Rare in the Stingless bee sanctuary — every adopted colony helps the community learn more about her.
Illiota is one of the less-studied stingless-bee species the Kukama meliponicultoras manage in rational hives. Adopting an Illiota colony funds both day-to-day care of the box and the species-level monitoring needed to share knowledge with other Amazon communities.
Replacement of the wooden hive box and routine inspections
Monitoring datasheets and supplies for the meliponicultoras
Transport for community members to ARI training workshops
What every donor wants to know before adopting a illiota 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.
In the Stingless bee sanctuary maintained by the Kukama community of San Francisco, Pacaya Samiria buffer zone, Loreto Region, Peru. Rational hives are kept in managed wooden boxes alongside the natural forest.
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.