
Modrinth · Minecraft mod
Realistic Bees
🐝 Tiny bees, or big! Bigger group spawns, increased hive space, stinger functionality and more.
Quick answer
Which Realistic Bees release should I use?
Realistic Bees 26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo targets 26.2 with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Realistic Bees required on the client, server, or both?
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.
What else does Realistic Bees 26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo need?
26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install Collective first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Realistic Bees without breaking your instance.
Built for Realistic Bees 26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use 26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo. It targets 26.2 with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install Collective first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside 26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Realistic Bees add?
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:
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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 on all mods available.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!
Project description from Modrinth.
Pick your setup
Realistic Bees by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
26.2
4 loader builds26.1.2
4 loader builds26.1.1
4 loader builds26.1
4 loader builds1.21.11
4 loader builds1.21.10
4 loader builds1.21.9
4 loader builds1.21.8
4 loader builds1.21.7
4 loader builds1.21.6
4 loader builds1.21.5
4 loader builds1.21.4
4 loader buildsShowing the newest 12 of 28 game versions. Older files are in the list below.
Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Realistic Bees versions and loaders
26.2.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-26.2.0-4.3.jar
18 Jun 2026
26.1.2-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-26.1.2-4.3.jar
9 Apr 2026
26.1.1-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-26.1.1-4.3.jar
2 Apr 2026
26.1.0-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-26.1.0-4.3.jar
25 Mar 2026
1.21.11-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.11-4.3.jar
11 Dec 2025
1.21.10-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.10-4.3.jar
7 Oct 2025
1.21.9-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.9-4.3.jar
2 Oct 2025
1.21.8-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.8-4.3.jar
17 Jul 2025
1.21.7-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.7-4.3.jar
30 Jun 2025
1.21.6-4.3-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.6-4.3.jar
18 Jun 2025
1.21.6-4.2-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.6-4.2.jar
18 Jun 2025
1.21.5-4.2-fabric+forge+neo
realisticbees-1.21.5-4.2.jar
6 Apr 2025
Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.
