Beehive

A beehive is an item in the that can be found in the town's trees, which it can be shaken out of. Upon making contact with the ground, the beehive spawns a bee swarm that chases the player before disappearing. The swarm continues its pursuit until the player gets stung (resulting in a swollen left eye), enters a building, saves and quits, or catches a bee with their net. If the player catches a bee, they can donate it to Blathers at the Museum.

In, , and
Beehives first appear in and its GameCube port,, randomly dropping out of shaking trees. In this game, only five appear per day, with one beehive spawning per acre. When one drops, a swarm of Bees will immediately chase after the player after they display a shocked expression at the sight. The player can only escape them by catching them in a net, or entering a building. After the swarm appears, the beehive itself vanishes.

In and
The beehive serves the same purpose in and

In
In, beehives can be sold for 500 at Re-Tail or to be used in a recipe for the Harvest Festival. None will appear when the town gate is open for visitors.

In
In, wasp nests serve the same purpose as the beehives from , and can also be used with 3 clumps of weeds to craft Medicine.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Beehives appear as throwable items in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. When the hive is thrown, a bee swarm will spawn and attack the opponent who is hit. However, if the beehive fails to make contact with an opponent, the thrower will be attacked instead. Each sting deals 2 to 4 percentage points of damage, and the bees remain on the stage for 10 seconds - chasing their target wherever they go (similar to how they act in the "Animal Crossing series" of games). In addition, on variations of the Tortimer Island stage where there are trees, a beehive can occasionally be found, though it is invisible to players until the tree holding the hive is struck.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The beehive returned in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, serving the same purpose as in the previous games.