Realistic Bees
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📋 About This Mod
<p><a href="https://serilum.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.serilum.com/description/header/header.png" alt="A Serilum Mod. Made with love. Lots of active mods for Fabric, Forge and Neo!" width="838" height="400"></a></p> <p><a href="https://curseforge.com/members/serilum/projects" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/curseforge.svg&w=400" alt="CurseForge" width="200"></a> <a href="https://modrinth.com/user/Serilum" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/modrinth.svg&w=400" alt="Modrinth" width="200"></a> <a href="https://patreon.com/serilum" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/patreon.svg&w=400" alt="Patreon" width="200"></a> <a href="https://youtube.com/@serilum" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/youtube.svg&w=400" alt="YouTube" width="200"></a></p> <h2><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/about-the-mod.svg&w=1676" alt="About the mod" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p>Realistic Bees is a mod which attempts to make bee behaviour more realistic without adding new items or objects to the game. Bees are 25% of their normal size. To make bees a little less uncommon, the mod also adds a config value (by default 4) which defines the extra amount of bees that spawn after each natural bee spawn. The bee hive can also hold more bees than Minecraft's default, changed from 3 to 20.</p> <h2><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/dependencies.svg&w=1676" alt="Dependencies" width="838" height="64"></h2><p><a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/collective" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/dependencies/requires/collective.svg&w=502" alt="Requires Collective" width="251" height="49"></a><br><a href="https://modrinth.com/modpack/the-vanilla-experience" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/dependencies/includes/the-vanilla-experience.svg&w=700" alt="Included in The Vanilla Experience" width="350" height="49"></a><a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/serilums-rpg-bundle" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/dependencies/includes/rpg-bundle.svg&w=668" alt="Included in Serilum's RPG Bundle" width="334" height="49"></a><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/environment/both.svg&w=586" alt="Environment: Client & Server" width="293" height="49"></p> <h2><br><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/configurable.svg&w=1676" alt="Configurable" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p><a href="https://serilum.com/configuration-guide" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/configuration-guide.svg&w=440" alt="Configuration guide" width="220" height="49"></a></p> <p> All available config options:</p> <details><summary>Show Spoiler</summary> <p><span><strong>beeSizeModifier</strong></span> default 0.25, min 0.01, max 5.0<br>This value determines the size of a bee. By default 0.25, which means they are 1/4th of their vanilla size. Set to 1.0 to disable the different bee size feature.<br><br><span><strong>extraBeeSpawnsPerBee</strong></span> default 9, min 0, max 50<br>In order to make bees a little more common. Whenever a bee naturally spawns, the mod spawns an additional 'extraBeeSpawnsPerBee' bees.<br><br><span><strong>beeHiveBeeSpace</strong></span> default 20, min 0, max 50<br> How many bees should be able to enter the hive in total. Minecraft's default is 3, but bees are a lot smaller so there should be more space.<br><br><span><strong>preventBeeSuffocationDamage</strong></span> default true<br>The smaller (baby) bees can sometimes do something unexpected with their AI and get suffocation damage. Preventing this damage fixes them disappearing.</p> </details> <h2><br><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/showcase.svg&w=1676" alt="Showcase" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p><span><span><span><strong>Tiny bees! --or bigger. Depending on the beeSizeModifier config:</strong></span><br><img src="https://cdn.serilum.com/projects/realistic-bees/a.png" alt="" width="854" height="480"></span><br></span></p> <h2><br><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/notes-n-links.svg&w=1676" alt="Notes and links" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p><span><strong>You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.</strong></span><br><br><span><a href="https://serilum.com/" target="_blank">Serilum.com</a> contains an overview and more information o
Realistic Bees is a mod which attempts to make bee behaviour more realistic without adding new items or objects to the game. Bees are 25% of their normal size. To make bees a little less uncommon, the mod also adds a config value (by default 4) which defines the extra amount of bees that spawn after each natural bee spawn. The bee hive can also hold more bees than Minecraft's default, changed from 3 to 20.
All available config options:
Show Spoiler
beeSizeModifier default 0. 25, min 0. 01, max 5. 0 This value determines the size of a bee. By default 0. 25, which means they are 1/4th of their vanilla size. Set to 1. 0 to disable the different bee size feature.
extraBeeSpawnsPerBee default 9, min 0, max 50 In order to make bees a little more common. Whenever a bee naturally spawns, the mod spawns an additional 'extraBeeSpawnsPerBee' bees.
beeHiveBeeSpace default 20, min 0, max 50 How many bees should be able to enter the hive in total. Minecraft's default is 3, but bees are a lot smaller so there should be more space.
preventBeeSuffocationDamage default true The smaller (baby) bees can sometimes do something unexpected with their AI and get suffocation damage. Preventing this damage fixes them disappearing.
Tiny bees! --or bigger. Depending on the beeSizeModifier config:
You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
Serilum.com contains an overview and more information o
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- Serilum
- Version
- 26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
- Downloads
- 1,454,284
- Endorsements
- 656
- Category
- adventure
- Created
- 9/1/2022
- Updated
- 6/18/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.2
- Tags
- adventure, game-mechanics, mobs
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Realistic Bees support?
The author lists 26.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Realistic Bees?
Version 26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo, published 2026-06-18 with 1.5M downloads recorded at the source.
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