How Honey Bees Point to Flowers in the Dark

Straight up on the vertical comb represents the sun's azimuth (135° SE). Clover waggles +45° to the right for Clover Meadow (1.50 km away, 1.50 s waggle run). Sunny waggles -45° to the left for Linden Grove (0.80 km away, 0.80 s waggle run).

Inside the Honey Bee Hive (Static Poster)

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Following Bee · Day Log

Clover

ROLE forager

STATE dancing

Departed: 13:18 · Returned: 13:29 (56s flight)

Source: Clover Meadow (1.5 km)

Load: 36 mg clover nectar · Dances: 4

Waggle Dance Decoder

Compare Two Dances

Source: Side-by-Side (+45° Right & -45° Left)

SUN AZIMUTH 135° SE

ANGLE FROM UP +45° vs -45°

WAGGLE RUN (1s/km) 1.50 s (1.50 km)

VIGOR (QUALITY) Very High (92%) · 14.4 Hz