FlyBee
by medal2211
FlyBee lets players ride bees across the world, turning vanilla bees into rideable flying mounts once a Honeycomb Saddle is attached.
What it does
A Honeycomb Saddle attached to a vanilla bee converts it into a rideable mount. The rider steers with W, A, S and D, climbs with Space and descends with Ctrl, and a bee left idle hovers on its own. Three saddle tiers set the speed, with the standard saddle consuming Pollen Bottles as fuel, while the Quality and Supreme saddles run at higher speeds and need more fuel per flight.
Protection is split between three bee tiers. Iron makes a bee immune to mob attacks, Gold makes it immune to player attacks, and Diamond makes it invulnerable except to a void kill. A Bee Totem can revive a bee after death, with a 2% drop chance, and a Bee Backpack lets a bee carry an item. FlyBee is published for NeoForge only, for 1.20.4 – 1.21.11, and the code is under the MIT License, so the project is not open source. Both the server and every player need the mod to run.
Key features
Rideable vanilla bees
Attaching a Honeycomb Saddle turns a vanilla bee into a mount that can fly freely over the world.
Three saddle tiers
Standard, Quality and Supreme Honeycomb Saddles offer increasing speed, each drawing fuel from Pollen Bottles.
Bee protection tiers
Iron, Gold and Diamond bees resist mob attacks, player attacks and all damage except a void kill.
Bee Totem and Backpack
A Bee Totem can revive a fallen bee, and a Bee Backpack lets a bee carry an item on its back.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Exploring above the terrain
A rider can cross mountains, oceans and cave systems without walking the routes on the ground.
Who it’s for: Players who want flight without a vehicle mod, and server owners who want a flying mount added to the vanilla bee.
How it compares
Crafting Saddles is server-side only, adds saddles through crafting, and is published for NeoForge with 1.21.4 as its only version, under All rights reserved. Bee Mastery is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs with the client and server, and is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.11. Ride Every Thing is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlyBee | NeoForge | 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-06-09 |
| Crafting Saddles | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-07-21 |
| Bee Mastery | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| Ride Every Thing | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-25 |
Questions
Does FlyBee need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does FlyBee support?
How is a bee made rideable?
In the catalog
FlyBee is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Ride bees and fly freely through the world. Attach a Honeycomb Saddle to any vanilla bee to convert it into a rideable mount. Control with W/A/S/D, Space to ascend, Ctrl to descend, hover automatically when idle.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flybee
- Owner
- medal2211
- Published
- 2026-05-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15