Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites

Stingless bees don’t have stingers. So, how do they keep honey thieves away?

Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites Deep Look

Premiered May 28, 2024
Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites

The honeybee that sweetens your tea isn’t the only kind of bee that makes honey. More than 600 bee species across Mexico, Central and South America, and other tropical regions worldwide, also make the sweet stuff. But they don’t have stingers to defend their precious product. So, how do they keep thieves away? And what does their honey taste like?

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