BeeHUD

BeeHUD is a clean info layer for beekeepers. Point your crosshair at any beehive or bee nest and a small readout appears in the top-left of your screen.

What it shows

• Honey level - the exact 0-5 fill, with a harvest ready note the moment it hits 5 (when you can shear it for honeycomb or bottle it for honey).
• Bees inside - how many bees are currently sheltering in the hive, out of its capacity of 3.
• Type - whether you're looking at a crafted Beehive or a naturally generated Bee Nest.

Why

Vanilla gives you no clean way to read a hive. The honey level is only a subtle texture change, and the number of bees inside is invisible unless you break the hive - which angers the colony. BeeHUD puts honey fill and occupancy on screen so you can time your harvest perfectly (wait for level 5, harvest with a campfire under it to keep the bees calm) and check a hive is fully populated before you move it.

Controls

• B - toggle the readout on/off. An action-bar message confirms the state.

Compatibility

Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 - Fabric Loader 0.16+. One JAR covers all four. Pure client-side: install on your client only, works on any Fabric server, fully vanilla-compatible. Requires Fabric API.