Maybe you've never heard of the stingless bees, a Brazilian treasure that few people know about. Thinking about it, we decided to bring some important information about them and also show their benefits.
Check out the full article to learn more about these wild animals in a way you probably didn't even know existed.
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The president of Instituto Abelha Nativa, Luiz Lustosa, opens a wooden box and the reaction is almost instantaneous when he removes the lid. A large amount, around thousands, of Mandaguari bees come out from inside small wax holes and fly forming a fog that surrounds the cover.
In this vision, the president of the Institute is happy with what he sees, since he works and spends his time pluralizing native bees. This act that public officials are practicing has been growing and gaining more and more interest in Brazil because it has a positive impact on the country. One of the causes is the fact that these bees have a potential of great importance in Brazilian cuisine. The cosmetic industry is using native bees to make cosmetics and medicines, although this production is still in its initial phase.
Native bees can live in harmony with man and can help considerably in preserving the environment. In addition, the president of the Institute entered only with a long-sleeved shirt, jeans and a hat that covered his face with a net. This is quite different from the care that is needed with bees that have stingers.
As seen, these bees already guarantee business, society, the environment and agriculture a real and positive impact. This can be explained by the fact that your honeycomb can sell for approximately 55 dollars, while the stinging bee's comb sells for 6 dollars.
A specialist in meliponiculture, Cristiano Menezes, says that, on farms, the search for native bee combs to pollinate and increase productivity in crops of some fruits is great. The trend, therefore, is the increasing appreciation of these animals.
