Beehive

Bee Nest/Beehive

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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	Bee nest: 0.3 Beehive: 0.6
Hardness	Bee nest: 0.3 Beehive: 0.6
Luminant	Yes[verify]
Transparent	No
Flammable	Beehive: Yes (5) Bee Nest: Yes (30)
Catches fire from lava	Yes

Bee nests are naturally generated blocks that house bees.

Beehives are crafted versions of bee nests.

Obtaining

Natural generation

File:Bee nest in superflat village.png

A naturally generated bee nest in a Superflat village.

Naturally generated bee nests generate with 3 bees in them.

Bee nests generate in the following biomes with different chances:

Biome	Chance
	JE	BE
Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink	5%
Template:BiomeLink	2%	3%
Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink	0.2%	0.035%

Bee nests are most commonly found in the flower forest biome because of its high tree and flower density.

Breaking

See also: Tutorials/Honey farming § Avoiding Bee Anger

Beehives and bee nests can be mined by any tool or by the player's fist, though they break faster with an axe.

If a bee nest is broken with a tool not enchanted with Silk Touch, it drops nothing and any bees inside emerge angry at the player. If a Silk Touch tool is used, the bee nest drops itself and any bees inside remain inside.

If broken in Creative mode with bees inside, the beehive or nest drops itself and bees inside remain inside.

Block	Bee Nest	Beehive
Hardness	0.3	0.6
Tool
Breaking time
Default	0.45	0.9
Wooden	0.25	0.45
Stone	0.15	0.25
Iron	0.1	0.15
Diamond	0.1	0.15
Netherite	0.05	0.1
Golden	0.05	0.1

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Any Planks + Honeycomb

Only beehives can be crafted in a crafting table. Bee nests occur naturally and cannot be crafted.

Post-generation

Oak or birch trees grown from saplings that are within 2 blocks (including diagonally) of a flower on the same y-level have a 5% chance to grow with a bee nest containing 1–3 bees. This holds true in any biome in any dimension, and for any flower including wither roses.

Usage

Bee housing

The hives can house up to 3 bees at a time. Bees fly into the nest at night, during rain, and after pollinating.

File:HoneyDropletsExample.png

Dripping honey.

Igniting the hive causes all bees inside to escape from it.

Bees can enter a beehive from the top, bottom, or sides when unobstructed by any block. In Java Edition, bees can exit only from the front of a beehive, when unobstructed by any solid block. In Bedrock Edition, bees can exit from all directions, when unobstructed by any non-full block.

Harvesting

Pollinated bees fly into beehives and start working for a while. When done, they exit the hive, increasing the honey level by 1. When the honey level has reached 5, the block's appearance changes, indicating that it is full of honey, and produces dripping honey particles if suspended above the ground. The dripping honey is decorative and the drops cannot be collected by a cauldron or other means. If an empty glass bottle is used on a full beehive, the bottle fills with honey, becoming a honey bottle. If shears are used on a full beehive, it drops three honeycombs. Unlike with shearing pumpkins, these honeycomb items are generated directly in the center of the block, causing them to spray everywhere; however, this inconsistency is intended. Harvesting honey or honeycomb causes any bees inside the hive to become aggravated toward the player. If there is a lit campfire within five blocks underneath the hive, without obstruction, or a fire directly underneath the hive, then harvesting the hive does not aggravate the bees inside. Using a redstone powered dispenser with either a glass bottle or shears to harvest the hive or nest also prevents the bees from attacking the player.

File:Beehive carpet over campfire.png

In Java Edition, bees can be protected from the campfire by placing a carpet over it.

In Java Edition, the campfire can be placed below ground level with a carpet on top of it to prevent bees from taking fire damage from the campfire while hovering over it. Normal fire must be unobstructed otherwise the bees will attack the player.

Redstone component

Beehives and bee nests have comparator output with a strength equal to the honey level in the block. Once the beehive or bee nest is filled with honey it emits a signal strength of five.

Note Blocks

Beehives and bee nests can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sound.

Fuel

In Bedrock Edition, beehives and bee nests can be used as fuel in a furnace, smelting 1.5 items per block.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Wood dig1.oggFile:Wood dig2.oggFile:Wood dig3.oggFile:Wood dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
File:Wood hit1.oggFile:Wood hit2.oggFile:Wood hit3.oggFile:Wood hit4.oggFile:Wood hit5.oggFile:Wood hit6.ogg	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wood.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
File:Wood hit1.oggFile:Wood hit2.oggFile:Wood hit3.oggFile:Wood hit4.oggFile:Wood hit5.oggFile:Wood hit6.ogg	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
File:Wood dig1.oggFile:Wood dig2.oggFile:Wood dig3.oggFile:Wood dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
File:Wood hit1.oggFile:Wood hit2.oggFile:Wood hit3.oggFile:Wood hit4.oggFile:Wood hit5.oggFile:Wood hit6.ogg	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	1.0	0.8
?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	0.4	1.0
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	0.23	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	0.18	1.0
?	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.wood	0.3	1.0
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.wood	1.0	0.8

Unique

Template:More sounds Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Beehive drip1.oggFile:Beehive drip2.oggFile:Beehive drip3.oggFile:Beehive drip4.oggFile:Beehive drip5.oggFile:Beehive drip6.ogg	Honey drips	Blocks	Honey particle hits a block	block.beehive.drip	subtitles.block.beehive.drip	0.1 - 0.3 Template:Checkthecode	0.7 / 0.9	16
File:Beehive enter.ogg	Bee enters hive	Blocks	Bee enters a block	block.beehive.enter	subtitles.block.beehive.enter	1.0	0.7 / 0.8	14
File:Beehive exit.ogg	Bee leaves hive	Blocks	Bee exits a block	block.beehive.exit	subtitles.block.beehive.exit	1.0	0.9 / 1.0 / 1.1	14
File:Beehive shear.ogg	Shears scrape	Friendly Creatures	Collecting honeycombs	block.beehive.shear	subtitles.block.beehive.shear	0.8	0.8 / 0.9 / 1.0	16
File:Beehive work1.oggFile:Beehive work2.oggFile:Beehive work3.oggFile:Beehive work4.ogg	Bees work	Blocks	Random when a bee is inside	block.beehive.work	subtitles.block.beehive.work	0.6	1.0	12

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Bee Nest	bee_nest	beehives	Block & Item	block.minecraft.bee_nest
Beehive	beehive	beehives	Block & Item	block.minecraft.beehive

Name	Namespaced ID
Block entity	beehive

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Bee Nest	bee_nest	473	Block & Item	tile.bee_nest.name
Beehive	beehive	474	Block & Item	tile.beehive.name

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	Beehive

Metadata

See also: data values

Aside from an east-facing honeyless beehive, no beehives can be placed or tested for with metadata.

Block data

See also: Block entity format

A beehive has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

History

Java Edition
1.15		19w34a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added bee nests.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added bee hives.
		19w35a			Oak and birch trees generated from saplings can no longer have bee nests.
					Bee nests now cannot generate unless there is air in front of the front side of the nest.
					Bee hives and bee nests are now flammable.
		19w36a			32px 32px 32px 32px The top and bottom texture for filled bee hives are now missing.
		19w37a			32px 32px 32px 32px The top and bottom texture for filled bee hives are now fixed.
		19w41a			"Bee hive" has been renamed to "Beehive."
		19w42a			"Bee nest" has been renamed to "Bee Nest."
		19w46a			Bees now exit hives only from the front.
					Hives no longer drop in creative mode, unless they contain bees.
1.15.2		Pre-Release 1			Oak and birch saplings grown within 2 blocks of a flower on the same y-level have a 5% chance to have a bee nest.
					Bee nests now have a 2% chance to spawn in flower forests.
					Bee nests now have a 0.2% chance to spawn in forest, wooded hills, birch forest, tall birch forest, birch forest hills, and tall birch hills biomes.
1.16		20w13a			Bee nests now appear yellow on maps.
Bedrock Edition
1.14.0		beta 1.14.0.1			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added bee nests.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added beehives.
		beta 1.14.0.3			"Bee nest" has been renamed to "Bee Nest."
1.16.0		beta 1.15.0.51			Oak and birch saplings grown within 2 blocks of a flower on the same y-level now have a 5% chance to have a bee nest.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Bee nests now have a 3% chance to generate in flower forest.
					Bee nests now have a 5% chance to generate in plains and sunflower plains.
					Bee nests now have a 0.035% chance to generate in forest, wooded hills, birch forest, tall birch forest, birch forest hills, and tall birch hills biomes.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.54			Now appear yellow on maps.

Issues

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

See also

• Tutorials/Honey farming

Trivia

• Bee Nests cannot be moved using a piston.

Gallery

• Alex Buzzy Bees.png

  Artwork of Alex gathering honey from a beehive.

• Bee Nest Artwork.png

  Artwork of several bees near a bee nest.

• Oak Tree with Bee nest.png

  An oak tree with a bee nest.

• Bee and bee nest.png

  A bee flying next to a bee nest.