The many facets of their compound eyes give them a total image in a mosaic of dots. Bees see all colors humans do except red, and they see ultraviolet, which humans cannot. In addition, its eyes even perform a function of a compass. As it flies it glances at the sky and position of the sun. By so doing, it maps out the direction it is going and from where it came.
Bees fly upwards of a mile from the hive, but always fly directly back.
Those who study bees have noted that when a bee returns to the hive it even communicates and converses with the other bees and tells them what they've found. They do this by performing a ritual dance of many steps and motions. For instance, when a bee has found pollen and nectar, it dances a specific dance that communicates where the pollen and nectar can be found, the position, distance and direction the others must fly to get there. Why this dance they can even communicate how much nectar there is to gather. If there is only a small amount, the scout bee dances briefly.