Strange that no one has taken ownership of this yet because the hotfix didn't do anything to correct this (what I consider) major issue. I also noticed the very few kelp that are growing at all are growing to at least three blocks higher than they did previously.
Agreed. Standing directly next to a torch on different sides of it can make entities appear to be in darkness or light, with no rhyme or reason. This was a bug before the most recent update as well.
I also have this issue in my realm. I play on xbox one. This has been an issue for me since bees were launched. I have two corner hives that never fill with honey, and bees float around as if they can't find a place to go when the other hives are full. Again, this has been an issue since they were launched. I only checked the tracker now because my beehives are all backwards-textured now, and I wondered if this bug was ever reported.