diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/coregen/populatordata/PopulatorDataSpigotAPI.java b/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/coregen/populatordata/PopulatorDataSpigotAPI.java
index 6f4ee74d..19370ac3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/coregen/populatordata/PopulatorDataSpigotAPI.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/coregen/populatordata/PopulatorDataSpigotAPI.java
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public TerraformWorld getTerraformWorld() {
 
     @Override
     public void setBeehiveWithBee(int rawX, int rawY, int rawZ) {
+        if (!TConfig.areAnimalsEnabled()) return;
+
         if (!lr.isInRegion(rawX, rawY, rawZ)) {
             return; // just forget it
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/utils/version/BeeHiveSpawner.java b/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/utils/version/BeeHiveSpawner.java
index 0fc3342b..70a6333b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/utils/version/BeeHiveSpawner.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/terraform/utils/version/BeeHiveSpawner.java
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@
 import org.terraform.coregen.populatordata.IPopulatorDataBeehiveEditor;
 import org.terraform.data.SimpleBlock;
 import org.terraform.main.TerraformGeneratorPlugin;
+import org.terraform.main.config.TConfig;
 
 public class BeeHiveSpawner {
 
     public static void spawnFullBeeNest(@NotNull SimpleBlock block) {
+        if (!TConfig.areAnimalsEnabled()) return;
+
         try {
             if (block.getPopData() instanceof IPopulatorDataBeehiveEditor ipopdata) {
                 ipopdata.setBeehiveWithBee(block.getX(), block.getY(), block.getZ());