Why Do Bees Dance in Patterns?

Bees use dances to tell other bees where food is. If a bee finds a flower far away, it does the waggle dance, a special move that tells others how far and which way to fly. It’s like drawing a map with your body!

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Examples

  1. A bee does a little dance in the hive when it finds a flower far away.
  2. Other bees watch the dance and fly to that same flower.
  3. The more excited the bee is, the longer and faster the dance.

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