Honeycomb Block

Not to be confused with Honey Block.

Honeycomb Block

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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.6
Hardness	0.6
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Honeycomb blocks are decorative blocks crafted from honeycombs.

Obtaining

Honeycomb blocks can be broken with any tool, and always drops as an item.

Block	Honeycomb Block
Hardness	0.6
Breaking time
Default	0.9

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Honeycomb

Usage

Note Blocks

Honeycomb blocks can be placed under note blocks to produce flute sounds. ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.honeycomb_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	474	Block & Item	tile.honeycomb_block.name

History

September 28, 2019					32px The honeycomb block was visible, though never discussed, during MINECON Live 2019.
Java Edition
1.15		19w41a			32px Added honeycomb blocks.
					Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as coral blocks.
Bedrock Edition
1.14.0		beta 1.14.0.1			32px Added honeycomb blocks.
					Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as slime blocks.
					The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks is nine honeycombs. Recipe
		beta 1.14.0.2			The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks has now been changed to match Java Edition's crafting recipe. Recipe
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Honeycomb blocks now use the same sounds as coral blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Honeycomb Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• While real-life honeycombs are based on a hexagonal tiling, the honeycomb block appears to be more akin to a square tiling, likely to fit in with the square/cubic theme of the game.