Dance like nobody’s watching

Fascinating read and great introduction to The Apiarist.
Well worthwhile subscribing to his blog.

The waggle dance - The Apiarist

The waggle dance is "the most astounding example of non-primate communication" providing information on the quality, direction and distance of food sources and nest sites.

www.theapiarist.org

 

[Josh]

thanks Grant, I did wonder where it should go. How did you get the URL to behave?

 

[Grant]

Just paste the URL on a separate line. I'm glad the notifications work, because then we can educate as we go

 

[southbee]

Don't understand any of the technical side there, but the article is good, thank you @Grant, enjoyed reading it.

 

[Grant]

Don't understand any of the technical side there, but the article is good, thank you @Grant, enjoyed reading it.

Wasn't me, it was @Josh

 

[southbee]

Oops, thank you @Josh then!

 

[Josh]

He’s clearly into bee research in the UK, and writes really well. Some interesting gear suggestions etc too (eg the wheelbarrow conversion) and a really good series on splitting options