Bee Smart

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A scientist studying honey bee behavior decided to see just how smart bees are at finding a source of food. To do this he placed some sugar water in a dish and set it near a hive. Of course, the bees found it right away. He just wanted to give them the idea. Each day the scientist moved the dish containing the sugar water 10 meters or about 30 feet farther away from the hive. The bees proved to be very clever at finding the dish taking little time to find it even though it had been moved 10 meters away from its last position.

The experiment ended when the next time the scientist moved the dish 10 meters he found the bees waiting for him.