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{{About|the potato variant of the bee|the regular mob|Bee}}{{Entity
| title = Potato Bee
| imagesize = x220px
| image = Bee Potato.png
| health = {{Hp|10}}
| behavior = Neutral
| mobtype = Animal
| size = Height: 0.5 blocks<br>Width: 0.55 blocks
| speed = 0.6 (flight)
| spawn = Bee nests in the arboretum and corruption biomes
| attack = Easy: {{Hp|2}}<br>Normal: {{Hp|2}}<br>Hard: {{Hp|3}} (sting)<br>Poison I for 10s (18s on Hard)
| knockback resistance = 0%
| sprite = {{EntitySprite|bee}} (no sprite of its own)
| drops = {{ItemLink|Yellow Potato Peels}}<br>{{ItemLink|Black Potato Peels}} when killed with the [[Minecraft:Potato Peeler]]
}}A '''potato bee''' is a potato variant of the [[Minecraft:bee]], exclusive to the April Fools' joke snapshot [[Minecraft:Java Edition 24w14potato|24w14potato]]. Like other potato mobs, it is not a separate entity: it uses the regular bee's entity, and its potato appearance is enforced by the [[Minecraft:Potato dimension]].

For an overview of all potato mobs, see [[Minecraft:Potato Mob]].

== Spawning ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Meadow
|100%
|100%
|-
|Plains, Sunflower Plains, Cherry Grove
|5%
|5%
|-
|Mangrove Swamp
|5%
|4%
|-
|Flower Forest
|2%
|3%
|-
|Forest, Birch Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest
|0,2%
|0,035%
|}

== Sprites ==
No entity sprite of its own; interfaces display the regular bee sprite: {{EntitySprite|bee}}.

== Variants ==
The potato bee has four distinct states, each with its own render and its own texture:

* Normal
* Angry (eyes turn red)
* With nectar
* Angry with nectar

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Item
!Quantity
!Chance
!Average
|-
|{{ItemLink|Yellow Potato Peels}}
|1–2
|50
|—
|-
|{{ItemLink|Black Potato Peels}}
|1–2
|'''50'''
|—
|}
Drops occur only when killed with the [[Minecraft:potato peeler]].

== Behavior ==
The potato bee behaves identically to a regular [[Minecraft:bee]]: it flies around flowers, pollinates crops and stings when provoked, applying Poison I for 10 seconds (18 seconds on Hard). While it is in the Potato dimension, it takes bonus damage from the [[Minecraft:potato peeler]].

== Sounds ==
No sound events of its own; reuses the regular bee's sounds (Friendly Creatures category).
{| class="wikitable"
!Sound
!Source
!Description
!Identifier
!Translation key
!Volume
!Pitch
!Attenuation distance
|-
|Bee buzzes
|Friendly Mobs
|While flying
|{{cd|entity.bee.loop}}
|{{cd|subtitles.entity.bee.loop}}
|0.1
|0.76–1.14
|16
|-
|Bee stings
|Friendly Mobs
|When the sting lands
|{{cd|entity.bee.sting}}
|{{cd|subtitles.entity.bee.sting}}
|0.9
|0.6–1.4
|16
|-
|Bee hurts
|Friendly Mobs
|When damaged
|{{cd|entity.bee.hurt}}
|{{cd|subtitles.entity.bee.hurt}}
|1.0
|0.6–1.4
|16
|-
|Bee dies
|Friendly Mobs
|When killed
|{{cd|entity.bee.death}}
|{{cd|subtitles.entity.bee.death}}
|1.0
|0.6–1.4
|16
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
Not a separate entity; shares its ID with the regular [[Minecraft:bee]]: {{cd|bee}}.

== History ==
=== Java Edition ===
{{History|java}}
{{History||April 1, 2024|[[File:Bee Potato (texture).png|32px]] Added the potato bee.|link=Java Edition 24w14potato}}
{{History|foot}}

== Trivia ==

* The potato bee is the only potato mob with four distinct states — normal, angry, with nectar and angry with nectar — each with its own render and its own texture.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
File:Bee_Potato.png|Render
File:Bee_Potato_(angry).png|Angry
File:Bee_Potato_with_nectar.png|With nectar
File:Bee_Potato_with_nectar_(angry).png|Angry with nectar
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery>
File:Bee_Potato_(texture).png|Texture
File:Bee_Potato_(angry_texture).png|Angry texture
File:Bee_Potato_with_Nectar_(texture).png|Nectar texture
File:Bee_Potato_with_Nectar_(angry_texture).png|Angry nectar texture
</gallery>
{| class="wikitable"
!Texture
!Version
!Date added
!Date removed
!Notes
|-
|Bee Potato (texture).png
|24w14potato
|April 1, 2024
|— (still in the snapshot)
|Normal state
|-
|Bee Potato (angry texture).png
|24w14potato
|April 1, 2024
|— (still in the snapshot)
|Angry state
|-
|Bee Potato with Nectar (texture).png
|24w14potato
|April 1, 2024
|— (still in the snapshot)
|Nectar state
|-
|Bee Potato with Nectar (angry texture).png
|24w14potato
|April 1, 2024
|— (still in the snapshot)
|Angry nectar state
|}

== See also ==

* [[Minecraft:Potato Mob]] — overview of all potato mobs
* [[Minecraft:Potato Peeler]]

== Navigation ==
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[[Category:24wpotato]]
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