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Beehive

Beehives are craftable blocks that house bees, which fill their homes with honey made from gathered flower nectar. Full beehives can be harvested for…

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Contents (28)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Crafting
  4. Usage
  5. Bee housing
  6. Harvesting
  7. Redstone component
  8. Sounds
  9. Generic
  10. Unique
  11. Data values
  12. ID
  13. Block states
  14. Block data
  15. Item data
  16. Achievements
  17. Advancements
  18. History
  19. Java Edition
  20. Bedrock Edition
  21. Data history
  22. Issues
  23. See also
  24. Gallery
  25. Renders
  26. Screenshots
  27. In other media
  28. References
For the naturally occurring block, see Bee Nest.
"Hive" redirects here. For a company that made some servers and add-ons for Minecraft, see Hive Games.
Beehive
Beehive.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Beehive'
Beehive Honey.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Beehive'
Invicon Beehive.png: Inventory sprite for Beehive in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Beehive
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Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64) without bees inside
No with bee(s) inside
Tool SlotSprite Axe Required.png: Sprite image for Axe Required in Minecraft
Blast resistance 0.6
Hardness 0.6
Luminous No
Transparent No
Flammable Yes (5)
Catches fire
from lava 		Yes
Map color
 13 WOOD
Note block instrument Bass

Beehives are craftable blocks that house bees, which fill their homes with honey made from gathered flower nectar. Full beehives can be harvested for honeycombs (using shears) or honey bottles (using glass bottles). Bees attack players who harvest or break their homes without utilizing campfires or Silk Touch, respectively.

Obtaining

Breaking

Beehives can be broken by any tool or by the player's fist, though they break faster with an axe. When mined, they always drop themselves.

If a beehive is broken with a tool not enchanted with Silk Touch, any bees inside emerge, and together with nearby bees, become angry at the player. If a Silk Touch tool is used, any bees inside remain inside and any other bees nearby do not become angry.

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

Block BlockSprite beehive.png: Sprite image for beehive in MinecraftBeehive
Hardness 0.6
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 0.9 (JE)
0.9 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-axe.png: Sprite image for wooden-axe in MinecraftWooden 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-axe.png: Sprite image for stone-axe in MinecraftStone 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-axe.png: Sprite image for copper-axe in MinecraftCopper 0.2 (JE)
0.2 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-axe.png: Sprite image for iron-axe in MinecraftIron 0.15 (JE)
0.15 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-axe.png: Sprite image for diamond-axe in MinecraftDiamond 0.15 (JE)
0.15 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-axe.png: Sprite image for netherite-axe in MinecraftNetherite 0.15 (JE)
0.1 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-axe.png: Sprite image for golden-axe in MinecraftGolden 0.1 (JE)
0.1 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Any Planks +
Honeycomb
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Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Pale Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pale Oak Planks with description: Pale Oak PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Crimson Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Crimson Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crimson Planks with description: Crimson PlanksInvicon Warped Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Warped Planks with description: Warped PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Pale Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pale Oak Planks with description: Pale Oak PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Crimson Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Crimson Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crimson Planks with description: Crimson PlanksInvicon Warped Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Warped Planks with description: Warped PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Pale Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pale Oak Planks with description: Pale Oak PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Crimson Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Crimson Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crimson Planks with description: Crimson PlanksInvicon Warped Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Warped Planks with description: Warped PlanksInvicon Honeycomb.png: Inventory sprite for Honeycomb in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Honeycomb with description: HoneycombInvicon Honeycomb.png: Inventory sprite for Honeycomb in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Honeycomb with description: HoneycombInvicon Honeycomb.png: Inventory sprite for Honeycomb in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Honeycomb with description: HoneycombInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Pale Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pale Oak Planks with description: Pale Oak PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Crimson Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Crimson Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crimson Planks with description: Crimson PlanksInvicon Warped Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Warped Planks with description: Warped PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Pale Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pale Oak Planks with description: Pale Oak PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Crimson Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Crimson Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crimson Planks with description: Crimson PlanksInvicon Warped Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Warped Planks with description: Warped PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Pale Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pale Oak Planks with description: Pale Oak PlanksInvicon Poplar Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Poplar Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poplar Planks with description: Poplar PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Crimson Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Crimson Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crimson Planks with description: Crimson PlanksInvicon Warped Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Warped Planks with description: Warped Planks
Invicon Beehive.png: Inventory sprite for Beehive in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Beehive

Usage

Bee housing

Dripping honey.

Bee nests and beehives can house up to 3 bees at a time. They can enter through any unobstructed side, top, or bottom, but can exit only from the front, and only if it is unobstructed by a solid block (including a non-full solid block in Bedrock Edition).

Bees fly into a nest or hive at night, during rain, and after collecting nectar from a flower. They first look for one at the same coordinates as the last one they entered, but if there is no nest or hive there, or it already contains 3 bees when they arrive, they search the nearby area for another one.

Igniting a nest or hive allows any bees inside to escape, possibly catching fire as they flee.

Harvesting

The campfire is set into the ground and covered by a carpet to prevent the fire from damaging the bees.
Bees are protected from a campfire by placing a carpet over it in Java Edition.

Once full, bee nests and beehives provide two harvestable products: honey bottles and honeycombs.

Each time a bee enters a nest or hive covered in nectar, it starts converting it to honey. After it is done, it waits for daylight with no rain (if necessary), then exits to go collect more nectar. If the bee hive or nest is in the Nether or in the End the bee exits as soon as it converts the nectar. When the bee exits, the hive increments its honey level by 1 and has a 1% chance to increment it by 2. Once it has the maximum honey level of 5, it changes its appearance to show honey oozing out and, if the block below it is not a full solid block, starts dripping honey particles. (The dripping honey is decorative; it cannot be collected in a cauldron.) These changes signal that the hive or nest is ready for harvesting.

To harvest a honey bottle, a player uses a glass bottle on the nest or hive; filling the bottle with honey. To harvest honeycombs, a player uses shears on the nest or hive, causing it to drop three honeycombs. After harvesting, the hive or nest is reset to empty (honey level 0, with the default appearance).

Alternatively, honey bottles or honeycombs can be harvested by powering a dispenser containing either a glass bottle or shears. The dispenser must be directly facing the hive or nest.

This is the maximum distance a beehive can be from a campfire while applying the calming effect (5 blocks).

Manually harvesting from a beehive or bee nest causes any bees inside it to become aggravated toward the harvesting player, unless there is a fire directly beneath it or a lit campfire within five blocks below, and the smoke is not obstructed. Smoke can pass through no more than one solid block, and only if that block is directly above the campfire. Placing a carpet above the campfire leaves room for the bees to hover beneath the nest and still avoid taking fire damage. In Java Edition, the smoke coming through the carpet also calms the bees. In Bedrock Edition, a carpet is treated as an obstruction that removes the calming effect of the campfire's smoke. Without a block covering the fire, the bees can still avoid fire damage if the campfire is placed 4–5 blocks below the nest.

Redstone component

Beehives and bee nests have a redstone comparator output with a strength equal to the honey level in the block, with a maximum signal strength of 5 once the block is completely full and ready for harvesting.


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Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in Minecraft wood sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.wood.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite bricks.png: Sprite image for bricks in Minecraft normal sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.27 [sound 1]0.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0
  1. ↑ MCPE-169612 – Many blocks make slightly different sounds to stone

Unique

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Honey dripsBlocksWhen a honey drip particle hits a blockblock.beehive.dripsubtitles.block.beehive.drip​0.09–0.3varies [sound 1]8
​Bee enters hiveBlocksWhen a bee enters a beehiveblock.beehive.entersubtitles.block.beehive.enter​1.00.7/0.814
​Bee leaves hiveBlocksWhen a bee exits a beehiveblock.beehive.exitsubtitles.block.beehive.exit​1.00.9/1.0/1.114
​Shears scrapeBlocksWhen honeycombs are harvested from a beehiveblock.beehive.shearsubtitles.block.beehive.shear​0.81.0/0.8/0.916
​Bees workBlocksRandomly while a bee is insideblock.beehive.worksubtitles.block.beehive.work​0.61.012
​Bottle fillsBlocksWhen a bottle is filled with honeyitem.bottle.fillsubtitles.item.bottle.fill​1.01.016
  1. ↑ Can be 0.7 or 0.9 for each sound

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Honey dripsBlocksWhen a honey drip particle hits a blockblock.beehive.dripsubtitles.block.beehive.drip​0.30.7–0.9
​Bee enters hiveBlocksWhen a bee enters a beehiveblock.beehive.entersubtitles.block.beehive.enter​0.750.7–0.8
​Bee leaves hiveBlocksWhen a bee exits a beehiveblock.beehive.exitsubtitles.block.beehive.exit​0.750.9–1.1
​Shears scrapeBlocksWhen honeycombs are collected from a beehiveblock.beehive.shearsubtitles.block.beehive.shear​0.80.8–1.0
​Bees workBlocksRandomly while a bee is insideblock.beehive.worksubtitles.block.beehive.work​0.61.0
​Bucket fillsBlocksWhen a bottle is filled with honey[sound 1]bucket.fill_watersubtitles.item.bucket.fill​1.01.0
  1. ↑ MCPE-53881

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite beehive.png: Sprite image for beehive in Minecraft BeehivebeehiveBlock & Itembeehives block.minecraft.beehive
NameIdentifier
BlockSprite beehives.png: Sprite image for beehives in Minecraft Block entitybeehive

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite beehive.png: Sprite image for beehive in Minecraft Beehivebeehive474Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.beehive.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
NameSavegame ID
BlockSprite beehives.png: Sprite image for beehives in Minecraft Block entityBeehive

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.
honey_level00
1
2
3
4
5		Every pollinated bee that leaves the hive after working increases the honey level by one. When at level 5, honey can be bottled or honeycombs can be harvested.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
directionNot Supported00
1
2
3		UnsupportedThe direction the block faces.
  • 0: south
  • 1: west
  • 2: north
  • 3: east
honey_levelNot Supported00
1
2
3
4
5		UnsupportedEvery pollinated bee that leaves the hive after working increases the honey level by one. When at level 5, honey can be bottled or honeycombs can be harvested.

Block data

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

Java Edition:

See also: Block entity format
  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template
    • [NBT List / JSON Array] bees: Entities currently in the hive. Represents the minecraft:bees component.
      • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] An entity in the hive.
        • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] entity_data: The NBT data of the entity in the hive. [String] id is required.
          • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
        • [Int] min_ticks_in_hive: The minimum amount of time in ticks for this entity to stay in the hive.
        • [Int] ticks_in_hive: The amount of ticks the entity has stayed in the hive.
    • [Int Array] flower_pos: Stores the block location, as 3 integers, of the flower that the last bee to enter the hive pollenated. When a bee leaves the hive without its own saved flower_pos tag, it has a 90% chance to use this hive's flower position, creating a sort of gossip system for hives.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Item data

Java Edition:

See also: Data component format
  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] components: the item's components tag.
    • [NBT List / JSON Array] minecraft:bees: A list of the entities currently in the beehive or bee nest. If present on an item, text is added to the item's tooltip that says how many entries are in the list (e.g. if there are two entries, the tooltip will say "Bees: 2 / 3") and each item is considered a full stack for the minecraft:bundle_contents components. Despite the tooltip suggesting there is a maximum of 3 entries, there is no limit to the size of this component.
      • [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: A single entity.
        • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] entity_data: Must include id tag. If the id is not minecraft:bee then the entity will never leave the hive. The Passengers, Pos, Rotation, and UUID tags are ignored when the bee spawns (the bee will always spawn in front of the hive with a random UUID, facing south, and without any passengers).
        • [Int] min_ticks_in_hive: The minimum amount of time in ticks for this entity to stay in the hive.
        • [Int] ticks_in_hive: The amount of ticks the entity has stayed in the hive.

Bedrock Edition:

See also: Bedrock Edition level format/Item format
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Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Bee our guestUse a Campfire to collect Honey from a Beehive using a Bottle without aggravating the bees.—15Bronze

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Bee Our GuestUse a Campfire to collect Honey from a Beehive using a Glass Bottle without aggravating the BeesUse a glass bottle on a beehive or bee nest while not angering the bees inside.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1519w34a Added bee hives.
19w35a Bee hives are now flammable.
19w36a The top and bottom texture for filled bee hives are now missing.[1]
19w37a The top and bottom texture for filled bee hives are now fixed.
19w41a "Bee hive" has been renamed to "Beehive".
19w46a Bees now exit hives only from the front.
Hives no longer drop in Creative mode, unless they contain bees.
1.1620w06a Crimson planks and warped planks can now be used to craft beehives.
1.1922w11a Mangrove planks can now be used to craft beehives.
1.19.3
Experiment
Update 1.20		22w42a Bamboo planks can now be used to craft beehives.
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20		23w07a Cherry planks can now be used to craft beehives.
1.21.224w35a Now show information about their level of honey and number of bees.
Now use their "full" texture when held or in the inventory, and they are at max level of honey.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1 Added beehives.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54 Beehives now appear yellow on maps.
1.18.30beta 1.18.20.27 Breaking a beehive with Silk Touch no longer angers bees.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.21 Beehives blast resistance has been decreased from 5.4 to 0.6.
1.21.40Preview 1.21.40.20 Beehives can no longer be used as fuel in a furnace.

Data history

Java Edition
1.20.524w06a FlowerPos in beehives has been renamed to flower_pos.

Issues

Issues relating to "Beehive" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

See also

Renders

Beehive

Screenshots

  • Sunny with two beehives
    Sunny with two beehives

In other media

  • Artwork of Alex gathering honey from a beehive
    Artwork of Alex gathering honey from a beehive

References

  1. ↑ MC-160456 – resolved as "Fixed".
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Bee NestBee NestBee nests are blocks found attached to certain trees. They house bees, which fill their homes with honey made from gathered flower nectar. Full bee nests…CoralCoralCoral is a type of non-solid block that comes in five variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn. Each of them are vibrant and colorful, but turn gray…Coral BlockCoral BlockA coral block is a solid block that comes in five variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.Coral FanCoral FanCoral fans are non-solid blocks that come in five variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.Dead CoralDead CoralA dead coral is the dead variant of coral. There are five variants total: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.Dead Coral BlockDead Coral BlockA dead coral block is a dead variant of a coral block. These blocks are always gray. There are five variants total: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.Dead Coral FanDead Coral FanDead coral fans are the result of the living variants of coral fans when they are outside water. There are five variants total: tube, brain, bubble, fire…Dragon EggDragon EggThe dragon egg is a gravity-affected block that can be obtained only once per world (or twice in Bedrock Edition) by defeating the ender dragon. It…

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