Abstract: Using the feature of bee’s swarm intelligence and mechanism of its foraging behavior, efficient intelligence algorithm and artificial system can be designed. This is a new research direction. Recently, many researchers have explored it extensively. This paper expatiates on two typical intelligence optimization algorithms that based on bee foraging model, named Bees Algorithm (BA) and Artificial Bee Colony (ABC), and gaves a brief description of other intelligence algorithms of this type.

Key words: foraging model, swarm intelligence, waggle dance, BA, ABC 