Honeycomb Block

Not to be confused with Honey Block.

Honeycomb Block

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.6
Hardness	0.6
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Honeycomb blocks are decorative blocks crafted from honeycombs.

Obtaining

Honeycomb blocks can be broken with any tool, and always drops as an item.

Block	Honeycomb Block
Hardness	0.6
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.9

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Honeycomb

Usage

Note Blocks

Honeycomb blocks can be placed under note blocks to produce flute sounds. ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.coral_block.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.coral_block.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.coral_block.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.coral_block.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	?	Walking on the block	block.coral_block.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.5	16

Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.honeycomb_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Honeycomb Block	honeycomb_block	474	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.honeycomb_block.name

History

September 28, 2019					The honeycomb block was visible, though never discussed, during MINECON Live 2019.
Java Edition
1.15		19w41a			Added honeycomb blocks.
					Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as coral blocks.
Bedrock Edition
1.14.0		beta 1.14.0.1			Added honeycomb blocks.
					Honeycomb blocks use the same sounds as slime blocks.
					The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks is nine honeycombs. Recipe
		beta 1.14.0.2			The crafting recipe of honeycomb blocks has now been changed to match Java Edition's crafting recipe. Recipe
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Honeycomb blocks now use the same sounds as coral blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Honeycomb Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• While real-life honeycombs are based on a hexagonal tiling, the honeycomb block appears to be more akin to a square tiling, likely to fit in with the square/cubic theme of the game.