Beekeeping in Brazil: A Bibliographic Review

Abstract

Brazil presents favorable conditions for beekeeping, having a suitable climate; native flowering plants with great potential for the production of honey, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly; and bees adapted to our conditions, tolerant to the main apicultural diseases and highly productive. Through the meliponiculture, the conservation of mainly native forest areas is allowed; therefore, they are the best environments for the creation of native bees and production of by-products of the beehive with quality. The stingless bees are very sensitive to any disturbance due to anthropogenic action. A systematic bibliographical review was carried out in different electronic databases, through descriptors referring to beekeeping in Brazil. The identification of articles and their inclusion occurred between January 2018 and April 2018. The bibliographic research was conducted in the following electronic databases: (1) Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), (2) Public Library of Science (PLOS) Biology, and (3) ScienceDirect. In order to help in the process of standardization of bee products and traceability of the production chain, it was possible to draw a profile of the main bioactive substances of the beehive products of Brazil. It was also possible to relate the benefits of an adequate management of beekeeping and meliponiculture in Brazil.

Apicultura inclusiva na Caatinga: uma experiência de ensino

“…A apicultura, criação racional de abelhas melíferas (Apis mellifera L.), vem apresentando crescente desenvolvimento na região Nordeste, principalmente dentro do bioma Caatinga (SOUZA, 2010). Esse desenvolvimento tem ocorrido graças ao imenso potencial da região, e do Brasil como um todo, que fornece floradas diversificadas e clima propício que possibilitam a exploração apícola ao longo do ano (ARAÚJO et al, 2018).…”