The forest’s great honey producer.
Strong, generous, and always busy, the Ronsapilla is the forest’s great producer. Very similar to the common honeybee (Apis mellifera) in shape and behaviour, but completely without a sting — it transforms flowers into medicinal honey prized by the Kukama for its antibacterial properties.
In the wild, Ronsapilla colonies nest deep inside hollow trees. Protecting one colony means protecting the tree, the surrounding understory, and the pollination network that depends on it.
Regular checks of the colony in its natural tree cavity
Materials for tree planting, bee sanctuaries and community workshops on sustainable meliponiculture
Funding for replanting the species of trees Ronsapilla prefers
Documentation of the colony’s annual cycle for science partners
What every donor wants to know before adopting a Ronsapilla 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.