Melissopalynology for stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) from Venezuela

Vit, Patricia; d'Albore, G. Ricciardelli

doi:10.1080/00218839.1994.11100862

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“…Results obtained in this work get near those ones found by Vit & d'Albore (1994) who studied the pollen spectrum in 48 honey samples of three species of Melipona in Venezuela, verifying that 28 samples contained dominant pollen, being 11 of Mimosa spp. and 3 of Myrtaceae.…”

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Pollen spectrum of honey of "uruçu" bee (Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811)

Carvalho

Moreti²,

Marchini

et al. 2001

Rev. Bras. Biol.

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In spite of the importance of the "uruçu" bee as honey producer of excellent quality, as well, potential pollinator both in agricultural and natural ecosystems, mainly in North-eastern Brazil, just some information is found in literature about sources that such bees utilize to collect nectar and pollen. The identification of the plants visited by Melipona scutellaris was accomplished with base on the analysis of pollen types found in the honey samples collected every two months, from March 1997 to February 1998, in 15 colonies located in Catu, State of Bahia, Brazil (12°21'00"S, 38°22'40"W, 76 m of altitude). Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the pollen types were carried out determining the percentage and occurrence classes. Twenty-eight pollen types were found, being considered dominant pollen, the Eucalyptus spp. and Psidium sp. types and secondary pollen, Bauhinia sp., Caesalpinia sp. and Mimosa verrucata types. It was verified dominant pollen of Eucalyptus spp. in honeys produced in November/December 1997 and January/February 1998. The families Caesalpiniaceae (14%), Mimosaceae (25%) and Myrtaceae (56%) were the most represented in the pollen spectrum.

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confidence: 76%

Pollen spectrum of honey of "uruçu" bee (Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811)

Carvalho

Moreti²,

Marchini

et al. 2001

Rev. Bras. Biol.

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“…If stingless bee honey is to be promoted commercially, it is important to know its floral origin, and foraging behaviour in the different stingless bee species and floral sources vary widely. 22 Tropical bee floral resources have been less studied than the temperate ones, 29 and therefore unifloral tropical honeys and their active properties still require solid data to support their supposed medicinal properties.…”

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Quality standards for medicinal uses of Meliponinae honey in Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela

Médina²,

2004

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“…These bees collect and chemically change the floral nectars of native vegetation using their secretions. This mixture is stored and left to mature in cerumen pots or containers made of wax and resins, yielding unique honey with distinct properties when compared to Apis mellifera honey [5,6]. In this regard, one of the most noticeable changes is the higher percentage of humidity (usually greater than 20%), which makes it more fluid.…”

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Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina

Salomón,

Hero,

Morales

et al. 2024

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Honey and pollen from Tetragonisca fiebrigi and Scaptotrigona jujuyensis, stingless bees from northern Argentina, presented a particular microbiological profile and associated enzymatic activities. The cultured bacteria were mostly Bacillus spp. (44%) and Escherichia spp. (31%). The phylogenetic analysis showed a taxonomic distribution according to the type of bee that was similar in both species. Microbial enzymatic activities were studied using hierarchical clustering. Bacillus spp. was the main bacterium responsible for enzyme production. Isolates with xylanolytic activity mostly presented cellulolytic activity and, in fewer cases, lipolytic activity. Amylolytic activity was associated with proteolytic activity. None of the isolated strains produced multiple hydrolytic enzymes in substantial amounts, and bacteria were classified according to their primary hydrolytic activity. These findings add to the limited knowledge of microbiological diversity in honey and pollen from stingless bees and also provide a physiological perspective of this community to assess its biotechnological potential in the food industry.

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Melissopalynology for stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) from Venezuela

Cited by 18 publications

References 12 publications

Pollen spectrum of honey of "uruçu" bee (Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811)

Pollen spectrum of honey of "uruçu" bee (Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811)

Quality standards for medicinal uses of Meliponinae honey in Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela

Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina

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