Pollen is an excellent source of protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins and is
considered a food of high nutritional value as well as a source of income from economic …

Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 is of economic importance for local beekeepers, besides
its relevance in the pollination of native plant species of the Brazilian Atlantic forest …

The chemical composition and bioactivity indicators (flavonoids, polyphenols, and
antioxidant activity) of bee pollen produced by two Meliponini bee genera (Melipona and …

BACKGROUND Pot‐pollen is a fermented product stored by stingless bees in cerumen pots
and traditionally used as food or medicine by natives in tropical regions. Knowledge of pot …

The purpose of this study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of pollen
collected by the Amazonian stingless beesMelipona seminigra andMelipona interrupta, in …

This study aims to assess the microbiological parameters and the chemical composition of
21 samples of stingless bee pollen (Melipona mandacaia) from two regions of Bahia, Brazil …

Melipona colonies frequently nest in tree cavities in southern Venezuela, and traditional
stingless beekeeping employs log hives. Pot-pollen was collected from 13 stingless bee …

The pollen collected and stored by stingless bees is a source of protein that can be exploited
by meliponicultors, both for nutrition and income. Fresh pollen is similar to corbicular Apis …

Bee pollen is one of the richest and purest natural foods, used in the folk medicine, clinical
practices, and food and pharmaceutical industries. This work aims to characterise, for the …

The pollen collected by eusocial bees is often reported as being healthy food due to its
important nutritional and therapeutic properties. However, studies reporting such properties …