Internal water supply in Africanized beehives during the dry season in the Brazilian semiarid

Melquiades, Catiana da Conceição Vieira; Bendini, Juliana do Nascimento; Moura, Sinevaldo Gonçalves de

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“…In semiarid regions the dry season is characterized by high temperatures, low relative humidity and minimal rainfall (MELQUÍADES et al, 2020). These factors, combined with the scarcity of floral resources available to bees during this period, make the occurrence of plant species that bloom during the dry season essential to the sustainability of beekeeping in the semiarid.…”

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“…No semiárido o período seco é caracterizado pela ocorrência de altas temperaturas, baixa umidade relativa e baixíssimos índices pluviométricos (MELQUÍADES et al, 2020). Tais fatores, aliados à escassez de recursos florais disponíveis às abelhas, nesse período, fazem com que a ocorrência de espécies vegetais que floresçam durante a estação seca seja fundamental para a sustentabilidade da apicultura no semiárido.…”

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Mapping bee flora in honey producing areas of the Alto Médio Canindé microregion in Piauí state, Brazil

Bendini

Souza

Barros

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The Brazilian state of Piauí is one of the largest producers of organic honey in the country. Although the product is made from nectar collected from natural vegetation, including several species endemic to the Caatinga, knowledge of the beekeeping potential of semiarid vegetation remains scarce, particularly in Piauí. As such, the present study aimed to map the flora of honey-producing areas of the Alto Médio microregion in Piauí. A survey was conducted of apiaries in the region and bee production in four beekeeping communities, using data provided by the Simplício Mendes Microregion Beekeeping Cooperative (COMAPI). Geographic coordinates were used to generate a map to analyze vegetation in the region and excursions were carried out in previously defined areas to survey plants visited by honeybees. The beekeeping communities in areas with greater floral density had the highest honey production. Forty plant species were collected, with the most representative family being Fabaceae, followed by Euphorbiaceae and Anacardiaceae. Most of the plants surveyed were visited by bees with the sole purpose of collecting nectar and were flowering in months with the highest honey production. Thus, creating a flowering calendar could help beekeepers make better use of the local flora.

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Mapping bee flora in honey producing areas of the Alto Médio Canindé microregion in Piauí state, Brazil

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Percepção da juventude rural sobre a apicultura desenvolvida em comunidades rurais do semiárido piauiense

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Melo

Santos

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In the state of Piauí, beekeeping presents itself as an alternative to generate income for peasant families, more precisely in the semiarid region. This study aimed to analyze the perception of young people in relation to beekeeping practiced in the city of Massapê do Piauí. Therefore, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 48 students from rural communities. It was observed that young people, in general, do not identify with rural activities, although many have some degree of kinship with beekeepers. Most young people had little knowledge about beekeeping, especially with regard to the prevention of accidents with bees (stinged). It is noteworthy that many of them consider the stings as the biggest obstacle to entering the activity. Although they know the social, economic and environmental importance of beekeeping, as well as the negative impacts that the disappearance of bees would cause in their communities, most young people did not show interest in participating in training to start beekeeping. Given the notable apathy of students in relation to beekeeping, it is suggested actions aimed at knowledge and awareness of youth in relation to the activity as an important tool for social and economic inclusion for agents in the rural community.

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Pólen apícola de áreas de matas de babaçu (Atallea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng.)

Bendini

Souza

2020

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Objetivou-se descrever o potencial das matas de babaçu (Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng.) para a produção de pólen apícola, bem como determinar a composição nutricional do produto. Para tanto, foram instalados coletores de pólen em colmeias de abelhas africanizadas (Apis mellifera L.) do Apiário Experimental do Centro de Práticas Zootécnicas do Instituto de Ensino Superior Múltiplo, em uma área de mata de babaçu, no município de Timon, Maranhão. Amostras de pólen de cada colônia foram coletadas diariamente durante a primeira semana de cada mês nos períodos de floração do babaçu e levadas para estufa. Posteriormente, as amostras foram limpas, colocadas em embalagens plásticas, separadas por data de coleta. Pesquisou-se no microscópio, a predominância do tipo polínico referente ao babaçu, sendo que as amostras provenientes da referida palmeira foram pesadas e submetidas à avaliação do teor de proteína bruta e da quantidade de aminoácidos. Observou-se que apenas a amostra de pólen referente à coleta realizada no mês de outubro foi considerada monofloral (51,8g/colmeia) e a ocorrência do pólen de babaçu diminuiu gradativamente durante os meses seguintes. Em relação à composição nutricional, embora o teor de proteína (23,12%) tenha sido considerado semelhante e muitas vezes superior ao encontrado na literatura, as quantidades de aminoácidos essenciais atenderam parcialmente as exigências nutricionais das abelhas, o que pode ter influenciado no comportamento de forrageamento desses insetos nas matas de babaçu.

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Internal water supply in Africanized beehives during the dry season in the Brazilian semiarid

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Mapping bee flora in honey producing areas of the Alto Médio Canindé microregion in Piauí state, Brazil

Mapping bee flora in honey producing areas of the Alto Médio Canindé microregion in Piauí state, Brazil

Percepção da juventude rural sobre a apicultura desenvolvida em comunidades rurais do semiárido piauiense

Pólen apícola de áreas de matas de babaçu (Atallea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng.)

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