Honeycomb are something that can be used for making a whole lot of different things in the game of Minecraft like Waxed Copper and candles. They can even be used for making more beehives as well.
In this article, I will be discussing how to get honeycomb in Minecraft and more. Keep reading till the end of the article to find out more information about the same!
Safely Get Honeycomb In Minecraft
Now on to answering your query on how to get a Honeycomb in Minecraft. Well, the first step to getting a honeycomb would be to locate a bee nest. You are also going to need shears to obtain honeycomb. Shears can be crafted by using just two iron ingots at the crafting table.
When done with locating a beehive and crafting shears, you are going to be all ready to harvest honeycomb:
Step 1
First, you will need to build a campfire right under the hive or nest so that the actual smoke from it drifts up. The smoke makes the bees docile and this is what’s going to let you be able to harvest honeycomb.
Step 2
After the bees become docile, you can furnish your shears and then harvest the honeycomb. If playing the PC version then you need to right-click and then continuously hold it. The Nintendo Switch individual players use ‘RZ’, Xbox players use ‘RT’, PlayStation players use ‘R2’, and the mobile versions click and hold continuously on the beehive.
The maximum number of honeycombs that you are going to be able to collect this way is three.
Step 3
After you are done collecting, douse the fire and then make sure to clean the left-behind mess.
Step 4
Later on, you are going to be able to return to the place and collect even more honeycomb.
Tip: It is recommended that you dig a pit under the nest or hive and then build a fire inside of it. This way, the fire is not going to spread to the trees or even kill the bees. There are also a few folks who recommend building a fence surrounding the fire in the Bedrock version of the game, or even placing a carpet above it to be able to protect the bees even more.
Keep reading till the end to find out more on how to get honeycomb in Minecraft!
Ideal Place To Find A Bee Nest In Minecraft
Bee Nests are one such thing that aren’t that difficult to find – but it is also to be said that their spawn rates vary depending upon the biome that you are in. Here is a list of biomes where you can find Bee Nests in the game – mangrove swamp, sunflower plains, flower forests, and birch forests.
Craft Your Beehive
A Beehive is a craftable item that operates very similarly to a bee nest. To be able to craft this you need 6 planks of wood (of any type) and a total of 3 honeycombs.
Here is a list of steps that you would need to follow for crafting your beehive:
Step 1
By making use of a crafting table, you need to place a total of 3 planks in the top most row, and then 3 more planks in the bottom row. You also need to put 3 honeycombs in the middle row as well.
Step 2
Next, take your beehive out of the crafting table.
Step 3
Then place your beehive where you want. Also, make sure that you have no flowers placed nearby.
Step 4
Now you need to lead a few bees from the nearby nest to the hive that you just created, after which they are going to claim the hive as their own.
Tip: How to get honeycomb in Minecraft without getting attacked? Well, the one way that you can do that is by putting a campfire underneath the hive to make the bees go away.
Safely Destroy And Then Move A Bee Nest
Or you could skip the complexities of creating it anew and just safely destroy and move a beehive closer to your base – for quick harvesting. Before getting started with the steps, you need a tool that has the Silk Touch enchantment applied to it and a beehive (to move).
Here is a list of steps that you can follow to move a bee nest in the game of Minecraft:
Step 1
First of all, you need to wait for the bees to return to the nest. This they usually do when it rains or during nighttime.
Step 2
Then use the tool that has the Silk Touch enchantment for breaking the nest with the bees inside of it.
Step 3
Now, pick up the nest and place it wherever you like.
Step 4
Lastly, you need to make sure that there are a lot of flowers placed nearby so that the bees are going to be able to collect pollen from them.
Tip: The trick here would be to wait for the bees to retreat to their nest. If you destroy the hive without them in it, then it is going to be a great hassle to get bees to your hive later on.
To Wrap It Up!
Whichever above-mentioned way that you choose for obtaining honeycomb in the game, make sure that there’s no harm done to the bees. If you even by mistake click on them (hit them), then they are going to attack you as a group.
Thank you for reading this article up till the end. I hope you found the information regarding “how to get honeycomb in Minecraft” useful.
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