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If you’re looking to make Candles in Minecraft or wax some Copper Blocks, you’ll need a resource called Honeycomb. As anyone would guess, Honeycomb is acquired from Beehives or Bee Nests — the blocks Bees call home. For clarification, Bee Nests refer to the blocks found in the wild, while Beehives are crafted by players. The naturally generated nests can spawn in multiple biomes like the Plains, certain Forests, and even Mangrove Swamps. However, they have a guaranteed chance of spawning in a Meadow, making this biome the best location for collecting Honeycomb in Minecraft.
How to Get Beeswax in Minecraft
Some refer to Honeycomb as “Beeswax,” but we’ll use the former for simplicity’s sake. To get Honeycomb from a Bee Nest or Beehive in Minecraft, you’ll need a pair of Shears, the same tool used to obtain Wool from Sheep. Once you’ve made your Shears with two Iron Ingots, find a Bee Nest and use the tool on the block. This will fetch you a few stacks of Honeycomb but anger the Bees in the process. In order to safely collect Honeycomb without upsetting the nests’ residents, you’ll need to assemble a Campfire.
Campfires in Minecraft are made using 3× Sticks, 3× Logs, and 1× Coal. In order to appease the Bees, place the Campfire beneath a Bee Nest, allowing the smoke to rise to the bottom of the block. Now, when you use Shears on the nest, you’ll get Honeycomb in Minecraft, but the Bees won’t be mad at you. This procedure also applies to harvesting Honeycomb from Beehives you’ve crafted yourself. However, we recommend placing blocks like a Trapdoor above (and around) the Campfire to protect the Bees from harming themselves by flying into the flames.
How to Make Beehives in Minecraft
To craft a Beehive in Minecraft, you must combine 6× Planks of any Wood type and 3× Honeycomb at a Crafting Table. Use any Flower to lure Bees to your Beehive to start the creation of a Honeycomb farm in Minecraft. Flowers are also the resource you’ll need to breed Bees. As expected, it’s important to have flowers near the area where you’ve placed your Beehives, as Bees cannot produce Honey without them. Any Flower types are fine, as the color variations are for aesthetic purposes and don’t yield different kinds of Honeycomb.
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For a more in-depth look into everything about Bees and obtaining the Honeycomb item in Minecraft, here’s a video by Eyecraftmc:
