How to Get Honeycomb in Minecraft (Bee Nest & Hive Guide 1.21+)

Why You Need Honeycomb in Minecraft

Honeycomb is a versatile resource introduced in the Buzzy Bees update, used for crafting beehives, candles, honeycomb blocks, and waxing copper to stop oxidation. It comes from bees pollinating flowers and storing honey in nests or hives, making it essential for automation farms, lighting, and decoration. This guide covers every step to get honeycomb safely in survival mode across Java and Bedrock editions.​​

Step 1: Find Bees and Honey-Filled Nests/Hives

Bee nests spawn naturally in plains, sunflower plains, flower forests, and birch forests biomes, usually on oak or birch trees at Y-level 1-3. Look for nests under leaves with bees entering/exiting; wait until they reach honey level 5 (dripping gold particles on the bottom).​​

Tips for quick finding:

• Explore during day (bees are active).​
• Use bonemeal on saplings near flowers for a 5-10% chance of tree+nest generation.​
• In creative, nests are in the creative menu under Nature.​

Step 2: Prepare Tools for Safe Harvesting

Craft shears (2 iron ingots in a V shape) to collect honeycomb—right-click a full nest/hive to drop 3 honeycombs. Bees get angry without protection, so place a campfire or soul campfire directly below the nest (smoke calms them).​​

Pro tip: Use a dispenser with shears for automated, anger-free harvesting in farms. Break nests without Silk Touch (they drop nothing), but Silk Touch preserves them for relocation.​​

Step 3: Harvest Honeycomb (Safely)

1. Place campfire under the nest/hive (break blocks if needed).​
2. Wait for bees to fill it (each pollination trip adds honey).​
3. Shear the nest/hive—3 honeycombs drop as items (no anger with smoke).​​
4. Collect and repeat; bees repopulate honey over time.​

Without campfire, equip iron armor and run after shearing to escape stings (poison effect).

Craft Your Own Beehive for Unlimited Honeycomb

Once you have 3 honeycombs, craft a beehive (6 planks + 3 honeycombs in crafting table: planks top/bottom rows, honeycombs middle). Place near flowers (within 4 blocks) to attract bees—lure with flowers held in hand. Build farms with multiple hives for mass production.​​

All Honeycomb Uses & Crafting Recipes

• Beehive: 6 planks + 3 honeycombs (farm your own bees).​
• Honeycomb Block: 4 honeycombs (decorative, breakable for honeycombs back).​
• Candle: 1 honeycomb + 1 string (light source, dyeable).​
• Waxed Copper: Right-click copper blocks/slabs/stairs with honeycomb (stops oxidation).​
• Waxed Sign: Right-click wooden sign with honeycomb (seals text).​

Breed bees with flowers for more workers in large setups.​

Advanced Tips & Bee Farm Setup

Scale up by breeding bees (flowers make love mode), scaling to 26+ hives, then expanding. Farmer villagers occasionally trade honeycombs for emeralds. Avoid nether roofs or other tricks—natural methods rank best for SEO and gameplay.

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