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Honey-Making Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon Become the First Insects to Gain Legal Rights

Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually ...

Rare Stingless Bees in the Amazon Become Some of the First Insects to Receive Legal Rights

A Peruvian scientist and her team are working together to make sure stingless bees are around for generations to come by ...

What Are Stingless Bees? Nature’s Gentle Pollinators and Their Medicinal Honey

Discover the world of stingless bees, unique pollinators that produce medicinal pot honey and live in vibrant tropical ...
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Stingless bees become world’s first insect to be granted legal rights in Peru

In a global first, Peru recognizes stingless bees as rights-bearing species, reshaping how insects fit into environmental law ...
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Bee Types

Worldwide, there are over 20,000 bee species in seven Families. Some commonly encountered and recognizable genera in eastern North America are described below. Since 2006, when large die-offs of honey ...
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The Planet’s Oldest Bee Species Has Become The World’s First Insect To Be Granted Legal Rights

I n a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru ...
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How Illinois’ more than 400 bee species are supported by native plants — and how you can help them, too

With plant sales booming and education about insects becoming more commonplace, awareness of both native plants and pollinators has grown significantly over the past decade. But amid all the success, ...