diff --git a/build-data/paper.at b/build-data/paper.at
index 594a83bd5f..95ad8b7f6e 100644
--- a/build-data/paper.at
+++ b/build-data/paper.at
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Bee setHasStung(Z)V
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Bee setRolling(Z)V
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Bee stayOutOfHiveCountdown
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Bee ticksWithoutNectarSinceExitingHive
+public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Bee timeSinceSting
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Cat isRelaxStateOne()Z
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Cat setCollarColor(Lnet/minecraft/world/item/DyeColor;)V
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Cat setRelaxStateOne(Z)V
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Bee.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Bee.java
index 1f6702b0de..39cf4a7793 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Bee.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Bee.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.bukkit.entity;
 
 import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.index.qual.NonNegative;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -144,5 +145,28 @@ public interface Bee extends Animals {
      * @return number of ticks
      */
     int getTicksSincePollination();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets how many ticks have passed since this bee last stung.
+     * This value is used to determine when the bee should die after stinging.
+     * <p>
+     * Note that bees don’t die at a fixed time. Instead, every few ticks, they
+     * have a random chance of dying, and that chance increases with this value.
+     *
+     * @param time number of ticks since last sting
+     */
+    void setTimeSinceSting(@NonNegative int time);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets how many ticks have passed since this bee last stung.
+     * This value increases each tick after the bee stings and is used
+     * to determine when the bee should die.
+     * <p>
+     * Note that bees don’t die at a fixed time. Instead, every few ticks, they
+     * have a random chance of dying, and that chance increases with this value.
+     *
+     * @return number of ticks since last sting
+     */
+    int getTimeSinceSting();
     // Paper end
 }
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBee.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBee.java
index 820564c88d..1016d76261 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBee.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBee.java
@@ -118,4 +118,15 @@ public class CraftBee extends CraftAnimals implements Bee {
     public int getTicksSincePollination() {
         return this.getHandle().ticksWithoutNectarSinceExitingHive;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setTimeSinceSting(int time) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(time >= 0, "Time since sting cannot be negative");
+        this.getHandle().timeSinceSting = time;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getTimeSinceSting() {
+        return this.getHandle().timeSinceSting;
+    }
 }