How do bees communicate the location of food?

Bees communicate the location of food through the “waggle dance.” When a foraging bee discovers a food source, it returns to the hive and performs a dance that conveys the distance and direction of the source relative to the Sun’s position. The duration of the waggle run indicates the distance, while the angle of the dance relative to gravity shows the direction. This sophisticated communication method allows the colony to forage efficiently and share resources.