Stingless Bees Gain Legal Rights

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While in São Paulo state it was great to take an opportunity to visit some fruit farms, exploring different crops and considering how they can play a role in diversified systems.

Obviously for me the strawberries were the main attraction. Fascinating seeing the different growing systems - Brazil has also gone in for fertigated tabletops, but uses substrates other than coir. Different pests - SWD present but not really a big issue, didn't really see mildew, but mites apparently present a challenge.

Pollination was very exciting - Brazil has a really vibrant culture of stingless bee management. Several dozen species being managed in different parts of the country. And they pollinate strawberries! As part of a mixed system, they could be very useful in supporting pollination of fruit crops. With the tiny species, maybe even cocoa - some studies suggest they could contribute?

#Strawberries #Horticulture #Pollination #IntegratedPestManagement #FruitCrops #StinglessBees

Help secure a healthy and flourishing life in a part of #Amazonas by pushing for this groundbraking law in Peru.

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A group of Valdez's Stingless Bee (Tetragonula valdezi) spotted buzzing around a lamp post at Telok Blangah Hill Park, Singapore on 5 Jan 2025. These tiny and harmless native bees ignored me as I took these shots.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257447415 ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Bees #Hymenoptera #StinglessBees #Meliponini