The document describes the roles and behaviors of bees in a hive. It explains that scout bees communicate the location of food sources to other bees through intricate dances, and that the hive's survival depends on bees following these dances to collect nectar and pollen. However, it notes that some bees ignore the dances and explore new food sources independently, acting as "scouts" whose long-term contributions to finding new resources benefits the entire hive.

1. The Bee Story
Lessons for business

2. Bee Society
Queen, Drone, Workers
◦ Queen Attendants
◦ Drone feeding
◦ Honey sealing
◦ Honeycomb building
◦ Pollen packing
◦ Propolizing
◦ Mortuary bees
◦ Fanning bees
◦ Water carriers
◦ Guard bees
◦ Foraging bees

3. Food
 Nectar and Pollen is collected
 Nectar is stored in honey
stomach
 Back at the hive, nectar is
passed from bee to bee
(reducing moisture content) until
honey is produced
 Honey and pollen are mixed to
make ‘bread’

4. Dance
 Scout bees will dance to
tell others where to find
the pollen
 Three different types of
dances – round, sickle and
wagtail
 Dance tells distance,
direction and quality of
food

5. Following the Dance
 Essential that forager bees
follow the dance to gather
nectar.
 300 bees take about three
weeks to gather 450 g of
honey
 Survival of the hive
depends on this food
source

6. Ignoring the Dance
 Small number of bees ignore the dance
 Long term survival of hive depends on these
‘scout’ bees for they find new sources of
nectar

7. Lessons for business / society
What do we call people who ‘ignore the dance’?
How are they treated by others?
How can we benefit from them?
Any examples of this?