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The economic and cultural values of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) among ethnic groups of tropical America

Sociobiology, 2018
Stingless honey bees— commonly known as stingless bees— have long provided food and materials to the inhabitants of tropical America. We conducted a literature search to codify available information, including non-peer reviewed ‘grey literature’, on the ...
José Javier G Quezada-Euán, Guiomar Nates-Parra, Marcia M. Maués, David W Roubik, Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca   +4 more
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Enhancing capacity and empowering local communities live inside Thirty Hills National Park, Riau through meliponiculture

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021
Abstract Thirty Hills National Park (THNP) located in Riau province has a local community, namely Talang Mamak tribes, who live inside its territory. To increase their livelihood and reduce their dependency on forest resources, THNP conducts an empowerment activity as an alternative for living through meliponiculture.
A Pribadi, D Roza
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Food Reward and Distance Influence the Foraging Pattern of Stingless Bee, Heterotrigona itama

Insects, 2018
Beekeeping with stingless bee provides new opportunities to improve the incomes of many households in Malaysia through the sale of honey and other bee products. While Heterotrigona itama is one of the most commonly cultured species of stingless bees, its
Norasmah Basari, Sarah Najiah Ramli, Nur 'Aina Syakirah Mohd Khairi   +2 more
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Impact of the introduction of stingless bee colonies (Scaptotrigona aff. postica) on the productivity of acai (Euterpe oleracea)

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2020
The acai palm is a typical palm tree of the Amazonian estuary, especially important in the diet and extractive agriculture economy of the Eastern Amazonia. Its fruit productivity is highly dependent on cross-pollination.
Nilton Akio Muto, Renan Oliveira de Sousa Leite, Daniel Santiago Pereira, Herve Louis Ghislain Rogez, Giorgio Cristino Venturieri   +4 more
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Diversity of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) at vegetated habitats in Aul Tungganai Meliponiculture of Lubuk Minturun, Padang, West Sumatra [PDF]

, 2023
Henny Herwina, Z S Urrahmah, Mairawita Mairawita, Yaherwandi Yaherwandi, J Nurdin, Muhammad Nazri Janra   +5 more
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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
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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
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Potensi Keterlibatan Multipihak dan Pendampingan Perguruan Tinggi berkelanjutan bagi Pengembangan Ekowisata Kapalo Banda dengan Daya tarik Utama Pembudidayaan Lebah Tanpa Sengat (Apidae: Meliponinae).

Warta Pengabdian Andalas
The development of Kapalo Banda ecotourism in Limau Manis Village, Padang, has the potential to be developed as agro-ecotourism by involving multiple stakeholders.
Henny Herwina, Jasmi, Mansyurdin, Syamsuardi, Jabang Nurdin, Nofrita Nurdin, Muhammad Nazri Janra, Rita Maliza, Eli Ratni, Miftahul Ilmi, Nabilah Rahmachila Azura, Syakira Tiara Rezvi, Elni Fatimah, Fajri Hidayat   +13 more
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Diversity, structure, and composition of melliferous and non-melliferous vegetation surrounding meliponaries of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Botan‪ical Sciences
Background: Although the loss of Melipona beecheii colonies in meliponaries suggests insufficient availability of melliferous blooming plants, there is limited knowledge about the diversity and conditions of the surrounding vegetation.
Alejandro Pérez-Morfi, Alfredo Dorantes-Euan, Rosalina Rodríguez, Elia Ramírez-Arriaga, Juan Manuel Dupuy-Rada, Azucena Canto   +5 more
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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
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