How to build a honey farm

In this build we will be building a honey farm in Java 1.21.5.

This farm makes gathering honey or honeycomb easier and works when the observer watches the changing state of the bee hive. The bee hive goes through 5 states and the observer triggers when it reaches state 5. This will push the dispenser to trigger which will either collect honeycomb if the dispenser hold shears or a honey bottle if bottles are held in the dispenser.

From this farm you can obtain honey bottles or honeycomb which can be used in many ways:

• Honey blocks - crafted from 4 honey bottles. These slow down movement, reduce fall damage, allow for creative contraptions in redstone builds.

• Honey bottles - food source, restoring 6 hunger points.

• Honey bottles - a cure for poison.

• Honeycomb - craft beehive, create waxed copper blocks, decorative honeycomb blocks.

Honey can be got in a number of ways.

• A glass bottle on a bee hive to get bottle of honey.

• Shears on the bee hive will get you honeycomb.

• Campfire placed under a beehive will keep the bees calm.

• Honey farm is the best way to have a steady supply of honey and honeycomb.

Glass blocks

In this section we will discuss the materials and the ingredients that we need to make this build. This will give a concise list of the items and the recipe's to make them.

Hopper

Chest

Shears

Comparator

Glass bottle

Bee hive

• Hopper - you will need to craft a chest first.

• Comparator - you will need to make redstone torches to craft this.

• Beehive - you will need to collect honeycomb and make planks for this build.

• Glass bottles - you will need to craft glass blocks in a furnace to make your bottles.

• Dispenser - you will need to craft a bow to make the dispenser.

Dispenser

Slab

Door

Here we will explain in detail how to build a honey farm in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.

1. Lets first build a 5 x 3 block structure on the floor.

1. Next lets place down a row of 5 comparators across the middle of the blocks. Ensure that the comparators are facing the front of your build.

1. Lets place a 2 block wall on top of the front of your build. The two prongs of the comparator should be facing the wall.

1. We need now to place dispensers facing down.

1. Lets place stone blocks above the comparators.

2. Now place stone slabs to the back of the stone blocks on the top half.

1. The next step is to place the floating slabs. The easiest way to do this is to place 2 blocks down by the side of the build and then place the slab to the top of this block.

2. You then need to build across the 5 slabs.

3. Destroy the 2 blocks that you built.

1. Next lets place redstone dust on all of the blocks and slabs on the top of the build.

1. Lets now place redstone dust on the stone blocks behind the comparator.

2. Place redstone dust on the slabs at the back of the build.

1. In the next stage of the build, lets place a double chest down that is level with right hand side of the build.

2. Place 5 hoppers down that lead straight into the chest.

3. Finally place 5 bee hives directly under the dispensers and on top of the hoppers.

1. Lets now place glass around the front of the build, this will enclose the bees in.

2. From inside the build place a door on the opposite end to the chest. This should make it so that behind the glass is completely enclosed.

1. Place flowers on each of the spare blocks behind the glass.

2. Finally put bees behind the glass enclosure.

1. Please ensure that you fill the dispensers. If you place shears this will get you honeycomb. If you put bottles in the dispensers you will get honey bottles.

What can go wrong - not collecting honey.

• Ensure that there are glass bottles in all 9 slots of the dispenser.

What can go wrong - not collecting honeycomb.

• Ensure that your shears have not run out.