Honey bees produce various odor cues called pheromones to communicate with one another. Each type of pheromone has a different purpose and conveys a different message. For example, worker bees release a pheromone when they use their stinger.

Do bees communicate with humans?

Just like most intelligent animals, bees communicate with each other. They don't use words like we do, or clicks like dolphins, but they do have a highly sophisticated method of communication.

Do bees really communicate by dancing?

Honeybees have evolved an extraordinary form of communication known as the "waggle" dance. It is highly symbolic, separated as it is in both time and space from the activity it grew out of (discovering a nectar source) and the activity it will spur on (getting other bees to go to that nectar source).