You can use campfire smoke to stop bees turning aggressive.
If an active campfire is placed directly underneath the bees' nest or hive, the player can safely harvest any honey or honeycombs that they desire. You don't get anything if you kill a bee.
Can bees die in a campfire?
Bees pathfind into the campfires below their hive, and don't pathfind away from the fire when they take damage, and die instead of re-entering beehives.
Do bees die from smoke Minecraft?
You can keep the bees in calm mode with smoke, by placing a campfire near a nest or hive, which is imperative if you're collecting honeycomb or filling up your honey bottle. Just be sure to use silk touch to safely get the block with the bees stored inside, otherwise the nest will be destroyed.
