ModularBees guide for All the Mods 10 4.15

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What is ModularBees?

2 parts

ModularBees turns beekeeping into two big multiblock machines, the Modular Beehive and the Modular Centrifuge. Each one is run by a core block that controls a 3x3x3 structure. You then swap structure boxes for functional parts to upgrade the machine however you like. Neither multiblock allows shared blocks, so give each one its own space.[1][2]

The beehive is all about raw output. It has a built-in simulate upgrade, so your bees never leave the hive. To save performance they don't breed or do in-world transformation recipes inside it. Instead, with upgrades, they produce combs and honey at incredible speed.[1]

What you'll be building

  • The core can't hold bees itself, so Alvearies house them. Each Alveary holds 5 bees, and you move bees in and out by right-clicking it with bee cages.[3]
  • The Modular Feeder is the only place your hive bees look for flowers. It holds 9 types of flowers, and if a bee needs a fluid flower you can put in a bucket or tank of that fluid.[4]
  • The Beehive Overclocker uses energy and electrodes to speed up your bees. The Beehive Treater feeds them extra food so they make more combs. Multiple copies of either part stack additively.[5][6]
  • The Modular Centrifuge supports all centrifuge upgrades and has the same 15s base process time as a basic centrifuge. Gearboxes add parallel processing. A Heater makes it work 3 times faster and lets it process comb blocks.[2][7][8]
  • Import and export hatches handle automation. They pull combs from a chest or tank they face and send products, items and fluids out to a chest or tank they face.[9][10][11]
  • The Modular Dragon Hive is a special hive that collects dragon breath from draconic bees.[12]

Who it's for

This mod is for you if you want an upgradeable bee setup that pumps out combs and honey without bees flying around your base. Check the Book of Modular Bees, the mod's in-game guide, for details on every part.[1][13]

This pack includes ModularBees version 1.21.1-2.0 for NeoForge.[14]

Unverified The sources don't show where ModularBees fits in the pack's progression, and no quests in the pack cover it.

How do you get started with ModularBees?

8 parts

The heart of this mod is the Modular Beehive. It's the controller of a 3x3x3 cube multiblock, and you can swap any Beehive Structure Box in that cube for a functional part to improve the hive. One thing to keep in mind: a Modular Beehive doesn't allow shared blocks.[1]

Why bother? The hive has a built-in simulate upgrade, so bees won't come out of the hive. They also won't breed or do in-world transformation recipes inside it, which saves performance. In exchange, with upgrades they produce combs and honey at incredible speed.[1]

Watch out: Heads up: this pack replaces the recipes for the Scented Plank, Beehive Structure Box, Modular Beehive, Modular Alveary, Modular Feeder, Beehive Overclocker and the Copper, Iron and Gold Electrodes with its own versions. Don't follow recipes from other packs or videos; use the recipe blocks below, which show exactly what this pack wants.[15]

Step 1: Scented Plank

Start with Scented Plank. You need it to craft both the Beehive Structure Box and the Modular Beehive itself, so make a good stack.[15]

4× Scented PlankAdded by the pack

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any allthemodium nuggetHoney Blockany allthemodium nugget
any plankany plankany plank
any allthemodium nuggetHoney Blockany allthemodium nugget

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/scented_plank

Beehive Structure Boxes

The Beehive Structure Box is the filler block of your 3x3x3 cube. It's also the base for almost every functional part, including the Alveary, Feeder, Export Hatch, Treater and Overclocker, so you'll keep crafting these.[1][15]

Beehive Structure BoxAdded by the pack

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Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank
Scented Plankany vibranium ingotScented Plank
Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_part

Step 3: The Modular Beehive

Next, craft the Modular Beehive, the controller block for the whole structure.[1]

Modular BeehiveAdded by the pack

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Scented PlankUpgrade Productivity 4Scented Plank
any unobtainium ingotIron Barsany unobtainium ingot
Scented PlankUpgrade AdultScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_core

Step 4: Modular Alveary

The core can't hold bees itself, so you need at least one Modular Alveary. Every Alveary holds 5 bees. You put bees in with bee cages, and you can right-click the Alveary with bee cages to insert or extract them.[3]

Modular AlvearyAdded by the pack

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any expansion boxeBeehive Structure Boxany expansion boxe
Beehive Structure Boxany vibranium nuggetBeehive Structure Box
any expansion boxeBeehive Structure Boxany expansion boxe

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_alveary

Step 5: Modular Feeder

Bees in a Modular Beehive only look for flowers in the Modular Feeder, so don't skip it. It holds 9 types of flowers. If a bee needs a fluid flower, put in a bucket or tank that contains that fluid.[4]

Modular FeederAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot
Beehive Structure BoxFeeding SlabBeehive Structure Box
Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_feeder

Beehive Export Hatch

Finally, add a Beehive Export Hatch. It acts as a proxy of the core for logistics and automatically sends products and honey into the chest or tank it faces.[9]

Crafting Shaped

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Piston or Sticky PistonBeehive Structure BoxPiston or Sticky Piston
Empty slotHopperEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_export

Where to go next

Once your hive runs, look at speed and output upgrades. The Beehive Treater feeds your bees extra food so they make more combs, and multiple Treaters stack additively. The Beehive Overclocker makes bees work faster, but it needs energy and an Electrode.[5][6]

Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box
Iron BarsUpgrade Productivity 4Iron Bars
Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_overclocker

Electrodes come in four tiers: Copper Electrode, Iron Electrode, Gold Electrode and Netherite Electrode. Check JEI or the tooltip to see each electrode's speed boost. Note that this pack changed the Netherite Electrode to a smithing recipe, so the recipe blocks below are the ones to follow.[5][15]

Copper ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotany netherite ingotany gold storage block
Empty slotany copper storage blockany netherite ingot
any copper ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_copper

Iron ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotCopper Electrodeany gold storage block
Empty slotany iron storage blockCopper Electrode
any iron ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_iron

Gold ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotIron Electrodeany gold storage block
Empty slotany gold storage blockIron Electrode
any gold ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_gold

Netherite ElectrodeChanged by the pack

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: modularbees:electrode_netherite

Tip: Electrodes take more damage the more bees are in the hive, so keep spares ready when you fill up your Alvearies.[5]

Processing the combs

All those combs need processing, and the Modular Centrifuge is the controller of a second multiblock: a 3x3x3 structure with four corners at the bottom layer. Just like the hive, you can replace any Centrifuge Structure Box with a functional part to improve it, and it doesn't allow shared blocks. Its base process time is the same as a basic centrifuge (15s), and it supports all centrifuge upgrades, with speed upgrades shortening the process time and productivity upgrades increasing parallel.[2][16]

Crafting Shaped

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any netherite ingotUpgrade Entity Filterany netherite ingot
any wax storage blockCentrifugeany wax storage block
any netherite ingotInactive Dragon Eggany netherite ingot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_core

How does ModularBees work?

7 parts

Everything in this mod revolves around two multiblocks: the Modular Beehive, which makes combs and honey, and the Modular Centrifuge, which processes them. Each one is a 3x3x3 structure built around a controller block. You customise it by swapping plain structure blocks for functional parts.[1][2]

The Modular Beehive

The Modular Beehive is the controller of a 3x3x3 cube. You can replace any Beehive Structure Box in that cube with a functional part to improve the hive. Modular Beehives don't allow shared blocks, so every hive needs its own structure.[1]

The hive has a built-in simulate upgrade, so your bees never fly out. To save performance, bees inside won't breed or do in-world transformation recipes. Instead they focus on producing combs and honey, and with upgrades they do it at incredible speed.[1]

Modular BeehiveAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Scented PlankUpgrade Productivity 4Scented Plank
any unobtainium ingotIron Barsany unobtainium ingot
Scented PlankUpgrade AdultScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_core

Beehive Structure BoxAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank
Scented Plankany vibranium ingotScented Plank
Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_part

4× Scented PlankAdded by the pack

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any allthemodium nuggetHoney Blockany allthemodium nugget
any plankany plankany plank
any allthemodium nuggetHoney Blockany allthemodium nugget

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/scented_plank

Watch out: This pack adds its own recipes for the Modular Beehive, the Beehive Structure Box, the Scented Plank, the Modular Alveary, the Modular Feeder, the Beehive Overclocker and the Copper, Iron and Gold Electrodes. If you've seen other recipes elsewhere, trust the ones shown here for this pack.[15]

Housing, feeding and emptying the hive

The core itself can't hold bees, so you need Modular Alveary parts to house them. Every Alveary holds 5 bees. You load them with bee cages: right-click an Alveary with a bee cage to put a bee in or take one out.[3]

Modular AlvearyAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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any expansion boxeBeehive Structure Boxany expansion boxe
Beehive Structure Boxany vibranium nuggetBeehive Structure Box
any expansion boxeBeehive Structure Boxany expansion boxe

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_alveary

Bees in a Modular Beehive only look for flowers in the Modular Feeder, which holds 9 types of flowers. If a bee needs a fluid flower, put a bucket or a tank containing that fluid in the Feeder.[4]

Modular FeederAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot
Beehive Structure BoxFeeding SlabBeehive Structure Box
Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_feeder

For logistics, add a Beehive Export Hatch. It acts as a proxy of the core block and automatically sends products and honey into the chest or tank it faces.[9]

Crafting Shaped

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Piston or Sticky PistonBeehive Structure BoxPiston or Sticky Piston
Empty slotHopperEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_export

Speeding up the beehive

The Beehive Overclocker makes your bees produce even faster. It needs energy and an Electrode to work, and better Electrodes give a bigger speed boost. Boosts from multiple Overclockers are additive, so two Netherite Electrodes (x5 each) make your bees work x10 faster.[5]

Electrodes come in four tiers. You can check each one's boost in JEI or in its tooltip, which shows the speed multiplier it gives.[5][17]

In the beehive, Electrodes take more damage the more bees are in the hive. The guide gives the formula floor[(x/15+1)*(1.03^x)], where x is the number of bees. A packed hive therefore wears Electrodes down much faster than a small one.[5]

Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box
Iron BarsUpgrade Productivity 4Iron Bars
Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_overclocker

Copper ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotany netherite ingotany gold storage block
Empty slotany copper storage blockany netherite ingot
any copper ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_copper

Iron ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotCopper Electrodeany gold storage block
Empty slotany iron storage blockCopper Electrode
any iron ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_iron

Gold ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotIron Electrodeany gold storage block
Empty slotany gold storage blockIron Electrode
any gold ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_gold

Boosting comb output with treats

The Beehive Treater gives your bees extra food, which makes them produce more combs. Boosts from multiple Treaters are additive. JEI lists which foods are valid and what boost each one gives.[6]

Unlike the Overclocker, the Treater only uses up food when bees finish collecting nectar. Every bee needs its own food supply, though, and the boost gets weaker if there isn't enough food for all of them. Leftovers are sent to the output inventory.[6]

Beehive TreaterMod recipe

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Iron BarsIron BarsIron Bars
Glass BottleBeehive Structure BoxGlass Bottle
Iron Barsany chestIron Bars

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_treater

Unverified The mod has craftable treats such as the Royal Treat and the Ender Treat, but the sources don't confirm whether they work in the Beehive Treater or what boost they give. Check JEI in-game. This site does hold All the Mods 10's own recipes, read from the pack itself: look the item up in the item browser.

Royal TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:royal_treat

Ender TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:ender_treat

Modular Dragon Hive

The Modular Dragon Hive is a special hive for collecting dragon breath from draconic bees.[12]

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_dragon_hive

The mod also adds a Dragon Breath Bucket, which has its own crafting recipe.[15]

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:fill_dragon_breath_bucket

The Modular Centrifuge

The Modular Centrifuge controls the Modular Centrifuge. The in-game guide describes it as a 3x3x3 structure with four corners at the bottom layer, so check the guide for the exact layout. As with the hive, you can replace structure blocks (Centrifuge Structure Wall) with functional parts, and shared blocks aren't allowed.[2]

The Modular Centrifuge supports all centrifuge upgrades. Speed upgrades shorten the process time, and productivity upgrades increase parallel processing. The base process time is the same as the basic centrifuge: 15 seconds.[2]

Crafting Shaped

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any netherite ingotUpgrade Entity Filterany netherite ingot
any wax storage blockCentrifugeany wax storage block
any netherite ingotInactive Dragon Eggany netherite ingot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_core

Centrifuge parts

The Centrifuge Import Hatch is an input buffer. It automatically pulls combs from the chest or tank it faces, and the centrifuge uses its inventory as input directly.[11]

Crafting Shaped

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Piston or Sticky PistonCentrifuge Structure WallPiston or Sticky Piston
Empty slotany chestEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_import

The Centrifuge Export Hatch is a proxy of the core block for logistics. It automatically sends items and fluids into the chest or tank it faces.[10]

Crafting Shaped

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Piston or Sticky PistonCentrifuge Structure WallPiston or Sticky Piston
Empty slotHopperEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_export

The Centrifuge Gearbox increases parallel by 1.5 but needs wax to run: 40 wax every work cycle. Boosts from multiple Gearboxes are additive.[7]

Crafting Shaped

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GrindstoneComparatorGrindstone
any chainCentrifuge Structure Wallany chain
Grindstoneany chestGrindstone

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_gearbox

The Centrifuge Heater makes the centrifuge work like a Heated Centrifuge: it can process comb blocks and destroys all wax. It needs power and makes the centrifuge work 3 times faster. You can only install one Heater per centrifuge.[8]

Watch out: Once a Heater is installed, the centrifuge only runs while the Heater is powered, so a power outage stops the whole machine. Also remember that the Heater destroys all wax, while every Gearbox needs a steady supply of wax to work.[7][8]

Crafting Shaped

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any netherite ingotHeated Centrifugeany netherite ingot
any netherite ingotCentrifuge Structure Wallany netherite ingot
any netherite ingotUpgrade Blockany netherite ingot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_heater

The Centrifuge Overclocker speeds up the centrifuge. Like the beehive version, it needs energy and an Electrode, and better Electrodes give a bigger boost. Boosts from multiple Overclockers are additive, so two Netherite Electrodes (x5 each) make the centrifuge work x10 faster.[18]

Electrode wear works differently here. In the beehive, damage scales with how many bees you have. In the centrifuge, Electrodes always lose 1 durability every work tick.[5][18]

Crafting Shaped

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Iron BarsClockIron Bars
RepeaterCentrifuge Structure WallRepeater
Iron BarsComparatorIron Bars

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_overclocker

Unverified The sources don't document how much energy the Overclockers or the Centrifuge Heater use, or which energy types they accept.

How do you progress through ModularBees?

7 parts

ModularBees gives you two big multiblocks: the Modular Beehive for making combs and the Modular Centrifuge for processing them. Both start as plain 3x3x3 structures, and you upgrade them by swapping structure blocks for functional parts.[1][2]

Step 1: Scented Planks and Structure Boxes

The whole beehive side starts with the Scented Plank, which you turn into the Beehive Structure Box. That Structure Box is the base for almost every hive part: the Alveary, Feeder, Overclocker, Treater, Export Hatch and Dragon Hive.[15]

Watch out: This pack uses its own recipes for the Scented Plank, the Structure Box, the Modular Beehive, the Alveary, the Feeder, the Beehive Overclocker and the Copper, Iron and Gold Electrodes. Don't trust recipes from other packs or older videos. Check the recipe blocks here or look them up in JEI.[15]
4× Scented PlankAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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any allthemodium nuggetHoney Blockany allthemodium nugget
any plankany plankany plank
any allthemodium nuggetHoney Blockany allthemodium nugget

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/scented_plank

Beehive Structure BoxAdded by the pack

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Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank
Scented Plankany vibranium ingotScented Plank
Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_part

Step 2: Building the Modular Beehive

The Modular Beehive is the controller of a 3x3x3 cube. You can replace any Structure Box with a functional part, but the multiblock can't share blocks with another hive. The hive has a built-in simulate upgrade, so your bees never leave it. Bees inside also won't breed or do in-world transformation recipes. In exchange, they make combs and honey very quickly once you add upgrades.[1]

Modular BeehiveAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Scented PlankUpgrade Productivity 4Scented Plank
any unobtainium ingotIron Barsany unobtainium ingot
Scented PlankUpgrade AdultScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_core

  • Modular Alveary: The core can't hold bees itself, so you need Alvearies. Each one holds 5 bees. To put bees in or take them out, right-click the Alveary with bee cages.[3]
  • Modular Feeder: Bees in the hive only look for flowers in the Feeder. It holds 9 types of flowers. For fluid flowers, put in a bucket or tank of the right fluid.[4]
  • Beehive Export Hatch: This works as a proxy for the core and automatically sends products and honey into the chest or tank it faces.[9]
Modular AlvearyAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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any expansion boxeBeehive Structure Boxany expansion boxe
Beehive Structure Boxany vibranium nuggetBeehive Structure Box
any expansion boxeBeehive Structure Boxany expansion boxe

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_alveary

Modular FeederAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot
Beehive Structure BoxFeeding SlabBeehive Structure Box
Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_feeder

Crafting Shaped

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Piston or Sticky PistonBeehive Structure BoxPiston or Sticky Piston
Empty slotHopperEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_export

Step 3: Overclockers and Treaters

The Beehive Overclocker makes your bees work faster. It needs energy and an Electrode, and better Electrodes give bigger boosts. You can run several Overclockers at once and their boosts add together.[5]

Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box
Iron BarsUpgrade Productivity 4Iron Bars
Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_overclocker

The Beehive Treater feeds your bees extra food so they make more combs, and multiple Treaters also stack additively. Food is only used when a bee finishes collecting nectar. Every bee needs to be fed, though, and the boost gets weaker if you don't have enough food for all of them. Leftovers go to the output inventory. You can check valid foods and their boosts in JEI.[6]

Beehive TreaterMod recipe

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Iron BarsIron BarsIron Bars
Glass BottleBeehive Structure BoxGlass Bottle
Iron Barsany chestIron Bars

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_treater

Electrode tiers

There are four Electrode tiers, and each one is made from the tier below it. You can check each tier's boost in JEI or in the item tooltip.[5][15]

  1. Copper Electrode: This is the starting tier and uses a recipe added by the pack.[5][15]
  2. Iron Electrode: This is crafted from a Copper Electrode.[15]
  3. Gold Electrode: This is crafted from an Iron Electrode.[15]
  4. Netherite Electrode: This is a smithing upgrade of the Gold Electrode, and the pack changed its recipe. It gives a x5 boost, so two of them in separate Overclockers make things work x10 faster.[5][15][18]
Watch out: Electrodes wear out. In a Beehive Overclocker they take more damage the more bees are in the hive, using the formula floor[(x/15+1)*(1.03^x)], where x is the number of bees. In a Centrifuge Overclocker they always lose 1 durability every work tick.[5][18]
Copper ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotany netherite ingotany gold storage block
Empty slotany copper storage blockany netherite ingot
any copper ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_copper

Iron ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
Empty slotCopper Electrodeany gold storage block
Empty slotany iron storage blockCopper Electrode
any iron ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_iron

Gold ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
Empty slotIron Electrodeany gold storage block
Empty slotany gold storage blockIron Electrode
any gold ingotEmpty slotEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/electrode_gold

Netherite ElectrodeChanged by the pack

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: modularbees:electrode_netherite

Treat tiers

The treats also form a chain. First, make Honey Jelly in a centrifuge. Honey Jelly goes into the Royal Treat. The Ender Treat uses both Honey Jelly and a Royal Treat, and the Soul Treat combines an Ender Treat and a Royal Treat. Check each treat's boost in JEI before you commit to one.[6][15]

Honey JellyMod recipe

Centrifuge (productivebees)

Recipe id: modularbees:centrifuge/honey_jelly

Royal TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:royal_treat

Ender TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:ender_treat

Soul TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:soul_treat

The Modular Dragon Hive

The Modular Dragon Hive is a special hive that collects dragon breath from draconic bees. You craft it from a Beehive Structure Box. There's also a shapeless recipe for the Dragon Breath Bucket.[12][15]

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_dragon_hive

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:fill_dragon_breath_bucket

The Modular Centrifuge

The centrifuge side uses the mod's own recipes. The Modular Centrifuge controls a 3x3x3 multiblock built from Centrifuge Structure Wall blocks, and like the hive it can't share blocks. It accepts all centrifuge upgrades: speed upgrades shorten the process time and productivity upgrades increase parallel processing. The base process time is 15s, the same as a basic centrifuge.[2][15]

Crafting Shaped

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any netherite ingotUpgrade Entity Filterany netherite ingot
any wax storage blockCentrifugeany wax storage block
any netherite ingotInactive Dragon Eggany netherite ingot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_core

  • Centrifuge Import Hatch: This input buffer automatically pulls combs from the chest or tank it faces.[11]
  • Centrifuge Export Hatch: This automatically sends items and fluids into the chest or tank it faces.[10]
  • Centrifuge Gearbox: This increases parallel by 1.5, and multiple Gearboxes stack additively. Each one needs 40 wax every work cycle.[7]
  • Centrifuge Heater: This makes the centrifuge work like a Heated Centrifuge, so it processes comb blocks, destroys all wax and runs 3 times faster. You can only install one per centrifuge, and once it's installed the centrifuge only works while the Heater is powered.[8]
  • Centrifuge Overclocker: This uses energy and an Electrode to speed up the centrifuge, and multiple Overclockers stack additively.[18]

Crafting Shaped

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Piston or Sticky PistonCentrifuge Structure WallPiston or Sticky Piston
Empty slotany chestEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_import

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
Piston or Sticky PistonCentrifuge Structure WallPiston or Sticky Piston
Empty slotHopperEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_export

Crafting Shaped

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GrindstoneComparatorGrindstone
any chainCentrifuge Structure Wallany chain
Grindstoneany chestGrindstone

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_gearbox

Crafting Shaped

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any netherite ingotHeated Centrifugeany netherite ingot
any netherite ingotCentrifuge Structure Wallany netherite ingot
any netherite ingotUpgrade Blockany netherite ingot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_heater

Crafting Shaped

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Iron BarsClockIron Bars
RepeaterCentrifuge Structure WallRepeater
Iron BarsComparatorIron Bars

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_overclocker

How does ModularBees work with other mods?

4 parts

ModularBees is built on top of Productive Bees. Almost every ModularBees recipe in this pack pulls in items from Productive Bees or its companion library ProductiveLib, so you'll want your Productive Bees setup running before you start building these multiblocks.[15]

Modular Beehive parts

This pack adds its own recipes for three key beehive pieces: the Modular Beehive, the Modular Feeder and the Beehive Overclocker. Two of these, the core and the overclocker, use ProductiveLib upgrade items such as Upgrade Productivity 4. Check the recipe blocks below for the exact in-pack recipes.[15]

Modular BeehiveAdded by the pack

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Scented PlankUpgrade Productivity 4Scented Plank
any unobtainium ingotIron Barsany unobtainium ingot
Scented PlankUpgrade AdultScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_core

Pack-added recipe

Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box
Iron BarsUpgrade Productivity 4Iron Bars
Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_overclocker

Pack-added recipe

The Modular Feeder is basically the multiblock version of the Productive Bees Feeding Slab, which goes into its recipe. Bees in a Modular Beehive only look for flowers in the Modular Feeder. It can hold 9 types of flowers, and for bees that need a fluid flower you can put in a bucket or tank holding that fluid.[4][15]

Modular FeederAdded by the pack

Crafting Shaped

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Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot
Beehive Structure BoxFeeding SlabBeehive Structure Box
Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_feeder

Pack-added recipe

Modular Centrifuge

The Modular Centrifuge is crafted from a Productive Bees Centrifuge, and its base process time matches the basic centrifuge at 15 seconds. The Centrifuge Structure Wall also uses Productive Bees materials.[2][15]

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any netherite ingotUpgrade Entity Filterany netherite ingot
any wax storage blockCentrifugeany wax storage block
any netherite ingotInactive Dragon Eggany netherite ingot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_core

The Centrifuge Heater takes a Productive Bees Heated Centrifuge in its recipe. With it installed, your multiblock works like a Heated Centrifuge: it can process comb blocks and destroys all wax. It needs power, makes the centrifuge work 3 times faster, and you can only install one per centrifuge.[8][15]

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
any netherite ingotHeated Centrifugeany netherite ingot
any netherite ingotCentrifuge Structure Wallany netherite ingot
any netherite ingotUpgrade Blockany netherite ingot

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_heater

Watch out: Once a Heater is installed, the centrifuge only works while the heater is powered, so keep that power line running![8]

Dragon Hive and treats

The Modular Dragon Hive is made from a Productive Bees Dragon Egg Hive. It's a special hive for collecting dragon breath from draconic bees.[12][15]

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_dragon_hive

The treat line also leans on Productive Bees. The Royal Treat builds on the Productive Bees Honey Treat, and the Ender Treat needs a Royal Treat plus a Productive Bees Draconic Chunk.[15]

Royal TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:royal_treat

Ender TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:ender_treat

Unverified Whether these treats are valid food for the Beehive Treater, and how big a boost they give, isn't confirmed here. The in-game guide says to check JEI for valid foods and their boosts. This site does hold All the Mods 10's own recipes, read from the pack itself: look the item up in the item browser.

Guide book

The ModularBees guide is a Patchouli Guide Book, and this pack has changed its recipe. It's worth grabbing early, since it covers all the multiblock parts.[13][15]

Guide BookChanged by the pack

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:guide

Recipe changed by the pack

What changed in ModularBees between versions?

ModularBees has been part of All the Mods 10 for a few releases now, and it has picked up a couple of version bumps along the way. Here's how it got to where it is in 4.15.[19][20][21]

  • All the Mods 10 4.12: ModularBees was added to the pack at version 1.21.1-1.0-neoforge.[21]
  • All the Mods 10 4.13: ModularBees was updated from 1.21.1-1.0-neoforge to 1.21.1-1.4-neoforge.[20]
  • All the Mods 10 4.15: ModularBees was updated from 1.21.1-1.4-neoforge to 1.21.1-2.0-neoforge.[19]

So if you're playing 4.15, you're on ModularBees 1.21.1-2.0-neoforge, shipped as the file ModularBees-1.21.1-2.0-neoforge.jar.[14]

Unverified The jump from 1.4 to 2.0 looks like a major version bump, which can sometimes mean bigger changes to machines, recipes or bee setups. The mod's own changelog for these versions wasn't available, so what actually changed in 2.0 (or in 1.4) is unverified. If you're carrying a hive setup over from an older pack version, check it still works after updating.

Sources

  1. In-game guide: Modular Beehive Core (modularbees) · official docs
  2. In-game guide: Modular Centrifuge Core (modularbees) · official docs
  3. In-game guide: Modular Alveary (modularbees) · official docs
  4. In-game guide: Modular Feeder (modularbees) · official docs
  5. In-game guide: Beehive Overclocker (modularbees) · official docs
  6. In-game guide: Beehive Treater (modularbees) · official docs
  7. In-game guide: Centrifuge Gearbox (modularbees) · official docs
  8. In-game guide: Centrifuge Heater (modularbees) · official docs
  9. In-game guide: Beehive Export Hatch (modularbees) · official docs
  10. In-game guide: Centrifuge Export Hatch (modularbees) · official docs
  11. In-game guide: Centrifuge Import Hatch (modularbees) · official docs
  12. In-game guide: Modular Dragon Hive (modularbees) · official docs
  13. In-game guide: Book of Modular Bees (modularbees) · official docs
  14. All the Mods 10 4.15 mod list · pack file
  15. All the Mods 10 4.15 recipe dump: recipes making ModularBees items · pack recipe dump
  16. In-game guide: Modular Centrifuge (modularbees) · official docs
  17. modularbees tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
  18. In-game guide: Centrifuge Overclocker (modularbees) · official docs
  19. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 4.15) · changelog
  20. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 4.13) · changelog
  21. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 4.12) · changelog
Where this guide comes from

Written from what All the Mods 10 itself ships: its files and recipes, the in-game guidebooks and the mods' own pages. Every statement links to the source it came from, and the numbers are checked against the pack before publishing.

Guide last verified Oct 17, 2026.

Guides for other versions: 6.0 to 8.3 · 5.1 to 5.5 · 5.0 · 4.13 to 4.14 · 4.12

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