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Before bees start foraging, they spend some time just flying around the hive, gradually going further from the hive as they do so. They learn the location of the hive using visual landmarks in the immediate area and also take the opportunity to learn the position of large landmarks such as solitary trees, church towers, and the like.
Bees can see plane polarized light which allows them to locate the sun even if the sky is covered with cloud. They navigate away from the hive using the sun as a reference. They are also aware of time and can compensate for the movement of the sun during the day.
They are very adept at calculating the correct direction back to the hive even if they have been flying an erratic course from one source of flowers to another.

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