How to breed bees

Breeding

Bees can be bred in any color — the same colors they pollinate.

  • grows 20 min
  • Minecraft 26.3
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At a glance

What to feed — below

  • Call a baby
    /summon minecraft:bee ~ ~ ~ {Age:-24000}

Feed two adults: Dandelion, Open Eyeblossom, Poppy, Blue Orchid, Allium, Azure Bluet, Red Tulip, Orange Tulip, White Tulip, Pink Tulip, Oxeye Daisy, Cornflower, Lily of the Valley, Wither Rose, Torchflower, Sunflower, Lilac, Peony, Rose Bush, Pitcher Plant, Flowering Azalea Leaves, Flowering Azalea, Mangrove Propagule, Cherry Leaves, Pink Petals, Wildflowers, Chorus Flower, Spore Blossom, Cactus Flower. The young grows 20 minutes.

What to feed

  • Dandelion
  • Open Eyeblossom
  • Poppy
  • Blue Orchid
  • Allium
  • Azure Bluet
  • Red Tulip
  • Orange Tulip
  • White Tulip
  • Pink Tulip
  • Oxeye Daisy
  • Cornflower
  • Lily of the Valley
  • Wither Rose
  • Torchflower
  • Sunflower
  • Lilac
  • Peony
  • Rose Bush
  • Pitcher Plant
  • Flowering Azalea Leaves
  • Flowering Azalea
  • Mangrove Propagule
  • Cherry Leaves
  • Pink Petals
  • Wildflowers
  • Chorus Flower
  • Spore Blossom
  • Cactus Flower

How to breed

Bees can be bred in any color — the same colors they pollinate.

Two adult animals nearby, fed with this food, enter the 'love mode' — hearts appear above them, and a baby appears beside them. Parents become ready again after 5 minutes. The baby grows for 20 minutes; the same food speeds up growth.

Frequently asked questions

What to feed bees to make them breed?

Dandelion, open eyeblossom, daisy, blue orchid, allium, azure bluet, red tulip, orange tulip, white tulip, pink tulip, oxeye daisy, cornflower, lily of the valley, mangrove propagule, cherry leaves, pink petals, wildflowers, chorus flower, spore blossom, cactus flower, rose bush, pitcher plant, flowering azalea, flowering azalea leaves, lilac, wither rose, chorus plant, torch, torchflower, sunflower, wither. Feeding two adult mobs next to each other spawns hearts.

Do you need to tame bees to breed them?

No — feed two adult ones.

How much does the baby grow?

20 minutes; feeding accelerates growth by one-tenth of the remaining time per portion. Parents are ready again in 5 minutes.

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Data from Minecraft 26.3: Food — from game tags, growth time, and taming chances — from game code.