ModularBees guide for All the Mods 10 5.1 to 5.5

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What is ModularBees?

1 part

ModularBees (version 1.21.1-2.5-neoforge in this pack) is all about compact bee processing. Instead of loose hives and single machines, you build multiblocks: a Modular Beehive to make combs and honey, and a Modular Centrifuge to process them. You then customise both by swapping in functional parts.[1][2][3]

The Modular Beehive is a 3x3x3 cube run by its core block. You can replace any structure box with a functional part to improve it, but it doesn't allow shared blocks. It has a built-in simulate upgrade, so your bees never fly out of the hive. They also won't breed or do in-world transformation recipes, which saves performance. In exchange, they produce combs and honey at incredible speed once you add upgrades.[2]

The core can't hold bees itself. Your bees live in Alveary parts, which hold 5 bees each, and you move bees in and out by right-clicking an Alveary with bee cages. Bees only look for flowers in the Modular Feeder, which holds 9 types of flowers. It can also take a bucket or tank for bees that need a fluid flower.[4][5]

Upgrades and processing

  • The Beehive Overclocker uses energy and Electrodes to speed up production, and multiple overclockers stack additively.[6]
  • The Beehive Treater feeds your bees extra food so they make more combs.[7]
  • The Beehive Stacker raises the stack size of the hive's output inventory.[8]
  • Export hatches automatically send products and honey from the hive, or items and fluids from the centrifuge, into the chest or tank they face.[9][10]
  • The Modular Centrifuge supports all centrifuge upgrades and starts at the basic centrifuge's 15s process time. You can boost it with a Gearbox, which needs wax, or a Heater, which needs power and makes it work 3 times faster.[3][11][12]

There's more beyond the core machines too. The mod also adds a Modular Dragon Hive for collecting dragon breath from draconic bees, and a Bee Extractor that pulls genes from a bee into a bottle.[13][14]

Tip: Grab the Book of Modular Bees in-game. It walks you through every part, and JEI tooltips show the exact boosts for electrodes and treater foods.[6][7][15]

Unverified Exactly where ModularBees fits in this pack's overall progression isn't covered by the available sources.

How do you get started with ModularBees?

6 parts

ModularBees gives you a big multiblock beehive for your bees. The Modular Beehive is a 3x3x3 cube with a core block as its controller. You can swap any of its Beehive Structure Boxes for functional parts that improve the hive. This pack replaces the mod's recipes for the basic hive blocks with its own, so check the recipe blocks below rather than relying on older videos or guides.[2][16]

Why bother? The hive has a built-in simulate upgrade, so your bees never leave it. They also won't breed or do in-world transformation recipes inside it, which saves performance. In return, they produce combs and honey at incredible speed once you add upgrades.[2]

Step 1: Scented Planks and Structure Boxes

Everything starts with the Scented Plank. You need it for the Beehive Structure Box and for the hive core itself. Structure Boxes make up the body of the cube, and most of the functional parts are crafted from them too, so make a good supply.[2][16]

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 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: The Modular Beehive core

Next, craft the Modular Beehive, the controller of the whole multiblock. Keep in mind that the Modular Beehive doesn't allow shared blocks, so don't plan builds where two hives use the same block.[2][16]

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 3: An Alveary for your bees

The core can't hold bees on its own, so you need a Modular Alveary to house them. Every Alveary holds 5 bees. You put bees in with bee cages.[4]

Tip: You can right-click an Alveary with bee cages to put bees in or take them out.[4]
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 4: A Modular Feeder for flowers

Bees in a Modular Beehive only look for flowers in the Modular Feeder, so your hive needs one. It holds 9 types of flowers. If a bee needs a fluid flower, you can put in a bucket or tank that contains that fluid.[5]

Modular FeederAdded by the pack

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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

Step 5: An Export Hatch for automation

Finally, add a Beehive Export Hatch. It works as a proxy of the core for logistics and automatically sends products and honey to the chest or tank it faces. That way, you don't have to empty the hive by hand.[9]

Crafting Shaped

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

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_export

What comes next

  • The Beehive Treater gives your bees extra food so they make more combs. Every bee needs a food supply, and the boost gets weaker if there isn't enough food for all of them.[7][16]
  • The Beehive Overclocker makes bees work faster. It needs energy and an Electrode, and better Electrodes give a bigger boost. This pack uses its own recipes for the overclocker and the electrodes.[6][16]
  • The Beehive Stacker increases the maximum stack size of the hive's output inventory, and using several stackers adds up their boosts.[8][16]
Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

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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

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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

The first electrode tier.

How does ModularBees work?

9 parts

ModularBees gives you two big multiblocks, the Modular Beehive and the Modular Centrifuge, plus a few extra machines. Both multiblocks work the same way: you build a cube out of structure blocks around a controller, then swap structure blocks for functional parts to upgrade the whole machine.[2][3]

The Modular Beehive

The Modular Beehive is the controller of a 3x3x3 cube. The rest of the cube is made of Beehive Structure Box blocks, and you can replace any of them with a functional part. Modular Beehives don't allow shared blocks, so each hive needs its own set of parts.[2]

The hive has a built-in simulate upgrade, so your bees never leave it. To save performance, bees inside won't breed or do in-world transformation recipes. Instead they produce combs and honey at incredible speed once you add upgrades.[2]

This pack uses its own recipe for the Modular Beehive, not the mod's original one.[16]

Modular BeehiveAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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 recipe

Housing and feeding your bees

The core itself can't hold bees, so you need at least one Modular Alveary in the structure. Every Alveary holds 5 bees. You put bees in with bee cages, and you can right-click an Alveary with a bee cage to insert or remove bees.[4]

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

Pack recipe

Bees in a Modular Beehive only look for flowers in a Modular Feeder, which holds 9 types of flowers. If a bee needs a fluid flower, put a bucket or tank containing that fluid in the Feeder.[5]

Modular FeederAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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 recipe

Getting products out

The Beehive Export Hatch acts as a proxy of the core block for logistics. It automatically sends products and honey into the chest or tank it faces, so you don't need to pull items out of the controller yourself.[9]

Crafting Shaped

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

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_export

Beehive upgrade parts

The Beehive Overclocker makes your bees produce faster. It needs energy and an Electrode to work, and better Electrodes give a bigger speed boost. Multiple overclockers stack additively: two Netherite Electrodes at +400% each give +800%, which makes bees work x9 faster.[6]

Watch out: Beehive Overclocker 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, so wear climbs quickly in a packed hive.[6]
Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

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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 recipe

The Beehive Stacker raises the maximum stack size of the hive's output inventory. The in-game guide says each Stacker gives a 3x stack size boost by default, and multiple Stackers stack additively.[8]

Unverified There are no ModularBees config files for this pack, so it can't be confirmed whether the pack keeps the default Stacker boost.

Beehive StackerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
any chestBeehive Structure Boxany chest
any leatherUpgrade Blockany leather

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_beehive_stacker

The Beehive Treater feeds your bees extra food so they produce more combs. Multiple Treaters stack additively, and JEI shows which foods are valid and how much each one boosts production.[7]

Unlike the Overclocker, the Treater only uses food when bees finish collecting nectar. Every bee needs its own food, so the boost gets weaker if there isn't enough to feed them all. Leftovers go to the output inventory.[7]

Beehive TreaterMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

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

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_treater

The mod also has three craftable treats: Royal Treat, Ender Treat and Soul Treat.[16]

Unverified The sources don't confirm whether these treats are Treater food 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

Soul TreatMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:soul_treat

Electrodes

Both Overclockers need Electrodes. There are four tiers, and you can see each one's speed boost in JEI or in its tooltip. This pack adds its own recipes for the Copper Electrode, Iron Electrode and Gold Electrode.[6][16][17]

Copper ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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

Pack recipe

Iron ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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

Pack recipe

Gold ElectrodeAdded by the pack

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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

Pack recipe

The Modular Centrifuge

The Modular Centrifuge is the controller of the centrifuge multiblock. The guide describes it as a 3x3x3 structure with four corners at the bottom layer. The body uses Centrifuge Structure Wall blocks, any of which you can replace with a functional part. As with the hive, shared blocks aren't allowed.[3]

The Modular Centrifuge accepts all centrifuge upgrades. Speed upgrades shorten the process time, and productivity upgrades increase parallel processing. Base process time matches the basic centrifuge at 15s.[3]

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 input and output

The Centrifuge Import Hatch is an input buffer. It automatically pulls combs from the chest or tank it faces, and the centrifuge takes directly from its inventory.[18]

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

Tip: Point a Beehive Export Hatch into a chest, and aim a Centrifuge Import Hatch at the same chest. Your combs then flow from the hive into the centrifuge without any manual work.[9][18]

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
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

Centrifuge upgrade parts

The Centrifuge Gearbox increases parallel by 1.5 and uses 40 wax every work cycle. Multiple Gearboxes stack additively.[11]

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, destroys all wax, and runs 3 times faster. It needs power, and each centrifuge can only have one Heater.[12]

Watch out: Once a Heater is installed, the centrifuge only runs while the Heater has power. If your power goes out, the whole machine stops.[12]

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 using energy and an Electrode, and better Electrodes give a bigger boost. Multiple overclockers stack additively, with the same example as the hive: two Netherite Electrodes at +400% each give +800%, or x9 speed. Here Electrodes always lose 1 durability every work tick, no matter what.[19]

Crafting Shaped

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Iron BarsClockIron Bars
RepeaterCentrifuge Structure WallRepeater
Iron BarsComparatorIron Bars

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_overclocker

Other machines

The Modular Dragon Hive is a special hive for collecting dragon breath from draconic bees. You can also craft a Dragon Breath Bucket directly.[13][16]

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_dragon_hive

Crafting Shapeless

Recipe id: modularbees:fill_dragon_breath_bucket

The Bee Extractor is a modified bottler that extracts genes from a bee into a bottle.[14]

Bee ExtractorMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
any redstone dustPiston or Sticky Pistonany redstone dust
any stoneEmpty slotany stone
Empty slotBottlerEmpty slot

Recipe id: modularbees:bee_extractor

How do you progress through ModularBees?

7 parts

ModularBees is built around two big multiblocks: the Modular Beehive for making combs and honey, and the Modular Centrifuge for processing them. Both are 3x3x3 structures run by a controller block. You upgrade them by swapping plain structure blocks for functional parts. Several parts are crafted from Productive Bees machines, so get a working Productive Bees setup going before you dive in.[2][3][6][16]

Heads up: this pack adds its own recipes for the ModularBees structure parts and the Copper, Iron and Gold Electrodes, and it changed the smithing recipe of the Netherite Electrode. The recipe cards on this page show the in-pack versions, so use them instead of an older guide or the mod's defaults.[16]

Step 1: Scented Planks and Structure Boxes

Everything on the beehive side starts with the Scented Plank. You turn it into the Beehive Structure Box, which fills out the frame of the hive. Most beehive parts are built from a Structure Box too, so you will come back to this recipe often.[16]

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 BoxAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)
Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank
Scented Plankany vibranium ingotScented Plank
Scented PlankScented PlankScented Plank

Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_part

The Modular Beehive

The Modular Beehive is the controller of a 3x3x3 cube, and the hive can't share blocks with another one. It has a built-in simulate upgrade, so bees won't come out of the hive. Bees inside won't breed or do in-world transformation recipes. In exchange, they produce combs and honey at incredible speed once you add upgrades.[2]

Modular BeehiveAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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

The core can't hold bees itself, so you need at least one Modular Alveary. Each Alveary holds 5 bees. You load and unload bees by right-clicking the Alveary with bee cages.[4]

Modular AlvearyAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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 the hive only look for flowers in a Modular Feeder, which holds 9 types of flowers. If a bee needs a fluid flower, put in a bucket or tank that holds that fluid.[5]

Modular FeederAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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

To get your products out, add a Beehive Export Hatch. It automatically sends products and honey into the chest or tank it faces.[9]

Crafting Shaped

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

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_export

Step 3: Upgrading the hive

Once the hive is running, you can swap more Structure Boxes for upgrade parts. For the Overclocker, Treater and Stacker, the boosts add together when you install more than one of the same part.[6][7][8]

  • The Beehive Overclocker makes bees work faster. It needs energy and an electrode, and better electrodes give a bigger boost. Two Netherite Electrodes (+400% each) make bees work x9 faster (+800%).[6]
  • The Beehive Treater feeds bees extra food so they produce more combs. It only uses food when bees finish collecting nectar, but every bee needs a food supply, so the boost is weakened if the food can't feed every bee. Leftovers go to the output inventory. JEI shows which foods work and how much each one boosts.[7]
  • The Beehive Stacker raises the max stack size of the hive's output inventory, with a 3x boost per Stacker by default.[8]
Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

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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

Beehive TreaterMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

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

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_treater

Beehive StackerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped
any chestBeehive Structure Boxany chest
any leatherUpgrade Blockany leather

Recipe id: modularbees:modular_beehive_stacker

Electrode tiers

Both overclockers run on electrodes, and there are four tiers: Copper, Iron, Gold and Netherite. The Copper Electrode, Iron Electrode and Gold Electrode use this pack's own recipes, and the pack changed the smithing recipe for the Netherite Electrode as well. You can check each electrode's exact boost in JEI or its tooltip.[6][16]

Copper ElectrodeAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)
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

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)
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

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)
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

Watch out: Electrodes wear out. In the Beehive Overclocker, they take more damage the more bees the hive holds, following the formula floor[(x/15+1)*(1.03^x)], where x is the number of bees. In the Centrifuge Overclocker, they always lose 1 durability every work tick.[6][19]

Treater food

The Treater runs on food, and the mod adds its own treats: the Royal Treat, the Ender Treat and the Soul Treat. They all lead back to Honey Jelly, which comes out of a Productive Bees centrifuge. The cards below show the chain in order.[7][16]

Honey JellyMod recipe

Centrifuge (productivebees)

Recipe id: modularbees:centrifuge/honey_jelly

Honey Jelly, WaxMod recipe

Centrifuge (productivebees)

    Recipe id: productivebees:centrifuge/modularbees/honeycomb_imperial

    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

    Step 4: The Modular Centrifuge

    To keep up with all those combs, build the Modular Centrifuge. It controls a 3x3x3 structure with four corners at the bottom layer, and like the hive it doesn't allow shared blocks. Its frame is made of Centrifuge Structure Wall blocks, which you can replace with functional parts. It supports all centrifuge upgrades: speed upgrades shorten the process time, and productivity upgrades increase parallel. The base process time matches a basic centrifuge (15s).[3][16]

    Crafting Shaped

    Crafting Shaped
    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 Import Hatch is an input buffer that pulls combs from the chest or tank it faces.[18]
    • The Centrifuge Export Hatch automatically sends items and fluids into the chest or tank it faces.[10]
    • The Centrifuge Gearbox increases parallel by 1.5 and uses 40 wax every work cycle. Multiple Gearboxes stack additively.[11]
    • The Centrifuge Heater makes the centrifuge work like a Heated Centrifuge. It can process comb blocks, destroys all wax and makes the centrifuge work 3 times faster. Only one Heater is allowed per centrifuge, and once it's installed, the centrifuge only runs while the Heater is powered.[12]
    • The Centrifuge Overclocker speeds up the centrifuge using energy and an electrode. Multiple Overclockers stack additively.[19]

    Crafting Shaped

    Crafting Shaped
    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

    Crafting Shaped
    GrindstoneComparatorGrindstone
    any chainCentrifuge Structure Wallany chain
    Grindstoneany chestGrindstone

    Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_gearbox

    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

    Crafting Shaped

    Crafting Shaped
    Iron BarsClockIron Bars
    RepeaterCentrifuge Structure WallRepeater
    Iron BarsComparatorIron Bars

    Recipe id: modularbees:modular_centrifuge_overclocker

    Side machines

    A couple of extra machines round things out. The Modular Dragon Hive is a special hive that collects dragon breath from draconic bees. The Bee Extractor is a modified bottler that extracts genes from a bee into a bottle.[13][14]

    Crafting Shapeless

    Recipe id: modularbees:modular_dragon_hive

    Bee ExtractorMod recipe

    Crafting Shaped

    Crafting Shaped
    any redstone dustPiston or Sticky Pistonany redstone dust
    any stoneEmpty slotany stone
    Empty slotBottlerEmpty slot

    Recipe id: modularbees:bee_extractor

    How does ModularBees work with other mods?

    4 parts

    ModularBees is built on top of Productive Bees, and you can see that in almost every recipe. Its multiblock parts are usually crafted from a Productive Bees machine or item, and many also need ProductiveLib upgrades. So you'll want a working Productive Bees setup before you start building modular hives and centrifuges.[16]

    Pack-specific hive recipes

    This pack adds its own recipes for three key pieces: the Modular Beehive, the Modular Feeder and the Beehive Overclocker. Check the recipes shown here instead of the mod's defaults. The Modular Beehive and the Beehive Overclocker both use the ProductiveLib Upgrade Productivity 4, and the Modular Beehive also needs Upgrade Adult.[16]

    Modular BeehiveAdded by the pack

    Shaped (kubejs)

    Shaped (kubejs)
    Scented PlankUpgrade Productivity 4Scented Plank
    any unobtainium ingotIron Barsany unobtainium ingot
    Scented PlankUpgrade AdultScented Plank

    Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_core

    Added by the pack

    The Modular Feeder is made from a Productive Bees Feeding Slab and a Beehive Structure Box. That matters, because bees in a Modular Beehive only look for flowers in the Modular Feeder.[5][16]

    Modular FeederAdded by the pack

    Shaped (kubejs)

    Shaped (kubejs)
    Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot
    Beehive Structure BoxFeeding SlabBeehive Structure Box
    Empty slotBeehive Structure BoxEmpty slot

    Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_feeder

    Added by the pack

    Beehive OverclockerAdded by the pack

    Shaped (kubejs)

    Shaped (kubejs)
    Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box
    Iron BarsUpgrade Productivity 4Iron Bars
    Beehive Structure BoxIron BarsBeehive Structure Box

    Recipe id: allthemods:modularbees/modular_beehive_overclocker

    Added by the pack

    Upgrading Productive Bees machines

    Crafting Shaped

    Crafting Shaped
    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

    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

    Crafting Shapeless

    Recipe id: modularbees:modular_dragon_hive

    Treats and Honey Jelly

    You get Honey Jelly from a Productive Bees centrifuge recipe, which gives it together with Productive Bees Wax. Honey Jelly then goes into the ModularBees treats. The Royal Treat uses a Productive Bees Honey Treat. The Ender Treat builds on the Royal Treat and adds a Draconic Chunk.[16]

    Honey Jelly, WaxMod recipe

    Centrifuge (productivebees)

      Recipe id: productivebees:centrifuge/modularbees/honeycomb_imperial

      Royal TreatMod recipe

      Crafting Shapeless

      Recipe id: modularbees:royal_treat

      Ender TreatMod recipe

      Crafting Shapeless

      Recipe id: modularbees:ender_treat

      Other pack changes

      This pack changed the hard recipe for the Productive Bees imperial bee spawn egg (Spawn Egg Configurable Bee). It now needs a ModularBees Soul Treat and an ATM Star Shard from All the Tweaks.[16]

      Spawn Egg Configurable BeeChanged by the pack

      Crafting Shaped

      Crafting Shaped
      ATM Star ShardSoul TreatATM Star Shard
      Soul TreatEmpty slotSoul Treat
      ATM Star ShardSoul TreatATM Star Shard

      Recipe id: productivebees:shaped/imperial_bee_spawn_egg_hard

      Changed by the pack

      The recipe for the mod's Guide Book was also changed by this pack. It uses a Scented Plank, so you can grab the in-game book as soon as you have one.[16]

      Guide BookChanged by the pack

      Crafting Shapeless

      Recipe id: modularbees:guide

      Changed by the pack

      What changed in ModularBees between versions?

      1 part

      ModularBees joined All the Mods 10 in version 4.12 at 1.21.1-1.0-neoforge. The pack has updated it regularly since then, and All the Mods 10 5.5 ships 1.21.1-2.5-neoforge.[1][20][21]

      Updates across pack releases

      • All the Mods 10 4.12: ModularBees added to the pack at 1.21.1-1.0-neoforge.[20]
      • All the Mods 10 4.13: updated from 1.21.1-1.0-neoforge to 1.21.1-1.4-neoforge.[22]
      • All the Mods 10 4.15: updated from 1.21.1-1.4-neoforge to 1.21.1-2.0-neoforge, the jump to the 2.x line.[23]
      • All the Mods 10 5.1: updated from 1.21.1-2.0-neoforge to 1.21.1-2.1-neoforge.[24]
      • All the Mods 10 5.2: updated from 1.21.1-2.1-neoforge to 1.21.1-2.2-neoforge.[25]
      • All the Mods 10 5.3: updated from 1.21.1-2.2-neoforge to 1.21.1-2.3-neoforge.[26]
      • All the Mods 10 5.5: updated from 1.21.1-2.3-neoforge to 1.21.1-2.5-neoforge, the version in the pack now (file ModularBees-1.21.1-2.5-neoforge.jar).[1][21]

      Unverified The pack changelogs only list version numbers for ModularBees. They don't say which features, recipes or mechanics changed in each update, and no mod changelogs were available. Check the mod's own release notes for the details, especially around the move to 2.0.

      Sources

      1. All the Mods 10 5.5 mod list · pack file
      2. In-game guide: Modular Beehive Core (modularbees) · official docs
      3. In-game guide: Modular Centrifuge Core (modularbees) · official docs
      4. In-game guide: Modular Alveary (modularbees) · official docs
      5. In-game guide: Modular Feeder (modularbees) · official docs
      6. In-game guide: Beehive Overclocker (modularbees) · official docs
      7. In-game guide: Beehive Treater (modularbees) · official docs
      8. In-game guide: Beehive Stacker (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 Gearbox (modularbees) · official docs
      12. In-game guide: Centrifuge Heater (modularbees) · official docs
      13. In-game guide: Modular Dragon Hive (modularbees) · official docs
      14. In-game guide: Bee Extractor (modularbees) · official docs
      15. In-game guide: Book of Modular Bees (modularbees) · official docs
      16. All the Mods 10 5.5 recipe dump: recipes making ModularBees items · pack recipe dump
      17. modularbees tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
      18. In-game guide: Centrifuge Import Hatch (modularbees) · official docs
      19. In-game guide: Centrifuge Overclocker (modularbees) · official docs
      20. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 4.12) · changelog
      21. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 5.5) · changelog
      22. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 4.13) · changelog
      23. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 4.15) · changelog
      24. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 5.1) · changelog
      25. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 5.2) · changelog
      26. All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 5.3) · 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 · 5.0 · 4.15 · 4.13 to 4.14 · 4.12

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