Bee Grenade
A fragile glass jar full of bees. Breaking upon impact, the bees will find the nearest player to attack. Careful where you throw it!
The Bee Grenade is a throwable in Rust that goes off the moment it hits something. It deals 20 damage (10 blunt and 10 slash) within 4 m of where it lands. You craft it at a Level 1 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 20 scrap to research.
About the Bee Grenade
The blast only hurts what it has a clear line to, so solid cover between you and it keeps you out of harm. It leaves your hand at up to 13 m/s.
Recycling it returns the Beehive Nucleus only by chance, 50% of the time.
On the tech tree it sits behind 4 other unlocks: Beehive, Chicken Coop, Large Planter Box and Water Bucket. In all, 23 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
Bee Grenade damage and blast radius
Anything within 2 m of the blast takes the full damage, which fades to nothing at 4 m.
How to craft the Bee Grenade
Crafting one takes 10 seconds at a Level 1 Workbench and costs 1 × Beehive Nucleus and 30 × Cloth.
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How to get the Bee Grenade blueprint
Research it for 20 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 5 Blueprint Fragments in total.
1 Item 
20 Scrap Blueprint 20 
Node 
1 Blueprint Fragment Unlocked 5 
Bee Catapult Bomb Level 2×2 Needs is how many of this item one craft takes, at the workbench the recipe asks for.
What the Bee Grenade recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 15 × Cloth for one.
×15 50% ×18 60% 
×22 75% 50% 
×12 40% Bee Catapult Bomb +80%×1×1 +20%×1 +50% What one of each item gives at each recycler: the guaranteed count, and after the + the chance of one more.
Where to find the Bee Grenade
Sunken Chest has the best chance at 1.1%, followed by Scarecrow at 0.49% and Brown Crate at 0.44%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.
