THE POTENTIAL OF INTEGRATION OF STINGLESS BEE KEEPING AND AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS

Abstract

Stingless bees are a group of social bees that belong to family Apidae and widely distributed in tropic and subtropic region. Due to good quality of honey and propolis produced by stingless bees, stingless bee keeping activity, also known as meliponiculture, became popular. The present study was done by narrative reviewed relevant papers to discuss the potential of integration between meliponiculture and agricultural holding, as a strategy to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This review provides recent scientific studies in development of integration of stingless bee keeping and farming activity, which give supplementary sources of income for farmers.