[HTML][HTML] Resin use by stingless bees: A review
M Shanahan, M Spivak - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical
ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless …
ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless …
Pollination services at risk: bee habitats will decrease owing to climate change in Brazil
Native bees are important providers of pollination services, but there are cumulative
evidences of their decline. Global changes such as habitat losses, invasions of exotic …
evidences of their decline. Global changes such as habitat losses, invasions of exotic …
Urban gardens promote bee foraging over natural habitats and plantations
Increasing human land use for agriculture and housing leads to the loss of natural habitat
and to widespread declines in wild bees. Bee foraging dynamics and fitness depend on the …
and to widespread declines in wild bees. Bee foraging dynamics and fitness depend on the …
Selection of yeasts from bee products for alcoholic beverage production
MS Silva, LM Arruda, PL Xavier, MXD Ramírez… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The use of appropriate yeast strains allows to better control the fermentation during
beverage production. Bee products, especially of stingless bees, are poorly explored as …
beverage production. Bee products, especially of stingless bees, are poorly explored as …
Environmental windows for foraging activity in stingless bees, Melipona subnitida Ducke and Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)
The foraging success of a bee species is limited to an environmental window, a combination
of optimal ambient temperatures and resource availability. Mismatches between flowering …
of optimal ambient temperatures and resource availability. Mismatches between flowering …
Stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) adjust brood production rather than foraging activity in response to changes in pollen stores
Highly eusocial bees (honey bees and stingless bees) sustain their colonies through
periods of resource scarcity by food stored within the nest. The protein supply necessary for …
periods of resource scarcity by food stored within the nest. The protein supply necessary for …
Extreme Effects of Season on the Foraging Activities and Colony Productivity of a Stingless Bee (Melipona asilvai Moure, 1971) in Northeast Brazil
DL do Nascimento… - Psyche: A Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study reports the influence of season on foraging activities and internal colonial
parameters of Melipona asilvai in an Atlantic forest area of northeast Brazil. We used video …
parameters of Melipona asilvai in an Atlantic forest area of northeast Brazil. We used video …
Pollen and nectar foraging by Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in natural habitat
C Oliveira-Abreu, SD Hilário, CFP Luz… - …, 2014 - periodicos.uefs.br
This study shows the influence of climatic factors and the nectar and pollen collection by
Melipona quadrifasciata in a natural habitat. Five colonies were studied in Parque das …
Melipona quadrifasciata in a natural habitat. Five colonies were studied in Parque das …
Pollen resources and trophic niche breadth of Apis mellifera and Melipona obscurior (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in a subtropical climate in the Atlantic rain forest of …
SB Hilgert-Moreira, CA Nascher, SM Callegari-Jacques… - Apidologie, 2014 - Springer
Pollen sources that comprise the trophic niche of native bee species Melipona obscurior and
introduced Apis mellifera and the breadth of this niche were studied in two areas in the …
introduced Apis mellifera and the breadth of this niche were studied in two areas in the …
[HTML][HTML] Relating climatic factors to foraging behavior of honeybees (Apis mellifera) during blooming period of Guizotia abyssinica (LF)
H Gebremedhn, A Tadesse, T Belay - Livestock Research for …, 2014 - lrrd.cipav.org.co
The present study was conducted at Mekelle Agricultural Research Center with the objective
of determining the foraging behavior of local honeybees in relation to climatic factors. This …
of determining the foraging behavior of local honeybees in relation to climatic factors. This …