Buzzy Bees



Buzzy Bees is a major update, mainly focused on bees and the items relating to them, as well as also fixing a lot of bugs from previous versions. The update was released on December 10, 2019, on both.

This update was released on Java Edition as version 1.15. This update's development started with snapshot 19w34a, which was released on August 22, 2019,. The first pre-release for Java Edition 1.15 was released on November 21, 2019, followed by the second on November 25, the third on November 28, the fourth on December 3, the fifth on December 5, the sixth on December 6 and the seventh on December 9. It was released on Bedrock Edition as 1.14.0.

The official name for the update, Buzzy Bees was revealed on November 21, 2019, in a blog post on Minecraft.net.

Additions

 * New blocks:
 * Bee nests
 * Can house bees.
 * Fills up with honey.
 * Beehives
 * Can be crafted.
 * Can house bees.
 * Fills up with honey.
 * Honey blocks
 * Entities touching the side of a honey block slide down slowly.
 * Takes away some fall damage.
 * Honeycomb Blocks
 * Decorative block.
 * Crafted using four honeycombs in a crafting table.
 * New items:
 * Honey bottles
 * Removes the Poison effect when consumed.
 * Collected by using a bottle on a beehive or bee nest.
 * Honeycombs
 * Collected by shearing bee nests and beehives.
 * New mob:
 * Bees
 * Inflicts Poison if provoked (on medium and hard difficulty).
 * Attacks in a swarm.
 * Can pollinate crops and make crops grow faster if pass by them while in pollinated state.
 * Avoids water.
 * Homeless bees will wander around searching for empty beehives.

Trivia

 * This is the second update to not have "Update" in its official name, after Village & Pillage.
 * This update adds only one mob.
 * This update marked the arrival of on PlayStation 4, discontinuing the final updated Legacy Console Edition, PlayStation 4 Edition.
 * This is the first update to focus on removing bugs, rather than adding features.
 * This update was not announced at Minecon Live, which is unusual for major updates on Java Edition.

Trailer
A trailer for the update was released on December 11, 2019. Similarly, this trailer was made by Mojang themselves instead of Hat Films, similar to the 4 previous trailers.

Showcase
Video made by slicedlime: