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Individual foraging, activity level and longevity in the stingless bee Melipona beecheii in Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Foraging behaviour of individually marked workers of Melipona beecheii (Meliponinae) was monitored in Costa Rica to investigate individual specialisation for different materials and how this influences foraging longevity.
Biesmeijer, J.C., Tóth, E.
core   +1 more source

Stingless Bee Propolis Review as Biocosmetics for Anti-Acne, Anti-Aging, and Skin-Whitening

open access: yesJournal of Apicultural Science
Data on cosmetic sales has grown significantly recently, with consumers increasingly choosing natural cosmetics or biocosmetics. The natural ingredient that has received attention recently is stingless bee propolis.
Paramita Swandari   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Description of an ancient social bee trapped in amber using diagnostic radioentomology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The application of non-invasive imaging technologies using X-radiation (diagnostic radioentomology, ‘DR') is demonstrated for the study of amber-entombed social bees. Here, we examine the external and internal morphology of an Early Miocene (Burdigalian)
Engel, M.   +6 more
core  

Absence of Leishmaniinae and Nosematidae in stingless bees [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Bee pollination is an indispensable component of global food production and plays a crucial role in sustainable agriculture. The worldwide decline of bee populations, including wild pollinators, poses a threat to this system.
Blochtein, Betina   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Characterisation of bacteria isolated from the stingless bee, Heterotrigona itama, honey, bee bread and propolis

open access: yesPeerJ, 2019
Bacteria are present in stingless bee nest products. However, detailed information on their characteristics is scarce. Thus, this study aims to investigate the characteristics of bacterial species isolated from Malaysian stingless bee, Heterotrigona ...
M. S. Ngalimat   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stingless bee honey and its potential value: a systematic review

open access: yesFood Research, 2017
Modern science has found that most traditional practice of using stingless bee honey has great potential as an added value in modern medicine and considered to have a higher medicinal value than other bee species.
Yaacob, M.,   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pesticide Exposure Assessment Paradigm for Stingless Bees

open access: yesEnvironmental Entomology, 2018
Although the importance of bees as the pollinators responsible for maintaining gene flow for many native and cultivated plants in ecosystems around the world is recognized, much of their biodiversity and behavior remains to be discovered. Stingless bees are considered key pollinators for several plant species in tropical and subtropical ecosystems and ...
Karina O Cham   +16 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Characterizing the Use of Botanical Resources from Pollen Loads from Apis mellifera, and Stingless Bees’ Pot-pollen Palynology: An Approach Using Network Analysis and Generalized Linear Models

open access: yesSociobiology
Pollen loads gathered by honeybees and pot-pollen stored by stingless bees are functional foods with commercial potential. The botanical origin influences the physicochemical composition of the corbicular pollen, Apis mellifera’s bee bread, and the ...
Lendra Schuastz Breda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality assessment and chemical diversity of Australian propolis from Tetragonula carbonaria and Tetragonula hockingsi stingless bees

open access: yesScientific Reports
Stingless bee propolis has gained global attention as a novel source of bioactive compounds with potential applications in food and medicine to promote human health.
Damon C. Woods   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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