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

3.6K views · 11 reactions | Did you know bees use a waggle dance it to communicate important information? And now so do humans. It was World Bee Day this week and to celebrate, the children and staff at Spring Terrace Public School near Orange have taken part in a global waggle dance challenge. It was organised in conjunction with local group Bee Natural Beekeepers - Varroa Warriors. | ABC Central West | Facebook

5.5K views · 204 reactions | What's the waggle dance... and why do honey bees do it? Amazing video! #waggledance #beefriendly #nature #honeybees | Bee Friendly | Facebook

Forage this good needs to be celebrated – with a dance! 🐝💃🏻 Bee Fact: Bees are excellent communicators and use both smell and movement to convey messages. The queen’s unique pheromones reassure the colony that she is alive and well. Pheromones also play an important role in protecting the hive and are used as a homing signal for foragers. But, of course, the most extraordinary method of communication is a bee’s ability to dance with precision and show the exact location of forage. After retur

12K views · 561 reactions | Can you see how bees are touching queen...