HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

APICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the source of honey is nearer to the hive, the scout bee exhibits
A
Round dance
B
Wag tail dance
C
Swamming
D
Bee dance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is previously believed that the round dance indicates that the forager has located a profitable food source close to the hive and the round dance transitions into the waggle dance when food sources are more than 50 meters away.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final Answer: The honey bees exhibit a type of dance to communicate the location of food. This is known as Round dance and waggle dance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The round dance is performed by the worker bees when the food source is within 50 meters of the hive.

Detailed explanation-4: -A waggle dance, or wag-tail dance, is performed by bees foraging at food sources that are over 150 meters away from the hive. This dance, unlike the round and sickle dances, communicates both distance and direction to potential recruits.

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