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Bee in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Bee is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 10 HP and a dedicated spawn egg.
What is Bee?
Bee is a Minecraft animal mob in the Insect family. Bee has specialised behaviour — refer to the sections below for stats, spawns, and drops.
Namespaced ID: minecraft:bee. Summon with /summon minecraft:bee ~ ~ ~.
Combat & stats
- Health: 10 HP (5 hearts)
- Natural armor: 0
- Movement speed: 0.3
- Knockback resistance: 0%
- Aggro range: 48 blocks
- Hits with Iron Sword (6 dmg): 2
- Hits with Diamond Sword (7 dmg): 2
- Hits with Netherite Sword (8 dmg): 2
Physical size
Bee's hitbox is 0.7 blocks wide and 0.6 blocks tall.
Where Bee spawns
- Flower biomes. Biomes: Plains, Sunflower Plains, Flower Forest, Meadow, Forest, Birch Forest, Cherry Grove, Mangrove Swamp. Group size: 2-3. Spawn attached to a bee nest on oak/birch/cherry/mangrove trees (5% chance per tree in flower forest/meadow, 100% in cherry grove)
Bee behavior & AI
- Pollinates crops — nearby wheat/carrots/potatoes/beetroot grow ~2x faster.
- Aggro on the player if their nest is destroyed without Silk Touch or camp fire below.
- Dies 1 minute after stinging the player (1 damage + Poison).
- Only drops nothing on kill — value is in nest honey and bottles.
Bee passive behaviour
Neutral. If you break a nest or hit a bee, the entire swarm attacks for ~2 damage per sting and inflicts Poison; each bee dies after stinging.
Breeding Bee
Food: any_flower. Cooldown: 300s (5 min). Baby grows up in: 20 minutes.
Spawn egg
In creative mode, the Bee Spawn Egg spawns Bee instantly. Command: /give @p bee_spawn_egg 1.
Tags
- Passive mobs
- Animal
- Has Spawn Egg
- Insect family
- Breedable
Overview
Bee is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 — part of the Insect family. This page covers its classification, size, spawn-egg availability, real health.
Pro tips
- Breed with any flower — 300s cooldown per pair.
- Use a lead or boat to relocate rather than fight — passive mobs despawn if they wander too far from the player.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 5-15 min
Frequently Asked Questions
How much health does Bee have?
Bee has 10 HP (5 hearts).
Does Bee drop anything when killed?
Bee has no standard item drops recorded in this dataset.
Is Bee dangerous to the player?
Bee is a animal mob - dangerous mobs will attack on sight, while passive mobs generally ignore the player unless provoked.
How many hits does it take to kill Bee?
With an unenchanted sword, Bee takes about 2 hits with an Iron Sword (6 damage), 2 with a Diamond Sword (7 damage), and 2 with a Netherite Sword (8 damage).