Greg wrote:
  How do you know what "the majority of researchers" recognize?

Response:

Quote:
"Section 3.35 - Communication about forage"
"This section presents the generally accepted hypothesis that honeybees are
able to communicate information about forage by 'dances.' Among those who
do not accept it, Rosin (1988)* summarizes the counter-arguments."

* Rosin, R. (1988) Do honey bees still have a 'dance language?' American
Bee Journal 128(4): 267-286.

 From "Bees and Beekeeping," by Eva Crane, 1990, Cornell University Press.

(Eva Crane was the Director of the Bee Research Association from its
beginning in 1949 until 1983, when she retired. It became the International
Bee Research Foundation in 1976. For 30 years she edited "Bee World,"
"Apicultural Abstracts," and the "Journal of Apicultural Research."


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Peter Borst
Apiary Technician
Dyce Honeybee Lab
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY  14853
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