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Resin Use by Stingless Bees: A Review [PDF]

Insects, 2021
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless bees use resin to build essential nest structures, repel predators,
Maggie Shanahan, Marla Spivak
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Investigation on the Conservation Consciousness of an Important Pollination Insect: Stingless Bee in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park

Redai dili, 2023
Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meloponini) play a significant ecological role in tropical and subtropical regions. They have good utilization value in pollination, medicinal applications, and industrial raw materials.
Chen Xin, Zhao Shan, Li Linming, Wu Huazhou, Zhang Zhe, Gao Jinglin, Wang Shijie   +6 more
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Thermal patterns in stingless bee colonies. [PDF]

Naturwissenschaften
Abstract Understanding the thermal dynamics of stingless bee colonies is essential for developing effective monitoring systems and promoting sustainable meliponiculture. In this study, we compiled and analyzed brood, nest periphery, and ambient temperature data from 36 stingless bee species reported across several published studies ...
Dos Santos CF, Devkota K, Blochtein B, Almeida EAB.   +3 more
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Ethnomedicinal uses of stingless bee honey among native communities of Baringo County, Kenya

Scientific African, 2022
Stingless bees live in tropical and subtropical areas around the world, however, stingless bee honey and other products have traditionally been used in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world to treat various diseases since ancient times. Little
Sabella J. Kiprono, Gladys Mengich, Jackline Kosgei, Charles Mutai, Sammy Kimoloi   +4 more
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Stingless bees (Meliponini): senses and behavior [PDF]

Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2016
Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) are by far the largest group of eusocial bees on Earth. Due to the diversity of evolutionary responses to specific ecological challenges, the Meliponini are well suited for comparative studies of the various adaptations to the environment found in highly eusocial bees.
Michael Hrncir, Stefan Jarau, Friedrich G. Barth   +2 more
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Deep Divergence and Genomic Diversification of Gut Symbionts of Neotropical Stingless Bees

mBio, 2023
Social bees harbor conserved gut microbiotas that may have been acquired in a common ancestor of social bees and subsequently codiversified with their hosts.
Garance Sarton-Lohéac, Carlos Gustavo Nunes da Silva, Florent Mazel, Gilles Baud, Vincent de Bakker, Sudip Das, Yassine El Chazli, Kirsten Ellegaard, Marc Garcia-Garcera, Natasha Glover, Joanito Liberti, Lorena Nacif Marçal, Aiswarya Prasad, Vincent Somerville, Germán Bonilla-Rosso, Philipp Engel   +15 more
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Cosmeceutical benefits of stingless bee honey

Journal of Pharmacy, 2023
There were about 500 stingless bee species that had been reported in Afrotropical, Indo-Australian and Neotropical provinces with the highest diversity species originating in the Neotropical.
Hazrina Hadi, Nuraqilah Zulkifli
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Botanical Origin Differentiation of Malaysian Stingless Bee Honey Produced by Heterotrigona itama and Geniotrigona thoracica Using Chemometrics

Molecules, 2021
Stingless bee honey, specifically honeydew honey, is generally valued for its better health benefits than those of most blossom types. However, scientific studies about the differentiation of stingless bee honey based on honeydew and blossom origins are ...
Wen-Jie Ng, Nam-Weng Sit, Peter Aun-Chuan Ooi, Kah-Yaw Ee, Tuck-Meng Lim   +4 more
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Optimizing honey production in stingless bee farming

Journal of Community Service and Empowerment, 2023
Harapan Jaya Village, Way Ratai Subdistrict, Pesawaran Regency has very promising potential for cultivating trigona bees. Lecture and student from University of Lampung team conducted training on stingless bee cultivation in this village in 2022. At the
P. Priyambodo, Elly L. Rustiati, Nindy Permatasari, Mahfud Sidik, Indah A. Lestari, Ani A. Yani, Lousanja D. Sa'uddah   +6 more
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Analysing stingless bee garden design for urban farming in Kelantan, Malaysia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The benefits of stingless bee honey for health found in various studies increase the demand for these apiculture activities to grow. However, the production of stingless bee honey requires specific garden design considerations according to the species ...
Wan Mohamad Wan Saiful Nizam, Hasan Ramly, Hassan Khalilah, Abdul Hamid Nor Hamizah, Ramlee Noorliyana, Yeo Lee Bak, Othmani Nurul Izzati, Mohamed Syahidah Amni, Mohamed Som Sahrudin   +8 more
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