After observing regular and intended mob behavior, all bees that I have encountered so far are stuck in a loop of exiting and entering their nest. This behavior has been observed after nest has reached capacity and become ready for harvest. I was able to successfully harvest from hives a few times before this issue manifested, on one occasion I harvested and triggered bee aggression, on another I utilized the campfire smoke mechanic to successfully harvest with no consequence. After a third and final harvest, this behavior began. I also tracked down another hive after this that was also primed to harvest. It appears that bees might be going into the nest to enter a work state, and being that they are unable to contribute to production with a nest at capacity and ready for harvest, they become trapped in an infinite loop of leaving and returning.

Attempting to reboot the game did not resolve this issue. I am unfortunately not savvy enough to attempt disabling mob AI with commands to try to force a reset of mob behavior.

None of these bees are housed in a player made hive, all are returning to nest that were naturally generated.