Bees

This page was last verified for Vintage Story version 1.20.

Bees
Base Attack	0.25
Abilities	Flying, Invincible
Seek Range (m)	15
Mobs

Bees are insects that can be encountered around wild bee hives. Once transferred to a skep, they become an ongoing source of honey and beeswax .

Natural Generation (Spawning)

Bees reside inside wild hives, which may hang from leaves or be inside tree trunks , in any type of tree. Wild hives can spawn at temperatures between 5 and 35°C in areas with as little as 0.35 average annual rainfall .

Behaviors

Bees will ignore players unless provoked. Angry bees will attack anything nearby including players, mobs and domesticated animals. Bees cannot be harmed.

When a player destroys a wild hive or a skep, a mob of angry bees may spawn, and chase the player for two minutes (until they despawn). A player's only defense (besides escape) is luring the mob to an alternate target. Placing a decoy straw dummy near a player's apiary provides an alternative target for angry bees.

Domestication

Bees cannot be domesticated, but can be collected in skeps and transported for propagation. See Beekeeping for information regarding keeping bees.

Harvesting

Breaking a wild hive or a skep using an empty hand (or any item) provides players with honeycombs , which are processed to create beeswax which can be used to seal crocks and create candles . Honeycomb also yields honey , which can be eaten or used for cooking .

Video tutorials

Abeilles et bougies | Bees and candles [FR/ALL]

History

• Bees and beekeeping was introduced with version 1.5.2.
• Version 1.20 increased the chance of a beehive spawning inside a log rather than attached to leaves.