Do Melipona bees have best friends? 🐝 Discover the social secrets of Costa Rica’s stingless bees and their surprising hive bonds! #howlerma

Bee Oasis Costa Rica launches a bold effort to protect native Melipona bees through planting, lab research & education at Torunes Farm.

Turnera subulata: blooming beauty, pollinator lifeline, and healing herb. A must-have plant for bee lovers and nature-minded gardeners.

Melipona honey shines as a pure alternative to pesticide-tainted Manuka honey, offering potent medicinal benefits and sustainability.

Discover Guaba Cuajiniquiles — a sweet, healing tree of Costa Rica that blooms April–June and attracts stingless Melipona bees.

Learn when Senecio angulatus blooms, its medicinal uses, and how it supports stingless bees like meliponas. A vine worth knowing!

Discover Gliricidia sepium: a bee-friendly, medicinal tree that boosts soil, feeds livestock & blooms beautifully from Feb to April.

A day in the life of the Mariola bee, Costa Rica’s tiny, stingless pollinator, vital for biodiversity and producing prized medicinal honey.

Costa Rica’s stingless bees are vital pollinators facing threats. Learn about their differences and conservation efforts at Torunes Farm.

Stingless bees thrive in a structured colony where each bee has a role, from foragers to guards, ensuring the hive's survival and success.

Each jar of Melipona honey is a taste of time and place, reflecting the rainforest’s seasonal blooms in a way that makes every harvest uniqu

Help save Melipona stingless bees at Torunes Farm! Support sustainable beekeeping and protect these vital pollinators and their honey.

Torunes Farm in Palmares is a Bee Oasis where Melipona bees thrive, supporting organic coffee production and biodiversity.

Dolichandra unguis-cati, or Cat’s Claw Vine, boosts biodiversity, attracts Melipona bees, and may have medicinal benefits. Learn more!

Straightneck squash supports biodiversity, nourishes soil, and provides medicinal nectar for Melipona bees in Costa Rica.

Passion fruit (maracuyá) provides Melipona bees with medicinal nectar and pollen, boosting their immunity, energy, and colony health.

The Jupiter Bush nourishes Melipona bees with medicinal nectar and pollen, enhancing biodiversity and sustaining native ecosystems.

The Santa Lucía flower blooms in Palmares from late December to March, supporting pollinators and producing medicinal nectar loved by Melipo

Discover how the Almendro de Montaña tree supports Melipona bees, their blooming season, and the medicinal benefits of their honey.

The right plantings help Melipona bees thrive, ensuring year-round food sources, healthy colonies, and strong pollination for ecosystems.