In the FVN circles I often hear people wishing this or that species was more represented. I think you gain points for unique species representation here: while snakes are already pretty rare, having the MC be a real size bee is an amazing choice.
The art and the custom UI are simple but very effective, I'm impressed by what you were able to put together. The bee, in particular, is very cute, I love the small details like the wings flapping at varying speeds depending on the emotion being displayed. I think it also helped to deliver that amazing "bug" pun.
As far as the writing goes, I appreciate the brisk pacing, which leans on the visual elements instead of ignoring them to do its own thing. The dialogue feels pretty natural and has a snappy quality to it, but I think the writing, and the narration in particular, could use to be more daring. I noticed an overreliance on adverbs and dry utilitarian language that doesn't help to convey how a situation is supposed to feel. I think the clearest example of this is the transformation sequence: we are told afterwards by the protagonist about how emotionally affecting it was for them to witness it, and yet nothing in the prose really conveyed that when it was happening.
On a more fundamental note, I feel like the story so far lacks clarity of purpose. I really liked the little news sequences interspersed throughout the story, but it felt like they appeared at random points instead of seamlessly being part of the narrative. The story so far seemed to be more worried about establishing the characters, considering we spend a few days with them going through their normal lives, and yet I must admit I came out of the story with a very unclear idea of who these characters are as people. I wish the episodes being shown and the characters' interactions were a bit more illuminating about both their personalities and their relationships (sometimes it feels like they barely know each other, sometimes it feels like they are supposed to be close friends).
Finally, I was a bit confused by how the characters insist on remarking that something incredibly wrong and suspicious is going on in the city, but what we have witnessed so far hasn't really sold that idea to me. It feels like this conspiratorial train of thoughts is kicked off by a random vendor... being slightly rude to them. And it's capped by a transformation sequence that, while tragic, is presented as something that just happens in this world and it's normal. And yet the characters speak as if what they have witnessed so far is so worrying that it's worth considering uprooting their lives and move to another city? I was really struggling at grasping the stakes here.
All in all, a very promising debut, but one I think could benefit from a second pass now that time isn't an issue anymore.