Editing Bee learning and communication (section)

{{short description|Cognitive and sensory processes in bees}}
[[File:Sharing Information.jpg|thumb|right|Bees learn and communicate in a variety of ways.]]
'''Bee learning and communication''' includes [[cognitive]] and [[Perception|sensory]] processes in all kinds of [[bee]]s, that is the insects in the seven [[Family (biology)|families]] making up the [[clade]] Anthophila. Some species have been studied more extensively than others, in particular ''[[Apis mellifera]]'', or European honey bee. Color learning has also been studied in [[bumblebee]]s.

[[Honey bee]]s are sensitive to odors (including [[pheromone]]s), tastes, and colors, including [[ultraviolet]]. They can demonstrate capabilities such as color discrimination through [[classical conditioning|classical]] and [[operant conditioning]] and retain this information for several days at least; they communicate the location and nature of sources of food; they adjust their foraging to the times at which food is available; they may even form [[cognitive map]]s of their surroundings. They also communicate with each other by means of a "[[waggle dance]]" and in other ways.