The Many Benefits of Stingless Bee Honey | Tetragonula Laeviceps

Beekeeping has always been a well-known practice, but it's mainly been centered around honeybees.
Recently though, a lesser known group of bees are gaining popularity, stingless bees.
Although they make less honey, their honey has been shown to be much richer in benefits and their temperament is more docile than honeybees.
In this video, we take a close look at these stingless bees, their honey, and more. Enjoy!

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2. Fletcher, M.T., Hungerford, N.L., Webber, D. et al. Stingless bee honey, a novel source of trehalulose: a biologically active disaccharide with health benefits. Sci Rep 10, 12128 (2020).

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