Minecraft wiki entry for Honey_farming, associated text: When a dispenser collects honey from a beehive or bee nest with shears in its inventory, 3 honeycombs are ejected from the hive in a random direction and the shears inside the dispenser lose 1 point of durability. Because of this, the goal is to restrict where the honeycombs can go and have a hopper or minecart with hopper to pick them up. Surrounding the hive in full blocks and leaving one block empty helps restrict where the honeycombs are ejected. However, make sure that the front of the hive is not obstructed by any blocks, as it needs to be accessible to allow bees to enter and exit the hive.