Yes. You don’t get jelly unless you have unlocked the hive. You get some of the other loot but no jelly.
One alt wasn’t even at Friendly when I did it on her. The only requirement to open the hive is to have Bumbles or the bee you buy with pet battle coins.
Edit:
I’ll have to do it the “hard” way. FIrst-person mode gives me motion sickness.