Pollen transport by male stingless bees - Apidologie Only female bees actively collect pollen, which they use to provision brood. Although male bees also visit flowers for nectar and thus may passively vector pollen, the contribution of males to pollina...

Check out this new research on how male stingless bees can contribute to pollination, which I played a small part in. Males must visit flowers to feed, and their increased dispersal compared to workers may benefit dispersal of pollen!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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#stinglessbees

Giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) external nest in cloud forest

Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) foraging on a flower

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.) resting on a twig, possibly waiting for a mate

Stingless bee (Tetragonula praeterita) nest entrance tunnel in a rock wall

Here are some photos of the beautiful native bees found in Sri Lanka, where I was lucky enough to visit last month! Did you know that the small island of Sri Lanka is home to just under 150 described species of bees, of which 26 are endemic!

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#stinglessbees
#srilanka

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Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’

"Cultivated by Indigenous peoples since pre-Columbian times, stingless bees are thought to be key rainforest pollinators, sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem health."

#bees #stinglessbees #Peru #Amazonrainforest

Avaaz | The World in Action on Instagram: "Comment BEES or head to avaaz.org/stinglessbees to sign the petition 🐝 Some of our world’s most important pollinators are under threat, but now a gentle rev... 463 likes, 38 comments - avaaz_org on December 12, 2025: "Comment BEES or head to avaaz.org/stinglessbees to sign the petition 🐝 Some of our world’s most important pollinators are under threat, but n...

#StinglessBees of the #Amazon? They’re real and need our help. They support #biodiversity. They make #honey. They don’t sting! What’s not to #love?

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#socialinsects #stinglessbees #bulletants #insectbehavior #naturalhistory #abejasangelitas #jataí

Harvested some stingless bee honey from one of the hives today. Incredibly sweet with strong lime flavor and a hint of banana. So dark. #beekeeping #stinglessbees

Australian sugarbag honey from stingless bees found to have antimicrobial properties

Aussie stingless bee honey boasts amazing antimicrobial power! This sweet discovery from sugarbag bees could revolutionize natural medicine. #AustralianHoney #StinglessBees #Antimicrobial #NaturalMedicine #GoodNews

Happy #WorldBeeDay ! #stinglessbees #Bangkok #urbanbeekeeping

Happy #WorldBeeDay ! #stinglessbees #Bangkok #urbanbeekeeping

Thanks to the Ecological Restoration project and ACT-Colombia, William expanded his meliponary to care for more than 35 hives with his family and has become a local leader in using native bees to support forest regeneration and produce honey for medicinal value 🍯

#Stinglessbees #AmazonianHoney

Plebeia droryana.
Buenos Aires 🇦🇷

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New research article! 📰

Gatty et al. studied stingless bees across urban, semiurban, and agroforestry areas. They found that urban colonies foraged less, laid fewer eggs, and ultimately died 🐝
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#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #StinglessBees #UrbanEcology #Pollinators

Les abeilles sans dard, Mélipodes ou Meliponini Les abeilles mélipones, aussi appelées abeilles sans dard, sont des abeilles sociales des (…)

Meliponini form a tribe of social bees, living in tropical/subtropical regions and also kept for honey and pollination. Article in 🇫🇷, but you can still click just for the pictures:

www.myrmecofourmis.fr/Les-abeilles...

#bees #Meliponini #melipones #stinglessbees

I wonder why the Tetragonula carbonaria pollen forager leaves the hive fully laden? Around 39 seconds in.
#Ozinvert #entomology #melipona #stinglessbees

Close-up picture of a stingless bee on a basil flower

Close-up picture of a stingless bee on a basil flower

Close-up picture of a stingless bee on a basil flower

Close-up picture of a stingless bee on a basil flower

This is an iraí bee (Nannotrigona testaceicornis), one of our native stingless bees from Brazil. It's a very docile and small bee, measuring up to 4mm. I just found it today in my garden, foraging on my basil flowers. #macrophotography #stinglessbees #bee

New micro-CT scans of Aussie stingless bee, Austroplebeia australis. Showing their tiny, but impressive brains (but maybe I'm just bias).
🧪 #science #entomology #bees #wildoz #australia #insect #stinglessbees #phd #neurobiology

Remembering the cool moments from last year, I want to share this shot of the entrance to a Lepidotrigona nest.

Remembering the cool moments from last year, I want to share this shot of the entrance to a Lepidotrigona nest.

#entomology #borneo #bees #stinglessbees

> 🐝 An unforgettable experience with stingless bees and their extraordinary honey! 🌸🍯 Their gentle nature and the unique flavor of their honey made this a truly magical encounter with nature. ✨

#StinglessBees #Beekeeping #NatureWonders #UniqueExperience

Australian Native Stingless bees. Note the little fella flying backwards? That's an orientation flight designed to help the bees find their way back to the hive #stinglessbees #australia

My spirit bee, Friesella schrottkyi, also called "mirim-preguiça" in Brazil or lazy bee because they don't do much before 11 a.m. #StinglessBees

Some Partamona 🐝 colonies build their mud nests on buildings, probably not always to the delight of house owners. This colony has the typical "toad mouth" entrance. I guess tens of thousands mud collection trips are necessary to build this (📷: Belém, 🇧🇷) #StinglessBees

Stingless bees – unlike honey bees – are not manipulated by the presence of #caffeine in nectar and pollen to increase their #foraging activities www.uni-mainz.de/presse/aktuell/9212_ENG_... #bees #StinglessBees #HoneyBees #BehavioralEcology