Questions.

If the dance language hypothesis in wrong:

Why DO bees dance and why does it appear to correlate with the direction and 
distance of forage?
Why DO bees dance on the surface of a swarm and why does it appear to 
correlate with the direction and distance of the new nest site?
Why do large numbers of bees find forage in the direction predicted by the 
dances when a strong wind is blowing any odour from the forage away from the 
hive?
Why do large numbers of bees find the new nest in the direction predicted by 
the dances when a strong wind is blowing any odour trails away?

Best wishes

Peter Edwards
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