{{For|other uses|Bee (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox entity
| group = Normal
| 1-1 = Bee.gif
| 1-2 = Bee BE.gif
| group2 = Angry
| 2-1 = Bee (angry).gif
| 2-2 = Bee (angry) BE.gif
| group3 = Nectar
| 3-1 = Bee with nectar.gif
| 3-2 = Bee with nectar BE.gif
| group4 = Angry with nectar
| 4-1 = Bee with nectar (angry).gif
| 4-2 = Bee with nectar (angry) BE.gif
| *-1caption = {{JE}}
| *-2caption = {{BE}}
| invimage = Bee Spawn Egg
| health = {{hp|10}}
| behavior = Neutral
| mobtype = [[Animal]], [[Arthropod]]
| family = Bee, [[Mob]], [[Arthropod]], Pacified
| damage = Easy: {{hp|2}}<br>Normal: {{hp|2|poisoned=1}}<br>Hard: {{hp|3|poisoned=1}}<br>'''Venom:'''<br>{{hp|1|poisoned=1}} per 1.25 sec<br>Normal: {{EffectLink|Poison}} for 10 sec ({{hp|7|poisoned=1|notag=1}})<br>Hard: {{EffectLink|Poison}} for 18 sec ({{hp|14|poisoned=1|notag=1}})
| size = '''{{IN|Java}}:'''<br>
'''Adult:'''<br>Height: 0.6 blocks<br>Width: 0.7 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.3 blocks<br>Width: 0.35 blocks<br>
'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:'''<br>
'''Adult:'''<br>Height: 0.5 blocks<br>Width: 0.55 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.25 blocks<br>Width: 0.275 blocks
| usableitems = {{drop|Block|id=flowers|Flower}}<br>{{drop|Block|Mangrove Propagule}}<br>{{drop|Block|Flowering Azalea}}<br>{{drop|Block|Flowering Azalea Leaves}}<br>{{drop|Block|Pink Petals}}<br>{{drop|Block|Cherry Leaves}}<br>{{drop|Item|Lead}}
| spawn = Naturally generated {{BlockLink|Bee Nest|Bee Nests}}
| speed = 0.6
}}
'''Bees''' are flying [[neutral mob]]s that live in [[bee nest]]s and [[beehive]]s. Bees pollinate [[flower]]s and, when they do, add honey to their home when they return to it. When full, bee nests or beehives can be harvested with [[shears]] for [[honeycomb]]s or [[glass bottle]]s for [[honey bottle]]s. If provoked by being attacked or breaking or harvesting their hive or nest without the correct precautions, bees suicidally attack in a swarm.

== Spawning ==
=== Natural generation ===
Naturally generated [[bee nest]]s generate with 3 bees in them.

Naturally-generated birch or oak trees have equal chances to generate with a [[bee nest]], depending on the biome:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Biome
! colspan=3" | Chance
|-
! '''[[Java Edition|JE]]'''
! '''[[Bedrock Edition|BE]]'''
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 100%
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Sunflower plains}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 5%
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}
| 5%
| 4%
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Flower forest}}
| 2%
| 3%
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Birch forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Old growth birch forest}}
| 0.2%
| 0.035%
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}
| 5%
| ?%
|}

=== Saplings ===
[[Birch]], [[cherry]], and [[oak]] trees grown from [[sapling]]s or [[mangrove propagule]]s that are within 2 blocks of any 1- or 2-block tall [[flower]]s, [[flowering azalea]], [[cherry leaves]], [[flowering azalea leaves]], [[mangrove propagule]], [[spore blossom]], [[pink petals]], or [[chorus flower]] have a 5% chance of having a [[bee nest]] containing 2–3 bees.

[[Mangrove]]s grown from [[mangrove propagule]]s have a 1% chance of having a bee nest containing 2-3 bees. Unlike birch, cherry and oak trees, no flowers are required for a bee nest to generate.<ref>{{bug|MC-249937||Propagules grown without a flower nearby can generate bee nests in the mangrove tree|WAI}}</ref>

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
Upon death, adult bees drop {{xp|1|3}} orbs when killed by a [[player]] or a tamed [[wolf]]. Like other baby animals, killing a baby bee yields no [[experience]].
=== Breeding ===
Upon [[breeding]] with any flower successfully, {{xp|1|7}} is dropped.

== Behavior ==
Bees do not fly (like [[ghast]]s or the [[ender dragon]]), but instead hover a few [[block]]s above the ground similar to [[bat]]s and [[parrot]]s.

Bees are considered [[arthropod]]s and take increased [[damage]] from the [[Bane of Arthropods]] enchantment.<ref name="pre">{{Mcnet|minecraft-snapshot-19w36a|Minecraft Snapshot 19w36a|July 3, 2019}}</ref> They also take damage when touching [[water]].<ref>{{bug|MC-167148||Bees take damage upon contact with water|WAI}}</ref>

Bees can be attached to a [[lead]], even when angered. They can still attack while attached.

Bees usually venture up to 22 [[block]]s from their beehive to find something they can pollinate or to attack someone. Bees can venture further away if necessary.

A bee can fly horizontally and vertically upward through scaffolding but does not fly downward. A bee does not fly through an open trapdoor or regular door on its own (a bee can be led through a [[door]] with a flower) but babies can fly through the gap above a fence gate in a 1×2 doorway. Bees also spin on scaffolding if they are on top of it and cannot go anywhere.<ref>{{bug|MC-271388||Bees spin on scaffolding}}</ref>

Despite being flying mobs, bees can destroy [[turtle egg]]s when on top of them.<ref>{{bug|MC-248332}}</ref>

=== Pollinating ===
Bees leave their nest during the day. They fly around [[Bee Nest|their nests]] and are attracted to [[flower]]s (except [[closed eyeblossom]]s), [[flowering azalea]]s, [[flowering azalea leaves]], [[mangrove propagule]]s, [[pink petals]], [[cherry leaves]], [[spore blossom]]s, and [[chorus flower]]s. Bees can pollinate [[wither rose]]s but receive the [[Wither (effect)|wither effect]]. As a result, bees can die.<ref>{{bug|MC-159396||Bees target wither roses and die|WAI}}</ref>
Bees also can pollinate [[open eyeblossom]]s, but get poisoned as result; they cannot pollinate and completely ignore [[closed eyeblossom]]s.
Bees completely ignore flowers in [[flower pot]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-168267}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-109956}}</ref>

After circling a flower for more than 400 ticks, a bee collects pollen. However, if the bee gets damaged, it ceases its pollination efforts. A bee carrying pollen changes its texture to include pollen spots on its abdomen and drops pollen [[particle]]s to fertilize plants below the bee. 

Bees that have pollen may pollinate [[wheat crop]]s, [[potato crop]]s, [[carrot crop]]s, [[beetroot crop]]s, [[melon stem]]s, [[sweet berry bush]]es, [[pumpkin stem]]s, [[cave vines]], [[torchflower crop]]s, and [[pitcher pod]]s they fly over. When one of these plants gets pollinated, it advances to another growth stage, similar to using [[bone meal]]. To pollinate a plant, a bee must be 1 to 2 blocks directly above the plant and must have a valid home hive. A bee can fertilize plants 10 times each time they have pollen. There is an approximately 1% chance each tick to attempt fertilization.

Afterward, the bee flies back into its hive/nest to make honey. It takes about 2 minutes for the bee to do this.

=== Housing ===
[[File:Bee and bee nest.png|thumb|A bee coming out of a [[bee nest]].]]
{{See also|Tutorials/Honey farming}}
Bees live together in colonies and take any [[bee nest]] or [[beehive]] that has enough space as its home. One bee nest/beehive can house up to 3 bees. Homeless bees search for empty beehives by wandering around generally in a northwest direction. Bees can enter a beehive from any side, but exit only from the front. One-way bee-gates can be made by using this mechanic.

Bees return to their nest when it [[rain]]s and during the [[night]]. This behavior extends to biomes that don't rain, such as the [[desert]]. They stay in their nest or hive for at least {{convert|2400|game tick|minute}} before coming back out. Bees in a nest/hive retain their data ([[health]], name, etc.). 

Breaking a nest or hive without [[Silk Touch]] releases all bees contained inside. If the nest or hive is harvested using a tool enchanted with Silk Touch, the bees are contained in the dropped item and can exit the nest/hive when it is placed again.

When a bee that has pollen enters and then leaves its nest or hive, the honey level of the nest/hive is increased by one; there is a 1% chance it is increased by two. When the honey level of that hive reaches 5, the [[player]] can harvest [[honeycomb]]s or [[honey bottle]]s. The honey level resets back to 0 when a honeycomb or honey bottle is harvested.

Because there is neither [[daylight cycle]] nor [[weather]] in [[the Nether]] and [[the End]], bees work without resting in these dimensions. This behavior is distinct from that of the [[villager]]s, which follow their daily routine according to the time in the [[Overworld]], regardless of which dimension they are in.

=== Attacking ===
{{main|Damage}}
All bees nearby are angered when an individual bee is attacked (unless the bee attacked is killed in one hit), honey or honeycombs are collected (unless a campfire is placed under the nest or it is raining), or a bee nest/beehive is destroyed. Even destroying newly-placed uninhabited artificial beehives anger nearby bees. Hitting or walking on a beehive does not anger bees; it must be destroyed to anger them. When destroyed, a beehive releases any bees that it contained, and these bees are angry. If the beehive is destroyed with a [[Silk Touch]] tool, bees kept within the hive remain neutral, while those outside the hive also remain neutral.

[[File:Invisible stingers.png|thumb|The [[Invisibility]] effect does not cause stingers in stung players to disappear.]]
Bees attack and swarm the [[player]] as a group when angered, and the eyes of angered bees turn red. Collecting a [[honeycomb]] or a [[honey bottle]] from a nest or hive causes the bees that are currently in that nest or hive to leave and swarm the player unless a [[campfire]] is placed below the hive. Bees attack only once, similar to [[llama]]s, and non-aggressive [[panda]]s.

Bees do not deal any damage in [[Peaceful]] difficulty and are completely passive. They fly outside the beehive and search for flowers, just like normal.

If the player deflects a bee's attack with a [[shield]], the bee continues attacking until it succeeds in hitting the player.

When a bee's attack on a player succeeds, the player is [[poison]]ed. A bee loses its stinger after a successful attack, cannot attack further, and dies approximately one minute later. This can be delayed with potion [[effect]]s ([[Regeneration]]/[[Resistance]]/[[Absorption]]) that have a 255 potency.

It is possible to (quickly) breed at least one angered bee with another, even if it or they had stung and lost the stinger. However, they remain angered and still die later due to being stingerless.

Bees also swarm and attack other [[mob]]s when [[damage]]d, for example, if a [[skeleton]] accidentally shoots a bee.

Bees become neutral if they fail to land a hit on their target within 25 seconds.

<gallery>
File:Bee stings.gif|The stinging animation; the bee can remain upside down for longer periods of time if a distance is kept.
File:Bee (sting).png|Prior to stinging
File:Bee (stingless).png|After stinging
</gallery>

{{IN|java}}, a bee's stinger is visible on the player as a small black dot after the bee successfully attacked.

<gallery>
File:Steve got stung.png
</gallery>

=== Breeding ===
{{Main|Breeding}}

Bees follow [[player]]s holding any 1- or 2-block tall [[flower]]s (except [[closed eyeblossom]]), [[flowering azalea]], [[cherry leaves]], [[flowering azalea leaves]], [[mangrove propagule]], [[spore blossom]], [[pink petals]], or [[chorus flower]]. If the player is standing still and being followed by bees, the bees go toward the player, face the player, and rest on the ground. They do this until the player moves.

If bees are given any of the blocks listed above (except [[open eyeblossom]] and [[wither rose]]), they enter love mode and pair up to create baby bees, granting the [[player]] 1-7 [[experience]]. The parent bees have a cooldown of 5 minutes (6000 ticks) before they can be [[Breeding|bred]] again. Babies take {{convert|20|minute|in-game day}} to grow up. The growth of baby bees can be accelerated using flowers; each use reduces the remaining time by 10%. However, bees' growth timer and breeding cooldowns are frozen while working in a hive; thus, when rapidly growing a population, it may be desirable to temporarily remove the hives.

[[Wither rose]]s and [[open eyeblossom]]s cannot be used for breeding bees or growing baby bees. Feeding a bee a wither rose inflicts it with the [[Wither (effect)|Wither]] effect for {{convert|2|second|game tick}}, while feeding a bee an open eyeblossom inflicts it with [[Poison]] for {{convert|1.25|second|game tick}}. [[Closed eyeblossom]]s cannot be used to lead, breed or grow bees.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Bees use the Friendly Creatures sound category for [[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|entity-dependent sound events]].

{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Bee loop1.ogg
|sound2=Bee loop2.ogg
|sound3=Bee loop3.ogg
|sound4=Bee loop4.ogg
|sound5=Bee loop5.ogg
|sound6=Bee loop5.ogg
|subtitle=Bee buzzes
|source=neutral
|description=While a bee is passive and moving horizontally
|id=entity.bee.loop
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bee.loop
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound>{{cd|loop1}} and {{cd|2}} are multiplied by 0.6; {{cd|loop3}} and {{cd|4}} are 0.65; {{cd|loop5}} is 0.7 and 0.75</ref> <ref group=sound name=buzzvolume>Multiplied by the bee's horizontal velocity (capped at 0.5) × 1.2</ref>
|pitch=0.98-1.14<br>(Baby: 1.54-1.7) <ref group=sound name=buzzpitch>The bee's horizontal velocity (capped between 0.7-1.1 (Baby: 1.1-1.5)), linearly interpolated between 0.7 and 1.1 (Baby: 1.1 and 1.5)</ref>
|distance=6}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee aggressive1.ogg
|sound2=Bee aggressive2.ogg
|sound3=Bee aggressive3.ogg
|subtitle=Bee buzzes angrily
|source=neutral
|description=While a bee is hostile and moving horizontally
|id=entity.bee.loop_aggressive
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bee.loop_aggressive
|volume=0.8 <ref group=sound name=buzzvolume/>
|pitch=0.98-1.14<br>(Baby: 1.54-1.7) <ref group=sound name=buzzpitch/>
|distance=10}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee sting.ogg
|subtitle=Bee stings
|source=neutral
|description=When a bee stings something
|id=entity.bee.sting
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bee.sting
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.8
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee death1.ogg
|sound2=Bee death2.ogg
|subtitle=Bee dies
|source=neutral
|description=When a bee dies
|id=entity.bee.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bee.death
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Bee hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Bee hurt3.ogg
|subtitle=Bee hurts
|source=neutral
|description=When a bee is damaged
|id=entity.bee.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bee.hurt
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7) <ref group=sound>Can be multiplied by 1.0 or 1.2 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee pollinate1.ogg
|sound2=Bee pollinate2.ogg
|sound3=Bee pollinate3.ogg
|sound4=Bee pollinate4.ogg
|subtitle=Bee buzzes happily
|source=neutral
|description=While a bee is collecting pollen
|id=entity.bee.pollinate
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.bee.pollinate
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 12
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Bee death1.ogg
|sound2=Bee death2.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a bee dies
|id=mob.bee.death
|volume=0.6
|pitch=0.9-1.1 (Baby: 1.4-1.6)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Bee hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Bee hurt3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a bee is damaged
|id=mob.bee.hurt
|volume=0.6
|pitch=0.9-1.1 (Baby: 1.4-1.6)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee loop1.ogg
|sound2=Bee loop2.ogg
|sound3=Bee loop3.ogg
|sound4=Bee loop4.ogg
|sound5=Bee loop5.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a bee is passive and moving horizontally
|id=mob.bee.loop
|volume=0.6
|pitch=1.0 (Baby: 1.5)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee aggressive1.ogg
|sound2=Bee aggressive2.ogg
|sound3=Bee aggressive3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a bee is hostile and moving horizontally
|id=mob.bee.aggressive
|volume=0.6
|pitch=1.0 (Baby: 1.5)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee pollinate1.ogg
|sound2=Bee pollinate2.ogg
|sound3=Bee pollinate3.ogg
|sound4=Bee pollinate4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a bee is collecting pollen
|id=mob.bee.pollinate
|volume=0.85
|pitch=1.0 (Baby: 1.5)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bee sting.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a bee stings something
|id=mob.bee.sting
|volume=0.6
| pitch = 0.8-1.0 (Baby: 1.3-1.5)
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bee
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=bee
|entitytags=arthropod, beehive_inhabitors, fall_damage_immune, sensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bee
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=bee
|id=122
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
Bees have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Bee our guest;Total Beelocation;Overkill;It Spreads;Over-Overkill}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|The Parrots and the Bats;Two By Two;Total Beelocation;Bee our Guest;It Spreads;Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|[[File:Bee.gif|40px]] [[File:Bee.gif|25px]] Added bees and baby bees.
|[[File:Bee (angry).gif|40px]] [[File:Bee (angry).gif|25px]] Bees and baby bees can become angry and attack the [[player]].
|[[File:Bee with nectar.gif|40px]] [[File:Bee with nectar.gif|25px]] Bees and baby bees can pollinate [[flower]]s and show the nectar on them after doing so.
|[[File:Bee with nectar (angry) Revision 1.gif|40px]] [[File:Bee with nectar (angry).gif|25px]] Bees and baby bees that have pollinated flowers can become angry and attack the player.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w35a|Bees now try to avoid [[water]].
|[[Bee nest]]s now spawn less frequently, making bees rarer.
|[[Breeding]] bees now counts toward the "Two by Two" [[advancement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w36a|Bees are now affected by the [[Bane of Arthropods]] enchantment.
|Bees are now able to pollinate on a lilac, rose bush, and peony [[flower]]s.
|[[File:Bee texture change 19w34a to 19w36a.gif|64px]] The textures of bees have been tweaked. The gradation part for picking up the color has been removed and the translucent pixels are now fully transparent.<ref>{{bug|MC-159560}}</ref>
|"bee_angry_nectar" now has same pollen pattern as "bee_nectar", which has changed the textures from [[File:Bee with nectar (angry) Revision 1.gif|40px]] to [[File:Bee with nectar (angry).gif|40px]].<ref>{{bug|MC-159743}}</ref>
|Bees no longer stop flying after reaching the [[player]] they are following.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w41a|Bees now "eat" [[honey block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w45a|Bees now search up to 10 blocks away from itself in all directions to find a nest/hive to claim.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w46a|Bees now exit [[beehive]]s only from the front.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15.2|dev=pre1|Bees no longer anger when a nearby nest/hive is [[breaking|destroyed]] using a [[Silk Touch]] tool.
|Bees now remember how many [[crops]] they have pollinated.
|Bees no longer stay in the hive/nest forever after riding a [[minecart]] or [[boat]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w10a|[[Firework]] damage now provokes bees.<ref>{{bug|MC-111498||Fireworks and water bottles damage don't make neutral mobs angry or hostile|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w12a|The maximum distance a bee can wander away from its home [[beehive|hive]] when randomly wandering has been reduced to around 22 [[block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|Bees now see [[flowering azalea]] and [[flowering azalea leaves]] as flowers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Bees now see [[mangrove propagule]] as flowers.<ref>{{bug|MC-249147||Bees pollinate and follow players holding the mangrove propagule (sapling)|WAI}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=1.19.4 Pre-release 1|Bees now see [[cherry leaves]], [[pink petals]], and [[torchflower]]s as flowers.<ref>{{bug|MC-260051}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w33a|Bees now see [[spore blossom]] and [[chorus flower]] as flowers.<ref>{{bug|MC-214126||Bees don't pollinate themselves with spore blossoms or chorus flowers|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w06a|Changed bee entity data:
* Changed {{nbt|compound|FlowerPos}} (with {{nbt|int|x}}, {{nbt|int|y}} and {{nbt|int|z}}) to {{nbt|int-array|flower_pos}}.
* Changed {{nbt|compound|HivePos}} (with {{nbt|int|x}}, {{nbt|int|y}} and {{nbt|int|z}}) to {{nbt|int-array|hive_pos}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w11a|Adjusted their flying behavior to keep them from overshooting their position when flying up and down.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|Bees now wander around randomly for less time after exiting a nest/hive.|If a bee has a known nest/hive, it will travel less far from it, thus being less likely to get lost.|Significantly increased the amount of time a bee can take to return to a known nest/hive before it gives up trying to return home.|Bees are now a lot less likely to get stuck on corners or when they are close to a nest/hive they are trying to return to.|Bees are also now a lot less likely to try and pathfind to a flower they cannot reach.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.4|dev=24w44a|Bees now get the [[Wither (effect)|Wither]] effect when fed with [[wither rose]]s, and the [[Poison]] effect when fed with [[eyeblossom]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w45a|Bees are no longer be attracted to closed eyeblossoms.|Bees can no longer interact with closed eyeblossoms.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w46a|Bees no longer get poisoned when they touch a closed eyeblossom.|Leashed bees no longer enter [[beehive]]s or [[bee nest]]s.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|[[File:Bee BE.gif|40px]] [[File:Bee BE.gif|25px]] Added bees.
|[[File:Bee (angry) BE.gif|40px]] [[File:Bee (angry) BE.gif|25px]] Bees and baby bees can become angry and attack the [[player]].
|[[File:Bee with nectar BE.gif|40px]] [[File:Bee with nectar BE.gif|25px]] Bees and baby bees can pollinate [[flower]]s and show the nectar on them after doing so.
|[[File:Bee with nectar (angry) BE.gif|40px]] [[File:Bee with nectar (angry) BE.gif|25px]] Bees and baby bees that have pollinated flowers can become angry and attack the player.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.63|Bees no longer fly faster when swarming a player or [[mob]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.230.50|Bees are now attracted to [[flowering azalea]] and [[flowering azalea leaves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.56|Bees no longer gather nectar from sweet berry bushes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|dev=Preview 1.20.60.25|Bees no longer take damage when moving through sweet berry bushes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.28|Bees now get the [[Wither (effect)|Wither]] effect when fed with [[wither rose]]s.|Bees can no longer be tempted or pollinate within closed [[eyeblossoms]].|Feeding bees open [[eyeblossoms]] now applies the [[poison]] [[effect]].}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Bees are the only [[arthropod]] mob that can exist in Peaceful [[difficulty]].
* Bees were made to be half a [[block]] in size because [[Mojang Studios|Mojang]] considered this size to be the cutest.<ref>{{ytl|OZqNaEX8208|t=38m40s|MINECON Live 2019|Minecraft|September 28, 2019}}</ref>
* Bees pollinate the top half of [[sunflower]]s.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
==== Idle ====
<gallery>
File:Bee.png|A bee.
File:Bee with nectar.png|A bee with pollen on it.
File:Bee (angry).png|An angry bee.
File:Bee with nectar (angry).png|An angry bee with pollen on it.
</gallery>
==== Animations ====
<gallery>
Bee.gif|A bee flying in ''Java Edition''.
Bee BE.gif|A bee in Bedrock Edition.
Bee Flying BE.gif|A bee flying in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Bee stings.gif|A bee stinging.
Bee Fly Bobbing.gif|A bee bobbing.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Bee nest in superflat village.png|A naturally generated bee nest in a [[village]] in a [[Superflat]] world.
Gardening Tip.png|A [[tree]] with a [[bee nest]] in the center of a player-made garden of [[crops]].
Bee Pollinating.gif|A bee pollinating.
A Llama Getting Attacked By Bees.jpg|Bees attacking a [[llama]].
A bee in a forest.png|A bee in a forest.
</gallery>

=== Mojang images ===
<gallery>
Bees on Leads.png|Bees on leads.
A Bee.jpg|A bee.
Flower Forest Bees.jpg|Bees in a flower forest.
Bee Inside.jpg|The inside of a bee.
</gallery>

=== Concept artwork ===
<gallery>
Minecraft Bee Concept Artwork and Design Iterations.jpg|Old bee concept artwork and design iterations.
Old bee.png|An unreleased bee texture and model.
Bee Fly.png|A concept of a bee during development.
Old Bee.jpg|An old bee design from Henrik Kniberg's video https://youtu.be/I8vYcrgjLAo?t=1879
File:Bee Suit Concept Art.jpg|Concept art for bee-themed items in the [[character creator]].
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Bee (texture).png|Bee texture file.
Bee Nectar (texture).png|Bee nectar texture file.
Bee Angry (texture).png|Angry bee texture file.
Bee Angry Nectar (texture).png|Angry bee nectar texture file.
Bee Stinger (texture).png|Bee stinger texture file.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Bee Artwork.png|Artwork
File:Bee Nest Artwork.png|Artwork of a [[beehive]] on [[oak]] with bees around it.
File:BuzzyBeesArtwork.jpg|Bees in promotional artwork for the [[Buzzy Bees]] Update.
File:Caves & Cliffs cover art.png|A Bee in [[Caves & Cliffs: Part I]] update artwork.
File:Chromebook Release.png|Bees in banner for [[Education Edition 1.14.31]].
File:Peter-sheff-01-bees.jpg|Artwork of a bee pollinating a [[cornflower]].
File:Minecraft Background Green.jpg|Bees in one of the Minecraft backgrounds for Microsoft Teams
File:Apiary4pre.png|Several bees as drawn on an [[NPC]].
File:Apiary5pre.png|Another bee-themed NPC.
File:Bee Plush.jpg|Officially licensed bee plush.
File:LEGO Bee.png|[[Lego Minecraft]] minifigure
File:Craft Without Limits.png|"Craft Without Limits," an official T-Shirt design featuring a bee.
File:Bee Pocket.png|"Bee Pocket," a shirt design similiar to Craft Without Limits, but with a pocket.
File:I Heart Minecraft Hoodie.png|"I ❤️Minecraft," an official hoodie design featuring two bees.
File:Bee Moodlight.jpg|A woman holding an officially licensed bee moodlight.
File:Bee Friender.png|Bee Friender, a skin featured in the [[Builders & Biomes]] skin pack.
File:Bee Friender Alternate.png|Secondary Bee Friender.
File:Bee Jumper.png|[[Character Creator|Bee Jumper]]
File:Bee Shirt!.png|[[Character creator|Bee Shirt!]]
File:Bee TP.png|[[Texture Pack DLC|Plastic texture pack]]
File:Ari in the hive.png|[[Ari]] with several bees in the Buzzy Bees section of [[15 Year Journey]].
File:Bee but with teeth.jpeg|Minecraft bee but with teeth.
File:AMCM Bee.png|Bee in {{AMCM}}.
File:Bee waving hello.jpeg|A bee waving hello with its wings.
File:BeeUnique.png|The Bee waving hello has a Unique Texture And
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BlockLink|Bee Nest}}
*{{BlockLink|Beehive}}
*{{ItemLink|Honey Bottle}}
*{{ItemLink|Honeycomb}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[[wikipedia:bee|Bee]] article on Wikipedia
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/bee Mob Menagerie: Bee] — Minecraft.net on September 15, 2023

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