The queen bee has her own pheromones in addition to the smell she produces when ready to mate. When a beekeeper wants to requeen a colony by introducing a queen from another source, he or she must place the queen in a cage within the colony for up to five days in order for the worker bees to get used to her odor. Sight Honey bees and people do not see eye to eye. Although honey bees have a fairly broad color range, they do not see red and can only differentiate between six major categories of color, including yellow, blue-green, blue, violet, and ultraviolet. Differentiation is not equally good throughout the range and is best in the blue-green, violet and bee's purple colors.
Bees are more sensitive to salts than humans, but less sensitive to bitter flavors.
Touch Honey bees use their antennae to gauge the width and depth of cells while constructing comb. They also communicate via touch during bee dances.