Stingless bees produce a healthier honey ... “Following our work, the Australian Native Bee Association applied to Food Standards Australia and New Zealand to modify the standard to include ...

The brood sizes of native stingless bees are smaller than honey bees. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Stingless bees are renowned for their delicious and medicinal honey. Many people, like those in the Peruvian Amazon, rely heavily on the honey from stingless bees to treat infections and heal wounds.

“Unlike the honey bees, the stingless kind only bite using their ... farmers to trap bees from the forest so as to recover native bee populations and restore biodiversity.

Stingless bees gather near the entrance to their hive on June 22, 2024. Their hive is nestled in a tiny hole in a tree near Palo Alto’s Rinconada Community Garden. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.

But because native bees are not directly impacted by the Varroa mite they are a great (and often stingless) alternative to European honey bees. They are also facing their own fight for survival ...

But unlike yellow jackets, ground bees perform great feats of springtime pollination. The ones you see hovering above the ground are stingless male bees. The females fly quickly in and out of ...

Judging by friends’ responses, the most interesting thing I’ve done since we returned from overseas three years ago was to install a box of tiny native stingless bees in our courtyard ...

“Unlike the honey bees, the stingless kind only bite using their ... farmers to trap bees from the forest so as to recover native bee populations and restore biodiversity.