as it does not move except at the command of the attuned user when it opens to allow bees to exit the briefcase during the casting of spells which require them. During this time it is important to note that nothing of the interior of the briefcase is ever visible regardless of the observer's position or powers. Additionally, phasing through the box by any means reveals only velvety blackness within, as though the briefcase were lined with a nice plush fabric, but in such a way as to obscure any fine detail.

Basic Abilities:

As a bonus action, the attuned user can speak a command word (chosen by the user during attunement) to cause the mesh screens on each side panel of the briefcase to open or close, while open they emit an aura which resembles a buzzing swarm of irate insects into a 5ft radius surrounding the briefcase. This effect can be triggered from a distance provided the attuned user's voice is audible to the briefcase. The aura emits a roaring buzz similar to a queenless hive of bees while active, audible within 100ft.

While active, the aura grants you advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks but disadvantage on all other Charisma checks.

Any other creature that starts its turn in the buzzing aura takes poison damage equal to the user's spellcasting ability modifier. The swarm shows no favor to your friends or familiars, but is excellent at removing ticks, fleas, and other parasites.

Additionally, once per day, the user may speak a second command word (once again chosen during attunement) while turning the spigot on the briefcase to cause up to a gallon of honey or mead to pour from it. The total amount need not be poured all at once, but once the choice is made between honey or mead, it will only produce the chosen substance that day.

Spells:
The Bag of Bee-holding allows the user to cast the following spells through it, expending charges based on the level of the spell cast.
I apologize that the spells aren't baked into this item. The powers that bee seem think some of them are licensed content that I'm not supposed to link to homebrew items. I find that un-bee-lievable and untenable as it interferes with my jokes, so please count the uses of your charges yourself!

At Will: Infestation

Animal Friendship Cast as a 1st - 7th level spell, targeting insects or swarms thereof exclusively. Should none be available, individual bees file out of the briefcase to be your friend equal to the number of charges burned. These bees return to the briefcase when the spell ends, and are the same ones summoned this way each time. If asked about their time spent within the briefcase, they refuse to elaborate.

Beast Bond Targeting a part of your Swarmkeeper swarm, or insects/swarms thereof exclusively. Should no bees be present, the briefcase will emit a single bee to be bonded by the spell. This can combo with the Swarmkeeper's special type of mage hand to grant advantage on Swarming Strike attack rolls. (See below for details)

Speak with Animals Allowing you to speak with insects and swarms thereof only.

Animal Messenger Targeting insects only, if none are available, an individual bee emerges from the briefcase to "bee" your messenger

Beast Sense Targeting insects/swarms thereof only, if none are available, an individual bee emerges from the briefcase to accept the spell. This is not the same bee each time, and if asked what happened to the other bees summoned this way it refuses to elaborate.

Locate Animals or Plants Targeting insects/swarms thereof or flowers exclusively.

Summon Beast Cast as a 2nd - 7th level spell, Using the air stat block to summon a swarm of insects which deal poison damage instead of piercing with its maul attack, and possesses the swarm ability (can occupy the space of other creatures) instead of flyby

Conjure Animals Cast as a 3rd lv spell for the sake of your DM's sanity, to summon 4 Swarm of Insects exclusively

Charm Monster Cast as a 4th - 7th lv spell. Targeting insects/swarms thereof exclusively. Should none be available, individual bees file out of the briefcase to be your friend equal to the number of targets afforded to you by the number of charges spent. These bees return to the briefcase when the spell ends, and are the same ones summoned this way each time. If asked about their time spent within the briefcase, they refuse to elaborate. These bees are different from the ones summoned by Animal Friendship, and are not your friends, just supplicant lackeys charmed by the spell... or so the Animal Friendship bees tell me.

Dominate Beast Targeting insects/swarms thereof exclusively

Giant Insect To summon 5 giant wasps (or in this case bees) only, the caster need not provide their own, as they emerge from the briefcase. These are The same 5 giant bees each time, and they regard dying repeatedly in your service to be a great honor.

Insect Plague Cast as a 5th - 7th lv spell. Summons a plague of bees rather than locusts, which deal poison damage rather than piercing

Subclass Specific Abilities and Interactions:
Swarmkeeper Ranger
A Swarmkeeper attuned to the Bag of Bee-holding may cast mage hand on the bag while its aura is active to have the swarm accompany the mage hand rather than centering around the briefcase, rendering their mage hand a formidable weapon while the briefcase is rendered calm and dormant.
In this state, the mage hand functions as a swarm of insects, able to occupy the space of other creatures. It deals its passive poison damage to any other creature, excluding the caster, which begins its turn while occupying the same space as it, and emits the same roaring buzz as when the aura surrounds the briefcase. This modified mage hand grants the Swarmkeeper a special bonus action which they can use on each of their turns while active:

Swarming Strike:
Make a melee spell attack on a creature occupying the same space as the mage hand. On a hit, this attack deals damage as per the user's Gathered Swarm ability plus poison damage equal to the user's spellcasting ability modifier.

Druid
A Druid attuned to the briefcase may use their wildshape to assume the form of a swarm of bees Swarm of Insects, or a single giant bee Giant Wasp

Warlock
A warlock attuned to the briefcase who has the Cloak of Flies invocation may activate or deactivate that invocation as many times per day as they would like, and may choose to extend the aura up to a 10ft radius if both the briefcase aura and their own are active. Stacking benefits such as advantage on intimidate effects only apply once.

Notes: By a druid, ranger, or warlock