The Stingless Honey Bees (Apidae, Apinae: Meliponini) in Panama and Pollination Ecology from Pollen Analysis

Roubik, David W.; Patiño, Jorge Enrique Moreno

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“…Indeed, we found twice as many species in hives as only in nature. However, long-term studies in Panama and Ecuador with many years of study and collecting have found that the total species of meliponines comes out to be 50% more than what was originally thought (Roubik 2018, Roubik & Moreno Patiño 2018, Vit et al 2018. This seems to indicate that beekeepers usually focus on those species which respond well to being kept in hives, produce more honey or are not aggressive and do not know much about many species that live, or once lived, near them.…”

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Richness and distribution of the meliponine fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in the State of Ceará, Brazil

Felix

Freitas

2021

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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Meliponines, popularly known as stingless bees, present a great diversity of species widely distributed in tropical regions. Some species are rationally reared to obtain bee products like honey, pollen and wax, and most of them are important pollinators of the native and cultivated fl ora in Brazil. Nevertheless, stingless bees are little investigated in their natural range throughout the country, especially in NE Brazil. This work is the fi rst comprehensive survey sampling stingless bee species throughout the state of Ceará investigating their occurrence and distribution in different phytoecological units. In this sense, the study evaluated the species richness; the distribution in the diverse types of vegetation and relief formations; and reviewed the list of species with occurrence already described and incorporated 20 new occurrences for Ceará, increasing the number of species reported to the state from 29 to 49. We also indicate rare species and those once common but presently threatened mainly due to habitat loss, demonstrating the need of conservation efforts and potential for sustainable exploitation of these bee species and their habitats through meliponiculture. It also shed light in the potential richness of stingless bee species in NE Brazil.

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Richness and distribution of the meliponine fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in the State of Ceará, Brazil

Felix

Freitas

2021

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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“…Pollen profile collected by different stingless bees species has been documented in Southeast Asia [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ] and South America [ 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. Stingless bees collect pollen from underutilised fruits, tree, and ornamental plants, shrubs, epiphytes, herbs, and lianas [ 21 , 31 ]. They have smaller body size compared to honeybees, which provides an advantage in collecting pollen from small flowers such as Mimosa pudica [ 22 , 26 ] and Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia [ 33 ].…”

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Stingless Bee-Collected Pollen (Bee Bread): Chemical and Microbiology Properties and Health Benefits

2021

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Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread) is a mixture of bee pollen, bee salivary enzymes, and regurgitated honey, fermented by indigenous microbes during storage in the cerumen pot. Current literature data for bee bread is overshadowed by bee pollen, particularly of honeybee Apis. In regions such as South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia, information on stingless bee bee bread is mainly sought to promote the meliponiculture industry for socioeconomic development. This review aims to highlight the physicochemical properties and health benefits of bee bread from the stingless bee. In addition, it describes the current progress on identification of beneficial microbes associated with bee bread and its relation to the bee gut. This review provides the basis for promoting research on stingless bee bee bread, its nutrients, and microbes for application in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

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“…Unfortunately, pollinator decline is invoked as one of the most pervasive problems worldwide (Potts et al 2010). Consequently, an understanding of bees’ performance and resource preferences in different ecosystems will permit the development of conservation actions to mend the decline in pollinators caused by human activities (Kleijn et al 2008, Potts et al 2010, Roubik and Patiño 2018).…”

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“…Ecuador is considered one of the most diverse stingless bee hotspots with ca. 130 species representing 25% of the known species worldwide (Roubik 2018, Vit et al 2018). An example of this extraordinary diversity was documented by Roubik (2018) in a 50 ha plot in Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, where 100 stingless bee species were identified.…”

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“…130 species representing 25% of the known species worldwide (Roubik 2018, Vit et al 2018). An example of this extraordinary diversity was documented by Roubik (2018) in a 50 ha plot in Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, where 100 stingless bee species were identified. In addition, in the seasonal forests of southern Ecuador, 89 species have been recorded (Ramírez-Romero et al 2013), some of which are traditionally managed in rural–urban areas and critical for the local economies (Martínez-Fortún et al 2018).…”

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Pollen Resources Used by Two Species of Stingless Bees (Meliponini) in a Tropical Dry Forest of Southern Ecuador

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Guerrero

Gusmán

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Journal of Insect Science

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Pollinators are crucial for ecosystem functionality; however, little is known about the plant species used by some of these, such as stingless bees. In this study, for the first time, pollen resources used by Melipona mimetica Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) and Scaptotrigona sp. Moure (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) were identified through analysis of corbicular pollen found on worker bees in a dry forest in southern Ecuador. In total, 68 pollen types were identified belonging to 31 botanical families. The most represented plant families were Fabaceae (16%), Malvaceae (7%), and Boraginaceae (7%). Both stingless bee species exhibited a polylectic behavior, with an average of 16 pollen types collected by individual bees. Differences in abundances of pollen types collected by each species indicated distinct uses for these two bee species.

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The Stingless Honey Bees (Apidae, Apinae: Meliponini) in Panama and Pollination Ecology from Pollen Analysis

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Richness and distribution of the meliponine fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in the State of Ceará, Brazil

Richness and distribution of the meliponine fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in the State of Ceará, Brazil

Stingless Bee-Collected Pollen (Bee Bread): Chemical and Microbiology Properties and Health Benefits

Pollen Resources Used by Two Species of Stingless Bees (Meliponini) in a Tropical Dry Forest of Southern Ecuador

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