Magic Bees
ModAdds more bee species to Forestry; provides some integration with Thaumcraft and other mods.
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Maintenance
21 points lost6 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6.8 years ago (5 Jan 2020). 50 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 50% of these points. 6 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 1.12.2. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 6.8 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.43 of the 371 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (12%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · MagicBees/MagicBees 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.32,205,469 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.13.1 years, 32 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 6 latest files. See Security
35.5 of the 61 points that apply = 58 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Magic Bees is a Forestry addon that adds 111 bee species, with which species appear depending on the supported mods present in the modpack. Its integrations include Thaumcraft 4, Botania, Ars Magica 2, Equivalent Exchange 3, and Thermal Expansion; bees tied to a mod that is absent will not appear in the world. The addon also adds items for Forestry builds, including the Magic Apiary, which makes it easier to get more from bees.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.6.2 to 1.12.2.
Adds 5 blocks: Bee Collector's Jar, Enchanted Earth, Magic Apiary, Mana Apiary Booster and Vis Apiary Booster.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creators
- MysteriousAges and Elec332
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 32.2M
- Created
- 16 Sep 2013
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.6.2 to 1.12.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for 1.6.2 to 1.7.10. See Privacy
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.6 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.6.2 to 1.12.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts 2 web addresses while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 6 files, for Minecraft 1.6.2 to 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
- raw.githubusercontent.comChecks for a new version of the mod.
- bit.lyPurpose not known.Unencrypted (http)Plain http: what is sent to this address is not encrypted on the way.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found133 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file268 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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3,167 modpacks include Magic Bees in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
FTB Infinity Evolved5.7M downloadslast version with it 27 Jun 2019
MC Eternal4.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Dec 2024
All the Mods 3 - ATM33.1M downloadslast version with it 20 Jan 2022
Dungeons, Dragons and Space Shuttles3M downloadslast version with it 8 Oct 2020
FTB Revelation3M downloadslast version with it 8 Dec 2020
Agrarian Skies 22.5M downloadslast version with it 30 Aug 2020
FTB Presents Direwolf20 1.122.2M downloadslast version with it 12 Jun 2025
Modern Skyblock 3: Departed2.1M downloadslast version with it 25 Feb 2019
GT New Horizons1.8M downloadslast version with it 18 Jan 2020
Kinda Crazy Craft1.7M downloadslast version with it 3 May 2020Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Magic Bees. Share: how many of the modpacks with Magic Bees also have that mod.
ForestryBModin 100% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
Thermal FoundationCModin 87% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
ChiselCModin 86% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
Thermal ExpansionCModin 84% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
BotaniaAModin 84% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 84% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
Extra UtilitiesDModin 83% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 82% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
Thermal DynamicsCModin 81% of the modpacks with Magic Bees
BiblioCraftDModin 80% of the modpacks with Magic BeesLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.