HMC BeeLab

HMC BeeLab In the Bee Lab at Harvey Mudd College, we use biology, math, CS & engineering to study how groups of bees (and ants!) evolve to coordinate group behavior.

In the Bee Lab at Harvey Mudd College, we study more than just bees. We're interested in how groups of animals evolve to coordinate behavior. Honey bees, for example, search out flowers and use their famous dance to tell nestmates where to go. By recruiting more bees to the best flowers, dancing helps the group collect food more efficiently. Using mathematical models, computer simulation, and lab and field experiments with bees and ants, we explore how communication shapes collective behavior.

Are you easily distracted by plants? (Yeah, me too.) Go on a virtual Natural History trip to pHake Lake, our field stati...
04/10/2026

Are you easily distracted by plants? (Yeah, me too.) Go on a virtual Natural History trip to pHake Lake, our field station's artificial pond, with Ecology Lab student Callie. Enjoy the journey ... and don't focus too much on the destination! https://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2026/04/phake-lake-fake-out.html Harvey Mudd College

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