The waggle dance is not just fancy footwork, the waggle dance is a highly evolved form of communication that bees use to share the exact location of a forage source with the rest of the hive. Here’s some waggle 101: 💃 The duration of the waggle indicates the distance to the flower source 💃 The more vigorous the waggle, the more abundant the nectar 💃 The angle of the waggle to the sun represents the angle that the bees need to fly at to reach the flowers So, the next time you see a bee busting

Young bees need to watch. A recent Science study showed that the distinctive waggle dance honey bees use to send nestmates to the location of a food source is in part learned by young bees as they observe more experienced bees. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Pi | Science

🐝✨ Watch the magic of the waggle dance — bees using movement to share the location of nectar and pollen with the hive! Nature’s own GPS in action. #WaggleDance #BeeCommunication #FlowHive #liveQandA #quickcuts | Flow Hive

One way that bees communicate is by dancing! Do you see the bee shaking its abdomen and walking around in circles inside the hive? This is called a ‘waggle dance’ and it is how bees let each other know where to find the best sources for food, water, propolis and even new hive sites. ⁣ ⁣ The duration of the dance indicates the distance to the source—the longer the dance, the farther away it is. The angle of the dance indicates the direction to the source in relation to the hive’s location and the

“ Tasting sessions “ I’ll explain: Bees communicate how nectar tastes mainly through trophallaxis and dance language: 1. Trophallaxis (Mouth-to-Mouth Sharing): Forager bees returning from flowers share small droplets of nectar with nestmates by mouth. This is called trophallaxis. When a bee tastes the nectar: • She learns its flavor, sugar content, and scent. • This helps her decide whether it’s worth foraging at that flower source. 2. Waggle Dance (with Scent Clues): Bees performing the waggle