Stingless bees form perennial colonies of honey-making insects. The> 600 species of
stingless bees, mainly Neotropical, live throughout tropical latitudes. Foragers influence …

Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical
ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless …

Stingless bees (Meliponini) are the largest and most diverse group of social bees, yet their
largely tropical distribution means that they are less studied than their relatives, the bumble …

Recently, the honey and propolis of stingless bees have been attracting growing attention
because of their health-promoting properties. However, studies on these products of African …

Propolis is a resinous and complex phytocompounds collected by the bees to serve various
critical physical and physiological functions in a beehive. Propolis has been used by …

Abstract Background Stingless bees (Meliponini), like honeybees Apis mellifera, collect
plant resins in order to produce propolis (cerumen, geopropolis). This type of propolis has …

Division of labor among workers is common in insect societies and is thought to be important
in their ecological success. In most species, division of labor is based on age (temporal …

Chemosensory communication between flowers and pollinators is a fundamental
component of terrestrial biodiversity, given the importance of olfaction to foraging animals. In …

Queens play an essential role in the colonies of stingless bees. Typically, only one queen
occurs in a colony at any time, and she dominates the egg laying. Their presence maintains …

The biodiversity of Ecuadorian stingless bees is almost 200 species. Traditional pot-honey
harvest in Ecuador is mostly done from nests of the three genera selected here Geotrigona …