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The vast majority of known bee species are solitary, representing 85% of species. They are characterized by species in which a single female collects her food, builds and defends her own nest, and lays eggs without the help of other bees. In this solitary lifestyle, bees do not divide labor among the females of the same generation. The female dies before her offspring reach adulthood. The nest building site varies; it can be in the ground, inside trunks or branches, in fruits, in rocks, or in pre-existing cavities. Solitary bees do not produce honey, royal jelly, propolis, or wax. However, they have an essential ecological role in maintaining many plant species. According to several authors, the founding female of some species' nests has control over the sex of her offspring, and her choice is related to the availability of floral resources, with months of greater resource availability resulting in a higher probability of females emerging. Solitary bees play an important role in the reproductive biology of many plant species in the Neotropical region, acting as pollen vectors for plants of various plant species. Males of the tribe Euglissini collect aromatic compounds from various flowers and other extrafloral sources; these compounds are apparently important in the reproductive process of these bees, acting in the demarcation of territories and attraction of females. In Brazil, the use of solitary bees in the pollination of agricultural crops is small. The first studies carried out point to the efficiency of some species of solitary bees for the pollination of plants of economic interest, such as acerola, cashew and passion fruit. In addition to this applicability of the accumulated knowledge about solitary bees, these studies may represent an important step for their conservation, especially of those species occurring in threatened ecosystems, such as the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Social Media: Facebook https://m.facebook.com/marcio.melipon... Instagram   / meliponariotamoios   Also watch: Solitary bee that looks like the Mandaçaia bee    • Abelha Solitária que parece com a abelha M...   Centris solitary bee hotel    • "Hotel" para abelha solitária Centris Anal...   Euglossa solitary bee, see its birth!    • Abelha solitária Euglossa, veja seu nascim...   50 flowers visited by bees! Flowers that bees like!    • 50 flores visitadas por abelhas! Flores qu...   Flowers that bees like the most, especially the Jataí bee! (Part 2)    • Flores que as abelhas mais gostam, princip...   Discover 5 wild edible plants that bees love to eat!    • Conheça 5 PANCs que as abelhas adoram as f...   SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL:    / @canalmeliponáriotamoios   Programming: .World of stingless bees .All about plants #ASF #NATIVEBEES #STINGLESSBEES