distance information about the food source is also coded into bee dances. of the food is close to the hive (less than 50) , the forager employs a simpler dance called the round dance. the forager simply turns a complete clockwise circle, then turn, and completes a counterclockwise circle, a performance that is repeated many times. other workers cluster around the scout and become stimulated by the dance as well as the odor of nectar and pollen grains from flowers she has visited. the recruits then fly out and search in all directions but do not stray far. the round dance carries the message that food is to be found in the vicinity of the hive.