2006
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006027
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Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities

Abstract: Stingless bees are social bees that live in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. All species produce honey, which has been appreciated by humans since ancient times. Here, the general panorama of meliponiculture is presented. Deforestation and poor management are the main problems faced by this incipient industry. For a profitable meliponiculture, much more biological information is needed, as well as field studies in natural conditions. In the near future, we suggest that the successful use of these p… Show more

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“…However, we have still In vitro rearing of bee queens dozens of stingless bee species kept in hives demanding more efforts and technology for a successful management (Cortopassi-Laurino et al 2006;Contrera et al 2011;Jaffé et al 2015). For these bees, the scarcity of queen-rearing methods has been an important technical bottleneck (Cortopassi-Laurino et al 2006;Jaffé et al 2015).…”
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“…However, we have still In vitro rearing of bee queens dozens of stingless bee species kept in hives demanding more efforts and technology for a successful management (Cortopassi-Laurino et al 2006;Contrera et al 2011;Jaffé et al 2015). For these bees, the scarcity of queen-rearing methods has been an important technical bottleneck (Cortopassi-Laurino et al 2006;Jaffé et al 2015).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The rearing of stingless bees in hives (meliponiculture) is a highly sustainable activity because beekeepers can work near native forests, as well as help conserve endemic bee species, in order to obtain bees' products (pollen, honey, propolis) and promote effective agricultural pollination (Cortopassi-Laurino et al 2006;Slaa et al 2006;Contrera et al 2011). Stingless bees can add high economic value to crops (Giannini et al 2015).…”
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“…Studies on stingless bees' reproductive systems have been conducted with few species and remain unknown for the majority. However, such knowledge is important for the development of improved hive handling and operation methods (Carvalho-Zilse and Kerr 2004;Cortopassi-Laurino et al 2006).…”
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“…Until the mid-19 th century, before the introduction of Apis mellifera from Europe and Africa, stingless bees along with some native wasp species were the only sources of honey in Brazil (NOGUEIRA- NETO, 1997). Exploited in the past especially by Indians, stingless bees are now kept through meliponiculture, developed mainly in North-eastern Brazil (CORTOPASSI-LAURINO et al, 2006). These honeys have great acceptance in production areas for their distinctive sweetness, aroma and fl avour when compared to Apis mellifera honey, but they are used much more as medicines (RODRIGUEZ-MALAVER et al, 2009).…”
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