Damage shown for normal difficulty: less on easy, more on hard.
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At a glance
Chat command — below
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Summon nearby.
/summon minecraft:bee ~ ~ ~
Neutral mob: 5 hearts health, melee damage — 2.
How many hits without enchantments? Diamond Sword — 2 strikes; Netherite Sword — 2 strikes. With every weapon and enchantments — in the table.
10 health units. Hit — 2 damage on normal difficulty.
| What to click on | Without enchantments | Crit | Sharpness V | Bane of Arthropods V |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 10 | 7 | — | — |
 Wooden Sword | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Stone Sword | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Iron Sword | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Diamond Sword | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherite Sword | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Diamond Axe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherite Axe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Fully charged hits, accounting for the mob's armor. A critical hit lands while you are falling after a jump and multiplies weapon damage by one and a half, without multiplying the enchantment bonus. To choose your own weapon, Strength effect, and enchantment levels, use in the damage calculator.
It does not spawn in any biome on its own: it is created by structures, other mobs, or players.
This is how they are lured, tamed, or trained — depending on what the mob can do.
- 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
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| Entity | minecraft:bee |
| Mood | Neutral |
| Spawn category | animal |
| Health | 10 (5 hearts) |
| Melee damage | 2 |
| Scale | 0.55×0.5 block |
| Fire and lava | Burning |
How much health does a Bee have?
10 health points (5 hearts). Melee damage on Normal difficulty: 2.
How many hits does it take to defeat a Bee?
Without enchantments or critical strikes: a diamond sword deals 2 hits; a netherite sword deals 2 hits. With Bane of Arthropods V, it deals 12.5 hits more than the sword. Taking armor into account, damage is calculated using in-game formulas.
How to summon a 'Bee' mob using a command?
With the command /summon minecraft:bee ~ ~ ~, the mob will spawn where you are standing. Operator permissions or enabled cheats are required.
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Data from Minecraft 26.3: Health, damage, and size — from game code, looting chance — from drop tables, where they appear — from biome files.