Bee Nest Wiki Guide

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.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a bee nest has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Bee Nest (minecraft:bee_nest)		64	Java	1.15 – 1.20

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Bee Nest

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Bee Nest is:

/give @p bee_nest 1