Two fundamental tools available to the honeybee first their ability to see ultraviolet and polarized light allows them to determine the location of the Son at all times ultraviolet light is able to penetrate thick clouds or fog also as like from the Sun passes through the atmosphere its polarized in a direction towards the Sun when viewed from the earth devices like polarized film sunglasses or honeybee eyes can detect this orientation and determine the position of the Sun even while looking in the opposite direction.