Bees outside of a bee hive or nest will not become angry when a player harvests honey or honeycomb from a nearby hive or nest

Yeah, I can confirm that's a bug. I tried it now

Still in the 19w46a.

Bees outside of a nest or hive only become upset at honey being harvested if there is a bee inside the hive. The bee inside the hive is the reason the bees outside the hive get angry. If there is no bee inside the hive, bees outside will not get angry.