Our meliponiculture project has 24 hives with five different species: Tetragonista angostura, Plebeia frontalis, Melipona beecheii, Scaptotrigona pectoralis and Tetragona ziegleri.
Each hive has a population between 2,000 to 5,000 individuals. Once a year the hives are divided to increase the number of these important insects.
Workshops at Macao Sanatuario help community members learn to acquire and manage their own hives.