For example, bees can see many colors but they do not see red. On the other end of the spectrum, we can't see ultraviolet and honey bees can. One of the big differences between humans and bees is how we perceive odors. We use our nose to smell, honey bees use their antennae. The new queen bee produces a special odor to attract drones called a sex pheromone.
Bees also use odors to help locate their hive.
To humans this pheromone smells lemony. Finally, when a bee stings, it gives off an odor that smells like bananas called an alarm pheromone . It attracts other bees to come to the defense of the hive. Read Information sheet 28 . Africanized honey bees are sensitive to odors and may be more easily aroused than European honey bees.