The latest research indicates that bees use infrared light to navigate
and locate food sources. This is probably what the teacher was looking
for. Don't have a source for the research, however.
 
FLORENCE COOPER, RN wrote:
 
> My son is a sixth grader and was asked to find furthur information
> about the
> following by his teacher:  "Bees use certain wavelengths of light to
> find their
> way between sources of food and their hive.  Use a reference source to
> find
> more information about this."  We consulted THE HIVE AND THE HONEYBEE
> and found
> only a few oblique references to the above and nothing that really
> explained
> it.  I would really appreciate input from the list regarding this.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Florence and Mark Cooper
> 1st year beekeepers, 1 hive
> Jackson, Mississippi
> USA