BEEKEEPING IN THE LEGAL AMAZON: ROYAL JELLY PRODUCTION IN ARAGUAÍNA-TO

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.813432421037

• Palavras-chave: Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera, royal jelly, Savannah

• Keywords: Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera, royal jelly, Savannah

• Abstract:

  This experiment aimed to evaluate the production of royal jelly in swarms of bees of the species Apis mellifera in a transitional environment Savannah Amazonia, in a quantitative way, aiming at the development of beekeeping in the region. The method used to evaluate was the orphaned recreated hive. The evaluation lasted two months. With the analysis of the data, an average production of royal jelly was noted in the months of May and June, being 1.12g and 0.45g, respectively, with a need to change the methodology and management when carrying out the work. However, from this study, it was concluded that the results obtained prove the possibility of producing royal jelly in the state of Tocantins.