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Bee Dance

by HyperPigeon

Bee Dance adds a waggle dance to bees, so a bee that has found flowers can point flowerless bees toward them.

FabricQuiltClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.19.4 – 1.21.1

What it does

When a bee that has found flowers dances, nearby bees without flowers receive the location and head off to find them. Headbutting is also added: a bee with a flower can knock a dancing bee off its flower and send it much further away. Client and server both need the mod, and it is published for Fabric and Quilt on 1.19.4, 1.20, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 1.2.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest Fabric file. It is released under the MIT License and is open source.

Key features

  1. Waggle dance

    Bees with flowers perform a waggle dance that tells flowerless bees where to go.

  2. Headbutt behavior

    A bee holding a flower can headbutt a dancing bee and push it further from the flower.

  3. Flower location sharing

    Flowerless bees learn from dancing bees, so colonies spread out to find nectar sources.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.2.0Not available
1.20.11.1.21.1.2
1.201.1.21.1.2
1.19.41.0.11.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Brainier Bees is server-side only and also open source under the MIT License, with Fabric and Quilt files for 1.19 – 26.3. Bee Variants! is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.1, with the same client and server environment as Bee Dance and the MIT License, but it is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Bee DanceFabric and Quilt1.19.4 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-02-28
Brainier BeesFabric and Quilt1.19 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-28
Bee Variants!Fabric1.21.1Client and server2025-01-22

Questions

Does Bee Dance need to be on the server?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which loaders does Bee Dance support?

Bee Dance is published for Fabric and Quilt. Quilt builds are listed for 1.20.1 as the latest file.

In the catalog

Bee Dance is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

This mod adds a waggle dance that allows bees with flowers to tell flowerless bees where to find flowers. It also adds a headbutt behavior that occurs when a bee that has a flower interrupts a dancing bee whose flower is significantly further away. Check out Kinetic Hosting for hassle-free, budget-friendly Minecraft…
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Official listing

Owner
HyperPigeon
Published
2023-06-05
Updated on Modrinth
2025-02-28
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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