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Bee Nest – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a bee nest with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a bee nest is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add a bee nest to your inventory.

Where to find a Bee Nest in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a bee nest in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.15 – 1.19	Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Natural Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Functional Blocks

Platform is the platform that applies.

Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).

Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get Bee Nest in Survival Mode

You can add a bee nest to your inventory in Survival mode by mining a bee nest with a tool that has been enchanted with Silk Touch. So let’s get started!

1. Find a Bee Nest

First, you need to find a bee nest in your Minecraft world. A bee nest is usually found in the Plains, Flower Forest, Birch Forest, Sunflower Plains and Meadow biomes.

Plains

Flower Forest

Birch Forest

Sunflower Plains

Meadow

The bee nest will either be hanging from an oak tree or a birch tree:

Oak Tree with Bee Nest

Birch Tree with Bee Nest

2. Hold a Tool with Silk Touch

To mine the bee nest, you need to use a tool with Silk Touch such as pickaxe, shovel, or axe:

Pickaxe

How to make a Diamond Pickaxe
How to make a Golden Pickaxe
How to make a Iron Pickaxe
How to make a Stone Pickaxe
How to make a Wooden Pickaxe
How to make a Netherite Pickaxe

Shovel

How to make a Diamond Shovel
How to make a Golden Shovel
How to make a Iron Shovel
How to make a Stone Shovel
How to make a Wooden Shovel
How to make a Netherite Shovel

Axe

How to make a Diamond Axe
How to make a Golden Axe
How to make a Iron Axe
How to make a Stone Axe
How to make a Wooden Axe
How to make a Netherite Axe

3. Mine the Bee Nest

In this example, we are going to use a diamond pickaxe that is enchanted with Silk Touch.

The game control to mine the bee nest depends on the version of Minecraft:

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the bee nest.
For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the bee nest.
For Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
For PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the bee nest.
For Education Edition, left click and hold on the bee nest.

The bee nest will break and a smaller bee nest will float on the ground.

4. Pick up the Bee Nest

Make sure you pick up the bee nest before it disappears.

Once you pick up the bee nest, it will appear in your hotbar.

A bee nest is useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.