Minecraft Bees - Beehive, Honey, Crafting and Recipes

Beehives are blocks that you can craft and place anywhere. They work similarly to bee nests, allowing bees to make honey, but they give you more control over where you want your bees to stay. You can also move a bee nest in Minecraft, but to do so, you will need a tool with Silk Touch. Otherwise, you will destroy the bee nest.

To craft a beehive in minecraft you need 6 wooden planks and 3 honeycomb

Collect Honeycomb:

Honeycomb can be collected from bee nests at honey_level 5 using shears. You at least three honeycombs to craft a beehive.

Gather Wooden Planks:

Any type of wooden planks will do, and you need 6 of them for the recipe.

Craft the Beehive:

In the crafting table, place the wooden planks and honeycomb in the correct pattern to create the beehive.

Choose a Location:

Place the beehive near flowers to attract bees. It can be fun to create a garden or a special area for the beehive to make it more appealing.

You can obtain honey bottles by using a glass bottle on a beehive or bee nest filled with honey. Honey bottles can be consumed to restore hunger, remove poison effects, and are used to craft honey blocks and sugar. The healing properties of honey bottles make them valuable in curing poison effects and refilling hunger bars.

With honey bottles you can also craft honey blocks. Mobs tend to avoid honey blocks, making them useful in mob control. Walking on honey blocks reduces movement speed, and they can slow down fall damage. Honey blocks are popular in Redstone contraptions due to their sticky nature and interaction with other blocks.

To avoid angering the bees, you can place a campfire or another block on fire beneath the nest or beehive. Dispensers with glass bottles can also be used to collect honey safely.

To start a honey farm, you'll need to transport bees to the desired location, and this can be done by attracting them with flowers, which they naturally follow. Once the bees are in place, you can set up beehives or bee nests and use dispensers to automate the collection process.

By placing empty bottles in the dispensers and positioning them correctly, you can automatically collect honey without disturbing the bees. If you place shears in the dispensers instead, you'll collect honeycombs.

This automation not only simplifies the harvesting process but also allows for the collection of specific bee-related products as needed.

You can decorate your honey farm and turn it into a beautiful place within your Minecraft world. Remember to use enclosed walls to prevent the bees from escaping, and avoid placing water blocks inside, as these can harm the bees on the farm.