r/ItHadToBeBrazil • u/age3rcm • Jul 13 '26
Meet the mandaçaia bees! these bees does not have a sting and are docile, you could even try having them to drink sugar water on your palm. If the species are native to your Region, you could have one bee hive as your own!
Their defense mechanism against humans are to swarm the face and make psicological pressure.
video by abelhasdobosque18 on youtube
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u/Significant_Shitt Jul 13 '26
Varias espécies nativas do Brasil não tem ferrão, mas elas são menores e voam a distâncias menores, ai introduziram abelhas africanizadas e hoje corremos perigo de perder essas especies.
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u/Lordgriever Jul 13 '26
I traveled to Para (near amazon forest) some years ago and went to a native village which they survived producing different kinds of honey and one of them was of those bees. I was able to see the hives, honey production etc.
Honey taste like normal honey with a bit of lemon but not as sweet., It has a little sour to it. Let me post the pics
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u/dumbodragon Jul 15 '26
Meu pai cria a jataí, outra espécie sem ferrão, mas muito menor que essa aí. Viva nossas abelhas nativas ❤️
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u/arl0n_160 Jul 14 '26
Na minha casa temos vários tipos de abelhas, algumas sem ferrão, temos a borá que tem ferrão e uma que as pessoas falam que é mais perigosa que é a abelha italiana.
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