The More Beehive Variants Mod (1.21.8, 1.20.1) expands Minecraft’s apiculture system by allowing players to craft beehives using any type of vanilla wood. Instead of being limited to a single appearance, you can now create beehives that match your builds using oak, spruce, birch, mangrove, cherry, and more. The mod uses the original crafting recipe structure, simply swapping the wood type to create visually themed hives perfect for aesthetic builds, themed farms, or immersive survival play.

Features:
New Beehives for Every Wood Type
- Adds dozens of beehive variants based on all vanilla plank types.
- From dark oak to cherry, bamboo to crimson there’s a hive to match every building style.
Original Recipe Logic
- Craft beehives using the standard recipe, but with any plank of your choice.
- No additional crafting station or tool required.
Aesthetic & Functional
- New hives function identically to the vanilla beehive, supporting bees, honey collection, and redstone integration.
- Allows builders and farm designers to better match their environment without losing utility.
Simple and Lightweight
- Doesn’t add new blocks to worldgen these are craft-only variants, so your world remains clean and compatible with most modpacks.

Why use More Beehive Variants Mod?
If you’re tired of the default beehive clashing with your beautifully designed barn, forest base, or themed village, this mod is the perfect fix. It gives you the freedom to match beehives to your builds without compromising their functionality. Whether you’re a builder, redstoner, or farmer, More Beehive Variants brings consistency, flexibility, and style to your Minecraft apiary setup.
FAQs
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
The mod supports versions 1.21.8 – 1.20.1.
Is this mod compatible with Fabric?
Yes. It currently supports the Fabric mod loader.
Do these beehives have different functions?
No. All variants behave like the vanilla beehive. The difference is purely visual.
How do I craft the new beehives?
Use the standard beehive recipe, but substitute **any vanilla plank type** to get the corresponding variant.
Will these hives appear in naturally generated structures?
No. They must be crafted manually and do not replace world-generated hives.
Download links
- Fabric Version:download Download file
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- Fabric Version:download Download file
- Fabric Version:download Download file