The waggle dance is a communication method used by bees to convey information about the location and energy required to reach a food source, typically more than 50 meters away. The duration of the dance correlates with the distance to the food, with specific circuit counts indicating varying distances. Additionally, the direction of the food source is determined by the angle at which the bee waggles relative to the sun.

1. Waggle Dance
The waggle dance includes information about the direction and energy required to fly to the
goal. This dance is usually done food source is far more than 50m. Energy expenditure (or
distance) is indicated by the length of time it takes to make one circuit. For example, a bee may
dance 8-9 circuits in 15 seconds for a food source 200 meters away, 4-5 for a food source 1000
meters away, and 3 circuits in 15 seconds for a food source 2000 meters away. Direction of the
food source is indicated by the direction the dancer faces during the straight portion of the
dance when the bee is waggling.
• If she waggles while facing straight upward, then the food source may be found in the
direction of the sun.
• If she waggles at an angle 60 degrees to the left of upward the food source may be
found 60 degrees to the left of the sun.