Ecology and Management of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)

M Frazier, E Muli, H Patch - Annual Review of Entomology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
In Africa, humans evolved as honey hunters of honey bee subspecies adapted to diverse
geographical regions. Beekeeping today is practiced much as it was when Africans moved …

Advances and knowledge gaps on climate change impacts on honey bees and beekeeping: A systematic review

G Zapata‐Hernández, M Gajardo‐Rojas… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Western honey bee Apis mellifera is a managed species that provides diverse
hive products and contributing to wild plant pollination, as well as being a critical component …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of bee species and vegetation on the antioxidant properties of honeys produced by Afrotropical stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)

CA Mduda, JM Hussein, MH Muruke - Journal of Agriculture and Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Stingless bee honey is widely utilized as a traditional medicine in tropical and subtropical
regions. The rich diversity of stingless bees and floral resources in the African tropics …

Antimicrobial properties of honeys produced by stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) from different vegetation zones of Tanzania

CA Mduda, MH Muruke, JM Hussein - International Journal of Tropical …, 2023 - Springer
Stingless bee honey is an important component of African ethno-medicine, used to treat a
variety of health conditions. However, there is scanty information on the therapeutic …

Traditional knowledge and uses of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) in Tanzania

CA Mduda, JM Hussein, MH Muruke - International Journal of Tropical …, 2023 - Springer
The use to stingless bees in Tanzania is widespread, however, the traditional knowledge
and practices are not well documented. This study assessed the traditional knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Functional orthologs of honeybee CYP6AQ1 in stingless bees degrade the butenolide insecticide flupyradifurone

X Xiao, J Haas, R Nauen - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Flupyradifurone (FPF), a novel butenolide insecticide binding to nicotinic acetylcholine
receptors (nAChRs), has been shown to be less acutely toxic to western honey bees (Apis …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the accuracy of honey bee forage class mapping using ensemble learning and multi-source satellite data in Google Earth Engine

F Mengistu, BT Hailu, TA Abera, J Heiskanen… - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
In semi-arid agro-pastoral environments of Africa, beekeeping is widely recognized as an
important activity to improve and diversify livelihoods. Although the scientific identification of …

Discrimination of Tanzanian stingless bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) based on nest characteristics

CA Mduda, JM Hussein, MH Muruke - Biologia, 2024 - Springer
Stingless bees are a unique resource to Afrotropical ecosystems where they pollinate crops
and natural vegetation, and produce honey which has medicinal powers. Studies on African …

[HTML][HTML] Discrimination of honeys produced by Tanzanian stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) based on physicochemical properties and sugar profiles

CA Mduda, JM Hussein, MH Muruke - Journal of Agriculture and Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Honey composition vary according to floral origin and bee species from which it is produced.
Understanding the composition of honey is essential for guaranteeing its quality and …

People's knowledge and perceptions towards bee–pollinators in the Southern Highlands, Tanzania: Conservation implications and strategies

F Ojija, C Leweri - Tropical Conservation Science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and research aims Bees are important pollinators of flowering wild plants and
agricultural crops that contribute significantly towards food security, improving people's …