How Do Bees Know What to Do in a Hive?

Bees use special signals to tell each other what to do. When a bee finds food, it goes back to the hive and dances, that’s how it tells its friends where the food is. Other bees see the dance and know exactly which way to go. This helps them all work together like a big team!

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A bee finds a flower with lots of nectar, dances on the hive floor, and tells its friends where to go.
Another bee sees the dance and flies in that direction, finding the same flower patch.
The whole hive becomes happy because they all get more food.

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