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Honey consumer's perception: are brazilian consumers familiar with stingless bee honey?

Bioscience Journal
Stingless bees have a fundamental important role in the economies and traditions of South America indigenous cultures. Are mainly responsible for the pollination of several plant species. This way, the aim was to identify if Brazilian consumers know stingless bee honey and its sensorial characteristics, what is the consumption of this, as well as to ...
Ana Carolina Fluck, Fernando Reimann Skonieski, Olmar Antônio Denardin Costa, Bianca Pio Ávila, Kátia Maria Cardinal, Patricia Pinto da Rosa, Leonardo Piffer de Borba, Rodrigo Macagnan, Márcia Arocha Gularte   +8 more
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A comparative analysis of colour preferences in temperate and tropical social bees [PDF]

, 2018
This is the final version of the article. Available from Springer Verlag via the DOI in this record.The spontaneous occurrence of colour preferences without learning has been demonstrated in several insect species; however, the underlying mechanisms are ...
Balamurali, GS, Hempel de Ibarra, N, Nicholls, E, Somanathan, H   +3 more
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Melissopalynological Analysis Revealed a Higher Pollen Diversity in Stingless Bees than in Honey Bees

Hayati Journal of Biosciences
Identifying floral resources used by honey bees and stingless bees is essential for sustainable beekeeping and understanding pollination ecology. This study compared the diversity of floral resources utilized by the honey bee Apis cerana and stingless ...
Tiara Sayusti, Rika Raffiudin, Nina Ratna Djuita, Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah, Irmanida Batubara, Windra Priawandiputra, Rahmadi Sitompul, Svea Lina Jahnk, Hermann Behling   +8 more
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ELUCIDATING THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF STINGLESS BEE HONEY AS CRYOPROTECTANT AND THERMOREGULATED CONSTITUENTS [PDF]

Stingless bee honey had been studied for their unique properties and their potential in medical aspects. In this study, the physicochemical properties of the stingless bee honey of Heterotrigona itama  and Geniotrigona thoracica  were investigated for ...
Ngah, Norhayati, Raja Alias, Raja A’isyah Syahirah, Shahbuddin, Dahlia, Shahbuddin, Munira   +3 more
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Age polyethism in Plebeia emerina (Friese) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies related to propolis handling [PDF]

, 2010
Stingless bees collect plant resins and make it into propolis, although they have a wider range of use for this material than do honey bees (Apis spp.). Plebeia spp.
BLOCHTEIN, Betina, IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, Vera L, MEGIOLARO, Fernanda L, SANTOS, Camila G dos   +3 more
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Distribution of Stingless Bee (Trigona spp.) from Meliponiculture in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika
This study aims to determine species distribution by observing the stingless bees cultivated by the community in South Sumatra Province using meliponiculture. By visiting boxes and studying the entrance and characteristics of stingless bee hives at each
Beni Rahmad, Nurhayati Damiri, Zazili Hanafiah, Dessy Adriani   +3 more
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Distribution, pollution status of metals and human health risk evaluation in honey: Chemometric approach

Environmental Challenges
Ethiopia is one of the top honey-producing countries in Africa, with a diversity of floral sources for bees supported by different ecosystems. Studying the levels of metals in honey is essential for ensuring the quality and safety of honey and managing ...
Getie Gelaye, Dessie Ezez, Molla Tefera
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Could fungal infection make ant societies more open? [PDF]

, 2015
Ant colonies are a highly rewarding target for many pathogens and parasites and they also host various species of social parasites that exploit their social system.
Babik, Hanna, Csata, Enikő, Markó, Bálint, Rákosy, László, Timus, Natalia, Witek, Magdalena   +5 more
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Presença de cinco rainhas fisogástricas em colônia de abelha sem ferrão (Melipona scutellaris Latreille). [PDF]

, 2011
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ALVES, R. M. de O., CARVALHO, C. A. L. de, CARVALHO-ZILSE, G. A., DIAS, C. de S., MELO, A. F. de L., SOARES, A. C. F., SOUZA, B. de A.   +6 more
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Composition of stingless bee honey: Setting quality standards

, 2006
Compositional data from 152 stingless bee (Meliponini) honey samples were compiled from studies since 1964, and evaluated to propose a quality standard for this product. Since stingless bee honey has a different composition than Apis mellifera honey, some physicochemical parameters are presented according to stingless bee species.
Souza, Bruno, Roubik, David, Barth, Ortrud, Heard, Tim, EnrÍquez, Eunice, Carvalho, Carlos, Villas-Bôas, Jerônimo, Marchini, Luis, Locatelli, Jean, Persano-Oddo, Livia, Almeida-Muradian, Ligia, Bogdanov, SteFan, Vit, Patricia   +12 more
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