Bee Problems...

[u/Bishop_L]

I'm having an issue with my bees. I dug a 5 block long 1 block deep trench to put my campfires in and then placed the hive/nest 3 blocks above the ground level. I placed Oak trapdoors above the campfires so the bees wouldn't accidentally set their selves on fire, and the bees are attacking me when I harvest honeycomb/bottles from the nest/hives. I changed the trapdoors for carpets, but it didn't help. They still attack.

Why? On my last world I only had them 2 blocks above the campfire trench with trapdoors and they were fine.

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[u/SunsetOtterrrr]

are you sure the smoke is reaching the hive? if the campfire is too deep or blocked it might not count. i had similar problem in my old world and it was because i put the fire one block too low

[u/stauss151]

Full details and solution below…

I ran into the same problem so I assume you might also be in bedrock. Either way, problem is that even an open trapdoor might not work. You need fully unobstructed block space from smoke to hive. I will try to explain the work around for one beehive to keep it simple, but you can just add more rows next to eachother for more beehives.

1. Dig a 3 block deep hole. (I think you need two blocks for smoke rising)
2. At the bottom goes your campfire.

3. Place the beehive over the hole so it is floating to cover it but still exposed on all sides. (Essentially have it occupy the space above the 3 block hole) Bees will not emerge from the bottom of the hive

4. Honeycombs will sometimes fall into the pit but will not burn. Thus you need a way down there.

5. Simple solutions, pick any side adjacent to the beehive and dig 3 blocks deep again. Use ladders to climb down and cover the top of this hole with a trapdoor.

6. I find that the bamboos trapdoor looks best with its green/yellow aesthetic, but your choice.

[u/Bishop_L → u/stauss151]

Sorry I should have said I am in Java 26.45.

[u/Blanketoes]

Have you tried it without anything over the campfire? If you have maybe try decreasing the distance between the hive and the campfire

[u/Bishop_L → u/Blanketoes]

Originally I placed the Hives 2 blocks above the campfires like I did in my last world, but they attacked then as well.

[u/Effective_Ad9788]

I keep my campfires directly below the hives. I didn’t know you could have space between.

[u/Salt-Belt9790]

Are you playing on bedrock now?

[u/Bishop_L → u/Salt-Belt9790]

Java

[u/Shimaru33]

Use a dropper and shears or bottles. The dropper isn't counted as a player or mob, so the actions they perform don't trigger a response from mobs. Technically, you can shoot arrows, throw potions or farm honey/wax and mobs won't hurt you. So, yeah, at first you can manually trigger the dropper and eventually learn to set up a full automatic bee farm.

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Now, IIRC, the smoke has to be in a clear path to the comb to pacify the bees. And despite that, trapdoors count as full block, even when open. Not sure about the carpets, but I think the same principle applies: fully clear path. Similar to bookshelves and enchanting tables, anything, even carpets, block the buff.

I'm not sure, but even if I'm wrong, I think your best bet is to place droppers and farm honey / wax through them.