{{for|the crafted block|Beehive}}
{{Infobox block
| group = Empty
| 1-1 = Bee Nest.png
| group2 = Full
| 2-1 = Bee Nest Honey.png
| invimage = Bee Nest
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all images]]
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = Axe
| stackable = Yes (64) without bees inside<br>No with bee(s) inside
| renewable = Yes
| flammable = Yes (30)
| lavasusceptible = Yes
}}
A '''bee nest''' is a naturally occuring [[block]] that houses [[bee]]s. They fill with honey as bees pollinate flowers and return to their homes and, when full, can either be [[shear]]ed for [[honeycomb]]s or [[honey bottle]]s extracted using [[glass bottle]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
{{See also|Tutorials/Honey farming#Avoiding Bee Anger}}
Bee nests can be broken by any [[tool]] or by the [[player]]'s fist, though they break faster with an [[axe]]. 

If a bee nest is broken with a tool not enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops nothing and any bees inside emerge angry at the player, stinging them and causing poison. Nearby bees will also become angry and attack. If a Silk Touch tool is used, the bee nest drops itself and any bees inside remain inside, and any bees nearby do not become angry. 

If broken in [[Creative]] mode with bees inside, the bee nest drops itself and bees inside remain inside.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Bee Nest|Axe|Any|link=none|drop=0}}

=== Natural generation ===
[[File:Bee nest in superflat village.png|thumb|A naturally generated bee nest in a [[village]] in a [[Superflat]] world.]]
Naturally generated bee nests generate with 2-3 bees in them. The bee nests always face south.

Bee nests generate in the following biomes with different chances:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Biome
! colspan="3" | Chance<ref group="note">The chance for each naturally-generated oak, birch, mangrove tree, or cherry tree to have a bee nest.</ref>
|-
! {{JE}}
! {{BE}}
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
| colspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center;">100%</div>
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Cherry grove}}
| 5%
| {{tc|Unknown}}
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Sunflower plains}}
| colspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center;">5%</div>
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Mangrove swamp}}
| colspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center;">1%</div>
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Flower forest}}
| 2%
| 3%
|-
| {{BiomeLink|Forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Birch forest}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Old growth birch forest}}
| 0.2%
| 0.035%
|}<references group="note" />

{{block distribution|Bee Nest}}

=== Post-generation ===
[[Oak]], [[birch]], or [[cherry]] trees grown from [[sapling]]s that are within 2 blocks (including diagonally) of a [[flower]] on the same Y-level have a 5% chance to grow with a bee nest containing 2–3 [[bee]]s. This holds true in any biome in any dimension, and for any flower including [[wither rose]]s and flowering [[azalea]]s.

[[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>

== Usage ==
{{:Beehive/Usage}}

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Wood/JE}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Normal/BE}}

=== Unique ===
{{:Beehive/Sounds|a bee nest}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bee Nest
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bee_nest
|blocktags=beehives
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=beehives
|spritetype=block
|nameid=beehive
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bee Nest
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bee_nest
|id=473
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=beehives
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Beehive
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{:Beehive/BS}}

=== Block data ===
A bee nest has a [[block entity]] associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{:Beehive/BE|nest}}

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

=== Item data ===
{{JE}}:
{{see also|Data component format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|components}}: the item's '''components''' tag.
{{:Data component format/bees}}
</div>

{{BE}}:
{{see also|Bedrock Edition level format/Item format}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Total Beelocation}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Bee Our Guest;Total Beelocation}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|[[File:Bee Nest (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (W) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest Honey (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest Honey (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (W) JE1.png|32px]] Added bee nests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w35a|Oak and birch [[tree]]s generated from [[sapling]]s can no longer have bee nests.
|Bee nests now cannot generate unless there is [[air]] in front of the front side of the nest.
|Bee nests are now flammable.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w42a|"Bee nest" has been renamed to "Bee Nest".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15.2|dev=Pre-Release 1|Oak and birch [[sapling]]s grown within 2 [[block]]s of a [[flower]] on the same Y-level have a 5% chance to have a bee nest, making bee nests a [[renewable resource]].
|Bee nests now have a 2% chance to spawn in [[flower forest]]s.
|Bee nests now have a 0.2% chance to spawn in [[forest]], [[wooded hills]], [[birch forest]], [[tall birch forest]], [[birch forest hills]], and [[tall birch hills]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w13a|Bee nests now appear yellow on [[maps]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=experimental snapshot 2|Bee nests now have a high chance to spawn in [[meadow]]s.{{info needed|exact percentage}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w39a|Bee nests now have a 100% chance to spawn in meadows.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w14a|Bee nests now have a 5% chance to spawn in [[mangrove tree]]s as well as inside [[mangrove swamp]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Bee nests now have a 5%{{verify}} chance to spawn in [[cherry tree]]s as well as inside [[cherry grove]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w35a|Now show information about their level of honey and number of bees in their tooltip.|Now use their "full" texture when held or in the inventory, and they are at max level of honey.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|[[File:Bee Nest (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (E) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (S) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest Honey (E) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest Honey (S) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bee Nest (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bee nests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.14.0.3|"Bee nest" has been renamed to "Bee Nest".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Oak and birch [[sapling]]s grown within 2 [[block]]s of a [[flower]] on the same y-level now have a 5% chance to have a bee nest.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Bee nests now have a 3% chance to generate in [[flower forest]].
|Bee nests now have a 5% chance to generate in [[plains]] and [[sunflower plains]].
|Bee nests now have a 0.035% chance to generate in [[forest]], [[wooded hills]], [[birch forest]], [[tall birch forest]], [[birch forest hills]], and [[tall birch hills]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.100|dev=beta 1.16.100.54|Now appear yellow on [[maps]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=beta 1.18.20.27|Breaking a bee nest with Silk Touch no longer angers bees.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.0|dev=beta 1.19.0.20|Bee nests now have a chance to spawn in [[mangrove tree]]s as well as inside [[mangrove swamp]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Decreased the blast resistance of bee nests from 2.7 to 0.3.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.40|dev=Preview 1.21.40.20|Bee nests can no longer be used as fuel in a furnace.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== See also ==
* [[Beehive]]
* [[Tutorials/Honey farming]]

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
==== Bee nest ====
<gallery perrow="4">
Bee Nest (S).png|Facing south
Bee Nest (W).png|Facing west
Bee Nest (N).png|Facing north
Bee Nest (E).png|Facing east
Bee Nest Honey (S).png|Facing south, with honey
Bee Nest Honey (W).png|Facing west, with honey
Bee Nest Honey (N).png|Facing north, with honey
Bee Nest Honey (E).png|Facing east, with honey
Bee Nest (W) BE.png
Bee Nest (E) BE.png
Bee Nest Honey (W) BE.png
Bee Nest Honey (N) BE.png
Bee Nest Honey (E) BE.png
</gallery>

==== On tree ====
<gallery>
Oak Tree with Bee nest.png|An oak tree with a bee nest.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Bee and bee nest.png|A bee flying next to a bee nest.
3 Hives close.png|3 bee hives generated close to each other.
2 beehives in birch forest.png|2 bee nests found close together, found in birch forest.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Bee Nest Artwork.png|Artwork of several bees near a bee nest.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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