The last update the popular Minecraft has received came with a couple of new items for bees. Thanks to a collaboration between World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) and Mojang, the game now has some new interesting additions.
Bees are a rather passive horde in Minecraft, collecting pollen all day long, which they transform in honey.
Bees in Minecraft
In gameplay, bees usually only attack when they feel angry. When they attack, their sting falls out, which leads to their death. They do not drop any items when they die, so there is absolutely no reason to attack them.
Also, if you attack one, all the nearby bees will try to protect their teammate. When displaying red eyes, the bee is aggressive; therefore, you should avoid it.
When it comes to the graphic and mechanic behaviors, bees act incredibly similar to the bats, hovering above the ground. Unlike bats, bees belong to the category of arthropods. Enchanting a sword with the arthropod curse will cause bees to take additional damage.
How to get bees in Minecraft
So, you want to add some buzz to your Minecraft game? Well, you’re in luck because we’ve got the lowdown on how to get bees in Minecraft! These adorable little insects can be a great addition to your virtual world, but you must know how to find them first.
First things first, you’ll need to venture out into the wild to find bees. They can usually buzz around flower patches or nearby trees and tend to spawn in groups. Once you’ve found some bees, it’s time to capture them.
To capture bees, you’ll need to create a tool called a “scoop.” A scoop is a simple tool made from wood and string, allowing you to capture bees without harming them. Once you have a scoop, approach a bee slowly and right-click on it with the scoop in your hand. The bee will then be added to your inventory, and you can transport it back to your base.
If you can’t find bees in the wild, you can also create an artificial hive. To do this, you’ll need honeycomb and wood planks. Place the honeycomb in the center of the crafting grid and surround it with wood planks to create a hive.
Bees Spawn and Housing
At the moment, bees spawn in Plains, Sunflower Plains, as well as Flower Forest Biomes, which gives you a percent possibility to find a nest on birch or oak trees. Their hives are produced during world generation and can be discovered all over the Minecraft world.
In the wild, bees search for a place to settle their hive or spawn aimlessly. A hive will typically have two to three bees. Also, bees follow anyone with a flower, and players can take down their beehives with any tool, but it is best to use an ax.
When it collapses, the bees will try to attack you, so you should either fight or run. However, for peaceful domination, it is better to place a campfire beneath the hive that you want to destroy.
The honey level in the hive increases to one percent when the bees entering it, have pollen. When the apiary gets to the fifth level, you can harvest the honey using a glass bottle. To create a beehive, you only need six planks of wood and three honeycombs.
Harvest Honey and Honeycomb
When a hive is prepared for harvest, honey will drip from it. You can collect it using shears on the block that gets you three honeycombs, or use a glass bottle and take the honey directly from the apiary. Both these methods make the bees aggressive, so you must place a campfire underneath the hive or about five blocks away to take the honey peacefully.
New Blocks and Items in the Update
The last Minecraft update comes with a couple of new items, namely the Honey Bottles and the Honey Blocks. These include the Honey Bottles, which can be changed into sugar or drank for three hunger + 2.4 saturation and is also able to remove poison effects.
The update has also brought Honey Blocks, which players can create from four honey bottles. They have no Redstone signals, and when you move them, the top block will also shift and carry with it the other blocks, except slime and glazed terracotta blocks.
The feature is also capable of decelerating the movement speed of characters and hindering jumping. The effect takes place through carpets, bottom-half slabs, as well as daylight detectors. When falling on a Honey Block, you reduce the damage by 80 percent. And you cannot put pressure pads or ladders on these blocks.
