Page 97 - The Miracle of the Honeybee

Food
source
Direction of the
Sun Bees describe the location
of the food source on the
comb’s vertical plane. Yet
Direction of the food as the picture to the side
source shows, the destination lies
on the horizontal plane.
Nonetheless, the bees fully
understand the directions
Hive
given and reach the source
by calculating the neces-
sary angles. The inspiration
of God is the source of this
astonishing ability.
Direction of the
Sun

Direction of the food
source

Forager bee performing
the figure-eight dance

Bees gathering to touch the
forager performing the fig-
ure-eight dance

Figure-eight dance
form