What to Do
- IF YOU'RE THE SCOUT BEE:
Hide your hive's flowers. Then follow directions to dance the Honey-Bee-Bop. The dance will tell the worker bees where and how far away the flowers are. - IF YOU'RE A WORKER BEE:
Watch the Scout Bee's dance. Work with your hive-mates to understand the directions. Then go for the flowers!
Dance the Honey-Bee-Bop to Communicate:
- Direction to the flowers: The "straight run" points to flowers.
- Distance to flowers: The NUMBER and SPEED of the Honey-Bee-Bops in your dance tell how far away the flowers are.
| Distance Key | |
| If Flowers are VERY FAR AWAY --25 feet (7.6 meters) or more |
Dance 1 Honey-Bee-Bop VERY SLOWLY |
| If Flowers are FAR AWAY --15-25 feet (4.6-7.6 meters) |
Dance 2 Honey-Bee-Bops SLOWLY |
| If Flowers are CLOSE --10-15 feet (3-4.6 meters) |
Dance 3 Honey-Bee-Bops FAST |
| If Flowers are VERY CLOSE --less than 10 feet (3 meters) |
Dance 4 Honey-Bee-Bops VERY FAST |
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