Minecraft bees are one of the best resources because they provide an immense amount of honey that can be collected by the players. In Minecraft, bees can be used to build a beehive or to gather honey. The entire process of “bee farming” in Minecraft will be thoroughly explained in this blog. At the end of this blog, you will clearly understand how to find bees, craft beehives, and collect honey.

Finding Bees      

Minecraft bees can be found near bee nests in flower forests, plains, and sunflower plains biomes. The bee nests are usually found attached to birch or oak trees in these biomes. The difference between bee nests and beehives is that the former is naturally generated, while the latter can be crafted by the players. This captivating aspect of Minecraft not only introduces players to the diverse ecosystems within the game but also prompts questions for kids, encouraging curiosity about the natural habitats of bees and the crafting mechanics that shape their virtual environment.

Steps to craft a bee hive

You’ll need 3 honeycombs and 6 wooden planks to make a beehive. Let’s look at how to acquire the necessary supplies and create them. 

Step 1: Getting the wooden planks

To get 6 wooden planks, you need at least 2 blocks of wood. Any type of wood, like oak, dark oak, birch, jungle, acacia, crimson, or warped, can be used. Chop down any tree and collect 2 blocks. Place a block of wood in the 3×3 grid of the crafting table, and you will get 4 wooden planks.

Step 2: Getting the honeycombs

Honeycombs can be obtained by breaking the naturally spawned bee nests using shears. Shears can be crafted using two iron ingots. These iron ingots can be made by constructing a wooden pickaxe, transforming it into a stone pickaxe, using the stone pickaxe to mine iron ores, and then smelting the ore to create iron ingots.

You can check out this to make a shear in Minecraft:

After crafting the Shear, start mining the bee nests. Before mining the bee nests, you need to put a campfire below the bee nests. Otherwise, the bees will become furious and start attacking you. You can also get the bee nests without angering them by using the silk touch enchantment tool. If you mine the bee nests carefully, they will drop 3 honeycombs, which can be used to craft the bee hives.

Step 3: Crafting the bee hive 

To craft a beehive, place the three honeycombs obtained from the bee nests in the middle row and surround them with the wooden planks in the first and third rows. In the resulting slot, a beehive will be produced, which you can drag into your inventory to use at a later time. 

Harvesting Honey

Bees leave their beehive or bee nest during the daytime in search of flowers. It hovers over the flowers, collects the pollen, and returns to its nest. The bees will work for some time, converting the pollen into honey. If it is still daytime, it will leave the beehive to collect the pollen again. Now the honey level will increase by one. If the honey level reaches 5, honey particles start dripping, which indicates that it is ready for harvesting. The players can collect the honey by placing an empty bottle in the hive and turning it into a honey bottle. Bees will return to their hives if night falls, or it is raining. Honey can also be harvested by placing dispensers in the hives with shears inside them. Engaging in these beekeeping activities in Minecraft serves as both an entertaining virtual experience and an opportunity for mindfulness activities for kids, fostering focus and relaxation as they observe the intricate world of bees and honey production.

Bee Farming

Bee farming can be done with the help of flowers and by providing a home for the bees, breeding them, and harvesting an enormous amount of honey. Plant plenty of flowers and trees around the farm to create natural beehives. But to increase the number of beehives, you have to craft them, as explained earlier. Collect the honeycombs from the first beehive and create more beehives. After getting the beehives, you can start breeding the bees. First, get two bees and feed them with any flower. The bees enter “love mode,” and a baby bee will be formed after some time. Continue this process until you have enough bees to occupy each hive. Now you can get honey and honeycombs automatically using dispensers on your farm. These beekeeping activities for kids not only introduce them to the wonders of nature but also provide a hands-on and educational experience in Minecraft.

Conclusion

After understanding how to harvest honey from naturally spawned nests and crafted bee hives, you can set up your automated bee farm. Start setting up your bee farm to get endless supplies of honey, which can be used to craft sugar and honey blocks and can be used as a medicine for poison. Check out the most recent entertaining blogs on the BrightCHAMPS blog page to learn more about Minecraft beehives.

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