The rebel of the forest — small, brave, and protective.
Devil's Beard (Barba del Diablo) is small but brave, with a strong and protective character. She has no stinger, but she knows how to stand her ground.
The species takes its local name from the bearded entrance of its nest — a swirl of resinous fibres the workers build to mask the hive. That same structure makes the colony easy to spot in the canopy and easy to defend against ants and beetles.
Barba del Diablo — Indigenous name
Monthly monitoring of the colony by trained Kukama beekeepers
Maintenance the host tree against logging and agricultural expansion
Materials for tree planting, bee sanctuaries and community workshops on sustainable meliponiculture
What every donor wants to know before adopting a Devil's Beard colony.
It is a symbolic adoption: your contribution funds the protection of the bees, their habitat, and the Indigenous family that cares for them. You do not gain legal ownership of the colony — the impact is conservation, not possession.
Inside the buffer zone of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, near the San Francisco community in Nauta district, Loreto Region, Peru. The hive sits in a native tree maintained by the host family.
Indigenous Kukama Kukamiria families trained in sustainable meliponiculture. Their work combines ancestral knowledge with modern monitoring techniques.
A digital adoption certificate, an introduction to the host community, biological information about the species and the tree where it nests, and monthly photo/video updates.
Yes — you can choose Gift modality at checkout and personalize the certificate for the recipient.