Origins: Hivenest
by Kawatt
Origins: Hivenest adds a living nest that bonds with bees, letting a player carry and command a swarm.
What it does
The Hivenest addon is a Fabric mod for Origins that adds a living nest with a symbiotic link to bees. Players can pick up bees, store up to six of them and start with two, while the nest keeps the stored bees safe. Bees rendered with equipped helmets and held items show what they carry, and beehives store the armor and held items a bee drops with set chances. Honey works as a resource in the mod. Picking up bees costs honey when the player is below half health, and spending 60 honey restores a bee's health. Bees that carry nectar store it inside the player and turn it into honey over time at a one to one ratio, up to 1200 nectar.
Fabric is the only loader listed, and the mod targets 1.20.2 alone, with files published for that version. The latest file is 1.0.0, released 2026-03-05 after the first release on 2026-03-04. Both the server and every player need the mod installed to match the client and server environment.
Key features
Living nest
The nest bonds with bees, so the player keeps a swarm that follows the owner.
Bee equipment
Bees render equipped helmets and mainhand items, and keep their stingers while holding an item.
Honey economy
Picked-up bees cost honey when health is low, and nectar converts into honey over time.
Swarm Recall
Released bees can be recalled through a set, and a press of the primary key releases the last bee stored.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Hivenest require Origins?
Does Hivenest need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Hivenest support?
In the catalog
Origins: Hivenest is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
This addon adds an origin, power/action/condition types and various changes to bees. You can pick up and store up to 6 bees. You start with two. Picking up bees restores their health at the cost of honey if below half health.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/origins-hivenest
- Owner
- Kawatt
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
