If you CONTROL-RIGHTCLICK a "Bee Nest" in minecraft to keep it's nbt, you can place it down.
At first, it looks like it is empty, but it it soon fills up without bees.
MC-160084
Hives can refill without bees
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megabegaIwantTobeAnonymous
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We're actually already tracking this issue in MC-159383, so I resolved and linked this ticket as a duplicate.
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