A vegetação da área que abrange a RPPN Fazenda Cabeceira do Prata sofreu intervenção antrópica ao longo do tempo, modificando sua paisagem, principalmente através da presença de gramíneas exóticas, resultado de atividades agropastoris que ocorriam antes de se tornar uma Unidade de Conservação. Com o objetivo de recuperar parte dessa área, foi feito um levantamento florístico da região e em seguida, utilizando técnicas de revegetação e conscientização por meio da Educação Ambiental, alunos da Escola Municipal Chaquib Kadri plantaram 50 mudas de 15 espécies da flora nativa. Foi utilizado o plantio heterogêneo, recriando condições ecofisiológicas mais próximas das florestas naturais, iniciando o processo de recuperação da área.

Honey from the Apis mellifera bee (Hymenoptera, Apidae) is one of the most consumed beehive products in the world, mainly due to its nutritional and therapeutic value. In poorer regions, its commercialization can be an essential source of income for families and communities. However, the quality of honey can change both during harvesting and processing, as well as by climatic conditionsand the type of vegetation. Therefore, implementing good production practices, with quality control in collection and processing, can add value to this product, promoting the development of the region in which it is produced. Thus, the objectives of this work were to characterize the honey of Africanized honeybees produced in the Eastern Amazon region in the cities of Nova Olinda do Maranhão(NO), Santa Luzia do Paruá (SL) and verify its correlation with a commercial honey sample (CH) – from São Luiz-MA. The physicochemical properties (color, moisture, solids insoluble in water, minerals, and ash, hydroxymethylfurfural, acidity, anddiastatic activity) were analyzed according to the methods of CODEX Alimentarius and the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, and these data were evaluated by the Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The results showed that commercial honey presented higher levels of insoluble solids, HMF, minerals, and ash than samples from NO and SL. Variables that differentiated NO and SL honey were HMF, moisture, and diastase index. Although the samples have different characteristics, the data comply with Brazilian legislation, which can strengthen the development of apiculture in the region.

Stingless bees form a group of eusocial bees belonging to the tribe Meliponini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the planet. Brazil, the main territory regarding stingless bees’ diversity, has a large variety of phytogeographic regions that can influence the physical-chemical properties of the honey. Currently, the country does not have a legislation that represents its territorial reality as a whole, making the parameters unattainable for producers to market stingless bees’ honey. In addition to its economic importance for producers, this product has sensory characteristics that are different from those produced by Apis mellifera, making it a product with high added value. Additionally, honey production is a sustainable practice and increases bee conservation, which, in general, are mainly threatened by human interference. Thus, the objective of this work was to analyze the scientific productions published in consolidated databases to understand how bees deal with different environmental and geographic conditions and how this reflects on honey characteristics, in addition, to generate data to prepare a proposal to standardize and market the honey. For this, the StART software was used, with the elaboration of a systematic review protocol. A total of 93 articles were listed in the initial search in the Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases and after the selection and execution process, 50 articles were selected. In the summarization phase, it was observed that there is still no consensus among researchers on how to stipulate a standard and reference ranges for the analyses.