Standards applied to the development of meliponiculture in São Bentinho, Paraiba, Brazil

Authors

  • Giovana Leite Cavalcanti Olímpio Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Aline Carla de Medeiros Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Diogenes Silva de Medeiros Santana Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Oriel Pereira de Sousa Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Thyago Araújo Gurjão Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Rosilene Agra da Silva Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Vescijudith Fernandes Moreira Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande
  • Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande
  • Patricio Borges Maracajá Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande

Keywords:

Meliponiculture, Bees without sting, Normatization

Abstract

Currently, bee breeding can be divided into two distinct practices, Apiculture and Meliponiculture. It is understood by meliponiculture the art of handling the indigenous bees without sting, being the obtaining of honey one of the objectives of this activity. The development of meliponiculture is formally attributed to the Mesoamerican civilization of the Mayas and in Brazil the creation of native bees belonging to the gender Melipona was practiced by the natives since before the arrival of the Portuguese. In the Northeast this practice has been increasing and it is in the city of São Bentinho, the study site of the present work, which aims to standardize the meliponicultura in order to subsidize the new producers. The work consists of a qualitative research with documentary analysis, visits to associations and unstructured interviews in order to carry out a socioeconomic survey of honey producers. The city of São Bentinho has 20 honey producers that together produce between two and three tons of Apis honey. This research was carried out in partnership with the City Hall of São Bentinho, which in turn offered 20 boxes of meliponine production, as well as the Federal University of Campina Grande for subsidizing the present work. From the visits made, one can understand the reality of the producers and, thus, a draft law was prepared, already voted and sanctioned, that is, it is already a reality. Thus, the honey producers of the city are supported by the law and will have capacities offered by the university itself for the production and management of honey from stingless bees. It is concluded that the city has enormous potential for the production of honey from stingless bees, as well as more studies are suggested from the beginning of the activity of meliponicultura in the municipality.

Published

2022-09-12

How to Cite

Olímpio, G. L. C., Medeiros, A. C. de, Santana, D. S. de M., Sousa, O. P. de, Gurjão, T. A. ., Silva, R. A. da, Moreira, V. F., Medeiros, G. R. de, & Maracajá, P. B. (2022). Standards applied to the development of meliponiculture in São Bentinho, Paraiba, Brazil. Caderno Verde De Agroecologia E Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 11(1), e9508. Retrieved from https://gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/CVADS/article/view/9508

Issue

Section

V EVENTO TÉCNICO-CIENTÍFICO DO FESTIVAL DO MEL DE SÃO JOSÉ DOS CORDEIROS

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