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Análise da capacidade produtiva de própolis em diferentes espécies de abelhas sem ferrão. [PDF]

, 2014
A criação de abelhas sem ferrão, conhecida como Meliponicultura, visa principalmente a produção de mel, porém outros produtos também podem ser gerados pela atividade, como pólen, cera e própolis. Esta última ainda não é bem difundida por falta de estudos
CORDEIRO, H. K. C., MENEZES, C.
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Meliponiculture in agroforestry systems: alternative income, agricultural divesification and ecosystem services = Meliponicultura em sistemas agroflorestais: alternativa de renda, diversificação agrícola e serviços ecossistêmicos

Agro@mbiente On-line, 2017
A meliponicultura, criação racional de abelhas nativas sem ferrão, é uma atividade que se enquadra nos princípios de práticas agrícolas economicamente viáveis, ecologicamente sustentáveis e socialmente justas, assim como os Sistemas Agroflorestais (Saf’s)
Bruna Schmidt Gemim, Francisca Alcivania de Melo Silva   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indigenous Knowledge, Habitat, and Nest Characterization of Stingless Bee (Meliponula beccarii) in West Arsi Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Stingless bees are eusocial insects that play vital roles as pollinators of many flowering plants and high value products. However, information on their nesting habitats and nest characteristics is scarce in West Arsi Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia. This study was conducted to characterize indigenous knowledge, habitat, and nest of stingless bees.
Taye Beyene, Mekonen Woldetsadik, Desta Abi, Zewdu Ararso Hora, Zeljko Tomanovic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Knowledge Systems: Ethnotaxonomy and Alpha Taxonomy of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in an Amazon-Cerrado Ecotone in Northern Brazil

Sociobiology
The articulation between traditional knowledge and scientific understanding has proven essential for the study and conservation of biodiversity, particularly in regions with high biological and cultural diversity.
Miqueias Almeida, José Augusto Santos-Silva, Lidianne Salvatierra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pollen Spectrum and Trophic Niche Width of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Highly Urbanized and Industrialized Sites

Sociobiology, 2019
The floristic composition of an environment is important to ensure the trophic niche of bee species. Melipona scutellaris Latreille, is a typical stingless bee of Atlantic rainforest sites in northeastern Brazil, a region widely established in ...
Brunelle Ramos Andrade, Andreia Santos do Nascimento, Emanuella Lopes Franco, Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira Alves, Maria Angélica Pereira de Carvalho Costa, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Saving the Other Bees: The Resurgence of Stingless Beekeeping in the Zona Maya

Conservation & Society, 2020
This paper discusses strategies for salvaging biodiversity through a case study exploring the revitalisation of keeping stingless bees in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Eve Z Bratman
doaj   +1 more source

Potencial produtivo de própolis com abelha sem ferrão Frieseomelitta varia. [PDF]

, 2013
A própolis é um subproduto das abelhas, que consiste principalmente na mistura de resinas de origem vegetal, e que apresenta alto valor comercial. O uso de abelhas sem ferrão com potencial para a produção da própolis ainda é pouco explorado, devido à ...
CORDEIRO, H. K. C., LOPES FILHO, N. M., MENEZES, C.   +2 more
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The deforestation in Brazil Tropical Forest and its ecological consequences for pollination and honey production. Case study: the Melipona Bees & COOPMEL [PDF]

, 2021
Deforestation and forest degradation are essentially driven by a shift to agriculture to fill a growing demand for palm oil, soy, cattle, and meet a demand for bioenergy. The annual rate of net forest loss increased from 3.78 million ha in 1990–2000 to 3.
Borges, Pâmela Ramos
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Rescue of Stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) nests: an important form of mitigating impacts caused by deforestation

Sociobiology, 2014
As stingless bees are important pollinators of wild and cultivated plants, their preservation is of vital importance to sustain the global ecosystem and to safeguard human food resources.
Luciano Costa, Rafael Franco, Leandro Guimarães, Ayrton Vollet Neto, Filipi Silva, Guaraci Duran Cordeiro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physicochemical and microbiological quality of honeys produced by stingless bees Scaptotrigona polysticta, Melipona illota and Tetragonisca angustula (Apidae: Meliponini) in San Martín, Peru

Peruvian Journal of Agronomy, 2020
The honeys from stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) are recognized for their medicinal properties. They are commonly used by many indigenous groups around the world.
Marilena Marconi, Javier Ormeño Luna, Carlos Daniel Vecco Giove   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source