I can confirm this as well... I tested it in both survival and creative, on single-player worlds, LAN servers, and online servers. The bees themselves treat the beehive exactly the same way as a bee nest; the only difference is that the beehive honey_level stat doesn't change when the bee leaves the block.
This isn't a glitch- it's an intentional change in the game mechanics. You can still build mob/item elevators using soul sand bubble columns (depending on your elevation, of course.)
Joshua Van Gaalen
I can confirm this as well... I tested it in both survival and creative, on single-player worlds, LAN servers, and online servers. The bees themselves treat the beehive exactly the same way as a bee nest; the only difference is that the beehive honey_level stat doesn't change when the bee leaves the block.