Under the Sky: Bees of Our Cerrado

This is a photographic exhibition that raises public awareness about the importance of bees for pollination and the balance of the Cerrado biome.

There are solitary bees that live without queens and without a hive.

Excessive use of pesticides can impair the orientation of bees.

This is one of the most common bees throughout Brazil, having adapted well, even in urban environments. Bee in flight, visiting a Kielmeyera speciosa flower.

Conhecida pela organização de suas colmeias,
é uma espécie muito valorizada pela qualidade do seu mel. Interior de um ninho de mandaçaia.

Bees returning to the nest. In the bee that is in flight, it is easy to observe an enlarged structure on the tibia of the third pair of legs (in black). This structure, called the corbicula, is used to transport pollen, mud, and resin to the nest.

Honey produced in the Cerrado region can have different flavors depending on the flowers visited.
Bee visiting an Asteraceae flower.

Many bees use sunlight to orient themselves during flight. They are very common on all continents except Australia.

Without them, many fruits and flowers would have difficulty existing.