Sociodemographic characteristics and participation of women in meliponiculture from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineBackground Meliponiculture is the breeding of stingless bees (SB) or bees of the Meliponini tribe. In Mexico, this activity was practiced before the arrival of the Spaniards, with the Yucatan Peninsula (YP) (comprising the states of Campeche, Quintana ...
Jesús Froylán Martínez-Puc +5 more
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Semiotically Mediated Human-Bee Communication in the Practice of Brazilian Meliponiculture. [PDF]
Biosemiotics, 2023 Stingless bees are among the most dominant pollinators in the south tropics. As such, the rational beekeeping of stingless bee species, called meliponiculture, is an ancient and relevant activity, related to sustainable agricultural development, and which connects traditional knowledge to innovation and novelty.
Piva HC.
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Legislation on meliponiculture in Brazil: social and environmental demand
Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2020 The American stingless bees species have been used in management and breeding practices by local civilizations since the pre-Columbian era. Currently, many of these species are managed commercially and maintained in meliponaries.
Jaqueline Reginato Koser +2 more
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Theoretical model for interdisciplinary analysis of human activities: Meliponiculture as an activity that promotes sustainability [PDF]
Ambiente & Sociedade, 2020 Meliponiculture, which is the rational keeping of stingless bees, has been practiced for centuries by pre-colonial populations and has been gaining adepts in recent years.
Celso Barbiéri, Tiago Mauricio Francoy
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Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities [PDF]
Apidologie, 2006 Stingless bees are social bees that live in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. All species produce honey, which has been appreciated by humans since ancient times. Here, the general panorama of meliponiculture is presented. Deforestation and poor management are the main problems faced by this incipient industry.
Marilda Cortopassi-Laurino +8 more
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Meliponiculture in agroforestry systems in Belterra, Pará, Brazil
ACTA Apicola Brasilica, 2021 In this study we characterized the honey production in agroforestry systems and inventing the species visited by stingless bees in the region of Belterra, Pará. We used a questionnaire applied to honey producers with questions that addressed socioeconomic conditions and the production of stingless bees, as well the plant species visited by bees ...
Ana Paula Silva Viana +5 more
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The effects of meliponicultural use of Tetragonula laeviceps on other bee pollinators and pollination efficacy of lemon [PDF]
PeerJThe augmentation of pollination success in lemon (Citrus limon Eureka) flowers remains contingent on the involvement of bee pollinators. With wild bee pollinator populations declining in agroecosystems, meliponiculture has emerged as a potential option ...
Muhamad Aldi Nurdiansyah +4 more
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Southeast Asian Meliponiculture for Sustainable Livelihood
, 2020 Las abejas sin aguijón (Apidae: Meliponini) son uno de los polinizadores más importantes de plantas nativas y cultivos económicos en partes tropicales y subtropicales del mundo. No solo establecen grandes colonias perennes con una organización social compleja, sino que también tienen una biología de anidación diversa.
Atsalek Rattanawannee +1 more
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Metabarcoding in Diet Assessment of Heterotrigona itama Based on trnL Marker towards Domestication Program [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Honey quality is the main criterion used for evaluating honey production in the stingless bee Heterotrigona itama, and it is correlated with the plant species consumed as its main diet.
Jaapar Fahimee +7 more
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Engineering economic analysis of meliponiculture in Malaysia considering current market price [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 Stingless bees (kelulut) keeping is now a trend in Malaysia. However, since demand for the source of colony in log is increasing, the log price is rapidly increasing.
Basrawi Firdaus +5 more
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