The Honey Bee Waggle Dance: Why Bees Dance, With Videos & Explanation

Complex Learned Social Behavior Discovered in Bee’s ‘Waggle Dance’

Did you know about the 'waggle dance'? 🌼 Bees have their own secret language — and it's called the waggle dance. No, seriously. When a honeybee discovers a rich source of nectar or pollen, she returns to the hive and performs this fascinating dance to tell the other bees exactly where to find it. Here’s how it works: ✨ The direction of the waggle part tells the others which way to fly relative to the sun ✨ The length of the waggle signals how far the food source is ✨ The more enthusiastic the d