Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. Boa Vista Da Acará, Brazil. A view of the Guamá River, where the community breeding stingless bees is based.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A Still life images of the Inga (Inga Vera) flower. The Inga tree has the capability of restore the soil fertility after the rainforest burning.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023.A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A Still life images of the Urucu (Bixa Orellana) fruit. The indigenous people use the fruit for culinary, and painting.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A view of a local açai shop. The local farmers have small açai cultivation that are their main income. The açai is sold and consumed locally. The honey production is a side income respect the main activities. The stingless bee’s hives request a low management and maintenance and the bees are easy to handle since they don’t sting. The native Brazilian stingless bees are fundamental for maintenance of the ecosystem; especially today, that with climate change and deforestation the Amazon Forest is at risk the stingless bees act as protector of the forest allowing new trees to grow and replace the ones that disappeared because of the human hand. The bees colonies aren’t captured from the wild but are multiply from a Melliponiculture breeding site managed by the NGO.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A portrait of a meliponiculturist of the community of Boa Vista do Acará. The members of the Community are small farmers with lower income, the honey production is a side income respect the main activities. The stingless bee’s hives request a low management and maintenance and the bees are easy to handle since they don’t sting. The native Brazilian stingless bees are fundamental for maintenance of the ecosystem; especially today, that with climate change and deforestation the AmazonForest is at risk the stingless bees act as protector of the forest allowing new trees to grow and replace the ones that disappeared because of the human hand. The bees colonies aren’t captured from the wild but are multiply from a Melliponiculture breeding site managed by the NGO.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A portrait of a meliponiculturist of the community of Boa Vista do Acará. The members of the Community are small farmers with lower income, the honey production is a side income respect the main activities. The stingless bee’s hives request a low management and maintenance and the bees are easy to handle since they don’t sting. The native Brazilian stingless bees are fundamental for maintenance of the ecosystem; especially today, that with climate change and deforestation the Amazon Forest is at risk the stingless bees act as protector of the forest allowing new trees to grow and replace the ones that disappeared because of the human hand. The bees colonies aren’t captured from the wild but are multiply from a Melliponiculture breeding site managed by the NGO.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A view of the NGO meliponary used to duplicate the stingless bees colonies. A reproduction meliponary is foundamental to avaid the capture of wild colonies.Only in this way it is possible to increase the number of stingless bees present in the ecosystem.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A Still life images of the Urucu (Bixa Orellana) flower. The indigenous people use the fruit for culinary, and painting.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A Still life images of the Cacau (Theobroma cacao) fruit.

Boa Vista Da Acará, Brazil. A view of the Guamá River, where the community breeding stingless bees is based.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A portrait of a meliponiculturist of the community of Boa Vista do Acará. The members of the Community are small farmers with lower income, the honey production is a side income respect the main activities. The stingless bee’s hives request a low management and maintenance and the bees are easy to handle since they don’t sting. The native Brazilian stingless bees are fundamental for maintenance of the ecosystem; especially today, that with climate change and deforestation the AmazonForest is at risk the stingless bees act as protector of the forest allowing new trees to grow and replace the ones that disappeared because of the human hand. The bees colonies aren’t captured from the wild but are multiply from a Melliponiculture breeding site managed by the NGO.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A portrait of a meliponiculturist of the community of Boa Vista do Acará. The members of the Community are small farmers with lower income, the honey production is a side income respect the main activities. The stingless bee’s hives request a low management and maintenance and the bees are easy to handle since they don’t sting. The native Brazilian stingless bees are fundamental for maintenance of the ecosystem; especially today, that with climate change and deforestation the AmazonForest is at risk the stingless bees act as protector of the forest allowing new trees to grow and replace the ones that disappeared because of the human hand. The bees colonies aren’t captured from the wild but are multiply from a Melliponiculture breeding site managed by the NGO.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A view of the NGO meliponary used to duplicate the stingless bees colonies. A reproduction meliponary is foundamental to avaid the capture of wild colonies.Only in this way it is possible to increase the number of stingless bees present in the ecosystem.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A Still life images of the Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) flower.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A macro image of the hive of a colony of stingless bees. in this image the specie is the Uruçu-cinzenta (Melipona fasciculata).

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A Still life images of the açaí (Euterpe oleracea) fruit. The açaí soup is a typical dish of the Amazon riverside region, it is usually consumed with fried fish and manioca flower. Most of the açaí collected near Belem is consumed locally.

Boa Vista Da Acará, 2023. A view of a tree located near the reproduction meliponary.