stingless bees
Prospection on Yeasts from Stingless Bees Honey in Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest (Caatinga)
... of stingless bees, have been reported in several papers (Rosa et ...solitary bees, which do not produce honey, in the Atlantic ...the bees and yeasts alike as sources of energy (Pimentel et ...
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Occurrence of filamentous fungi associated with stingless bees Melipona in meliponaries at the metropolitan region of Manaus, Amazonas
... Despite, there was an overall higher number of fungal colonies sampled during the rainy season, decrea- sing in the following season, the variation between seasons were not significant. Moreira and Siqueira (2002) ...
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Body size and flight distance in stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini): inference of flight range and possible ecological implications
... few stingless bee species and generally utilize indirect methods of release and recapture (Roubik, ...honey bees (Apis mellifera) collected declines linearly in relation to distance from the colonies ...
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Chemical composition, botanical evaluation and screening of radical scavenging activity of collected pollen by the stingless bees Melipona rufiventris (Uruçu-amarela)
... Mixture of different pollen types in one pollen bee is not common in social bees. Apis mellifera, a polylec- tic species, is known for its high fidelity to individual sources of pollen (Roubik 1989). ...
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Physicochemical characteristics and sensory profile of honey samples from stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) submitted to a dehumidification process
... of stingless bees (meliponines), consisting basically of a complex mix- ture of carbohydrates, especially glucose and fructose, organic acids, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, enzymes, pollens, and pigments ...
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Chemical characterization, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of propolis obtained from Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and Tetragonisca angustula stingless bees
... other bees, such as the ...Letreille stingless bees belong to the Meliponini tribe, and are two among more than 200 species of Brazilian native stingless bees ...these bees, one ...
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Production and characterization of mead from the honey of Melipona scutellaris stingless bees
... The dry and sweet mead produced from the honey of M. scutellaris presented slightly different characteristics when compared with each other, with some values exceeding the parameters established by the Brazilian ...
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Handling sticky Resin by Stingless Bees: Adhesive Properties of Surface Structures
... Further investigations have to test, if adhesion of resin is reduced on mandibles greased with nectar or honey. To prove our hypothesis, chemical research activities have to attest the existence of residues of the ...
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Stingless bees and mass flowering trees in the canopy of Atlantic Forest: a tight relationship
... of stingless bees on flowers and related data on plant sexual systems in the Atlantic rainforest are used to examine the following controversial ...that stingless bees are pre-adapted to ...
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TREE SPECIES USED FOR NIDIFICATION BY STINGLESS BEES IN THE BRAZILIAN CAATINGA (SERIDÓ, PB; JOÃO CÂMARA, RN)
... to stingless bees (Meliponinae) were ...of stingless bees, totalling 227 nests, were encountered in 12 tree ...of stingless bees were found in two tree species being Caesalpinia ...
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Pollinators of Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidales: Lecythidaceae): interactions with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) and trophic niche.
... of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in fl owers of Bertholletia excelsa, the Brazilian ...of stingless bees in the fl owers of B. excelsa. Meliponini bees did not have any effect on ...
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A comparative study of relational learning capacity in honeybees (Apis mellifera) and stingless bees (Melipona rufiventris).
... Furthermore, the study was carried out in two different countries due to the fact that Melipona rufiventris is native to Brazil and cannot be introduced into Australia for ecological reasons. Although the experimental ...
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Anticancer effects of geopropolis produced by stingless bees on canine osteosarcoma cells in vitro
... by bees from buds and exudates of the plants and mixed with wax and bee ...indigenous stingless bees such as Melipona fasciculata Smith collect resinous material of plants and add soil or clay, ...
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Phenolic constituents and antioxidant activity of geopropolis from two species of amazonian stingless bees.
... PHENOLIC CONSTITUENTS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF GEOPROPOLIS FROM TWO SPECIES OF AMAZONIAN STINGLESS BEES. We investigated the phenolic constituents and antioxidant activity of geopropolis from two species ...
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Physicochemical properties and antioxidant capacity of propolis of stingless bees (Meliponinae) and Apis from two regions of Tocantins, Brazil
... The composition of propolis depends on time, vegetation and the location of the collection area. The objective of this study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics, the concentration of phenol compounds and ...
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Physicochemical characteristics of pollen collected by Amazonian stingless bees
... The main bee species created in Brazil is Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758, from Europe and Africa. The most worldwide studied type of pollen is that collected by the species A. mellifera, and little is known about the ...
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FORAGING ON SOME NONFLORAL RESOURCES BY STINGLESS BEES (HYMENOPTERA, MELIPONINI) IN A CAATINGA REGION
... No stingless bees were found during the rainy season but many of them, as well as Apis, were observed during the dry ...that stingless bees are known for disturbing people having sweat on ...
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Enhanced production of parthenocarpic cucumbers pollinated with stingless bees and Africanized honey bees in greenhouses
... Africanized bees (Apis mellifera), and the Brazilian native stingless bees, Jataí (Tetragonisca angustula) and Iraí (Nannotrigona testaceicornis) on fruit ...Jataí bees were not observed ...
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Handling sticky resin by stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
... Stingless Bees use the ventral, inner side of the tip of the spoon-like mandible to form and cut the resin during pick- ...worker bees can remove the resin that eas- ily and without any residues and ...
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Where the most Adapted Remain: Stingless Bees Community (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini) in Urban Areas of the City of Uba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
... by bees, in special Meliponini species, which has drastically reduced their populations due to loss of habitat for urban ...of stingless bees in urban areas of the municipality of Ubá - MG, Brazil, ...
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