Stingless bees travel far to pollinate Cerrado trees
Brazil has one of the world’s greatest diversities of stingless bee species. In the face of a challenging environmental scenario, it is important to understandView More
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Stingless bees’ diet and the use of plant resources: what these bees search for during foraging
The diversity of stingless bee species reflects the different diets and resources required to maintain healthy hives. In the process of collecting food and nestingView More
Communication in stingless bees: different ways of sharing information
Sharing a house involves communicating important information to maintain the organisation. For example, when the food stock in our homes is over, we make aView More
Stingless bees are organised and busy workers: how do they share their daily functions?
Stingless bees are a very diverse group of tropical bees, with some species similar in size to a fruit fly and others larger than aView More
Honeybees and stingless bees: what are the main differences between these two great pollinator groups?
Ever wondered what are the main differences between honeybees and stingless bees? Besides the colours and sizes, many characteristics are imperceptible just by looking atView More
Meliponiculture as an environmental awareness agent
Awareness on the importance of stingless bees to the environment has been inducing residents of Parauapebas/PA to become meliponicultors. Author: Daniela RibeiroLeia em português Meliponiculture,View More
The oldest roots of bees are in the southern part of the planet, but how is it possible to discover this information?
A recent study, led by Dr. Eduardo Almeida, a professor at the University of São Paulo, investigated the genetics of current bees and other olderView More
Pollination and eavesdropping: did you know that stingless bees can be great spies?
In Brazil there are around 300 species of stingless bees and research with these pollinators is important so that we can understand our biodiversity andView More
Let’s find out more about Palynology!
The study of the pollen. Let’s learn about what interests the bees so much! Leia em Português. Auf deutsch lesen.Author: Luiza Romeiro. First, it isView More