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• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Adriana Evangelista
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Góis, Glayciane Costa, Silva, Claudete Maria da, Souza, Darklê Luiza de, Souza, Denize Núbia, Silva, Patrícia Cândido da Cruz, Alves, Elisângela de Lima, Rodrigues, Marcelo Luis
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biotemas (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2008v21n1p59

Evaluation of the productive development of Melipona scutellaris beehives. Stingless beekeeping has drawn the general attention of beekeepers be- cause of the easy management and the quality of products. Nevertheless, little is known about their production and biology. The present study eva- luated the development of Melipona scutellaris hives, considering the pro- duction parameters in a beekeeping environment. The growth parameter of  hives is food storage. In the case of M. scutellaris, storage is made inside beeswax pots. Therefore, beeswax pots in the hives were classifi ed and counted as nectar pots, pollen pots, open pots, closed pots and empty pots. Hive dimensions were also taken and evaluated. The results indicated that hives show different amounts of pots that vary as a function of the number of  individuals in the hive. It was confi rmed that the availability of food reso- urces determines the utilization of food storage, i.e., if there is resource limitation and foraging is compromised, bees utilize the food that is stored inside the pots