From the Beekeeping Meeting: How Bees Decide Part 3
 
This is a continuation of the following posts: How Bees Decide Part 1 How Bees Decide Part 2   So bees don’t just map the location of resources… they have to map time too as flowers do different things at different times.  Young bees behave differently than older bees when...
 
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From the Beekeeping Meeting: How Bees Decide Part 2
 
This is a continuation of THIS post. MAPS! The waggle dance isn’t the only way honey bees find resources.  This is a new understanding for scientists (in the last 30 years or so). Part of the equation is that honey bees have a better understanding of flowers than any...
 
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From the Beekeeping Meeting: How Bees Decide
 
Most of us have heard about the honey bee waggle dance and that honey bees communicate.  While this is absolutely true, there’s a whole lot more going on than just this waggle dance.  For bees to be successful they have to find food efficiently and effectively over a 5...
 
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