HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Honey produced by a small bee is considered of high medicinal value as it collects nectar and pollen from small wild growing plants and trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rock bee (Apis dorsata) Rock bees are ferocious and difficult to rear. They produce about 36 Kg honey per comb per year. These bees are the largest among the bees described.

Detailed explanation-3: -The SBH has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, and antioxidant in vitro activity. It has also shown hypolipidemic effects and protection from injuries caused by dyslipidemia in rats. Keywords: Melipona; Trigona; anti-inflammatory properties; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity; health benefits.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dwarf honey bees are by far the most common honey bees throughout tropical Asia. The most common of the dwarf honey bees, is the Red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea) which is naturally distributed from the Indian subcontinent throughout south-east Asia through to the Malaysian peninsular.