News Life Honeybees waggle to communicate. But to do it well, they need dance lessons Without older sisters to practice with, young bees flub distances A novel test of honeybees’ waggle dancing shows that they can learn to do it better. Heather Broccard Bell By Susan Milius March 10, 2023 at 3:33 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print In a castaway test setup, groups of young honeybees figuring out how to forage on their own start waggle dancing spontaneously — but badly.