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Stingless bees (SB), sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group of bees (from about 462 to 552 described species), comprising the tribe Meliponini (or subtribe Meliponina according to other authors).
Apr 20, 2021 · Though perhaps you’d be glad to know that in Malaysia, we’re able to farm stingless bees. Locally, they’re known as kelulut bees, and it’s actually an industry that’s reaped RM33.6 million in the country as of 2020, but has the potential to grow to RM3.03 billion in annual sales if developed.
Apr 1, 2022 · In the Peruvian Amazon, native stingless bees are helping beekeepers and their communities by producing honey and pollinating local plants.
Stingless bees are a large group of bees, comprising the tribe Meliponini (sometimes called stingless honey bees) in the family Apidae. They are closely related to the common honey bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees and bumblebees.
Stingless bees are also known as sweat bees and sugar-bag bees. The names of stingless bees vary according to the region where they are found. For example, the Australian native honey bee or the Maya stingless bee.
This review aimed to evaluate the nutraceutical and medicinal effects of stingless bee honey (SBH) by bringing a discussion focused on the main known in vitro/in vivo health-promoting effects. SBH has a high-water content, slight sweetness, acidic flavor, fluid texture, and slow crystallization.
Dec 4, 2020 · Stingless bees belong to the corbiculate bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae), as do the bumble bees (Bombini), the honey bees (Apini) and the orchid bees (Euglossini). These four groups of bees are characterised by their habit of carrying pollen in a “pollen basket” (or corbicula ) on their hind legs (Fig. 1.1 ).
