You’ll need to find a bee’s nest in the game (or a hive, but more on that later) and bust out your in-game shears to excise the comb out. Every time you use shears on a nest, you’ll secure yourself anywhere from one to three pieces of honeycomb.
But there are some cautionary measures to consider before going on a honeycomb hunt.
First, you’re going to want to make sure that you’re building a fire near the bee’s nest, as the smoke from the fire disorients the creatures and prevents them from attacking you. Just make sure that you don’t build the fire too close to the nest or it’ll catch on fire and that’s no bueno.
What you should first consider is that bees die shortly after stinging you in Minecraft (it takes about 20 seconds), and as you can probably surmise, the bees aren’t exactly thrilled with the idea of someone coming into their hive and stealing their honeycombs with a giant pair of scissors.
Why would you care if the bees live or die after getting your hands on their sweet, sweet honeycomb? Well, they won’t be alive anymore to produce any more honey for you, which defeats the purpose of everything we’re trying to do here.
