The type of honey mostly found in the market is from the Africanized Apis mellifera species. These bees are not native to Brazil. They are the result of the crossing of European and African breeds of bees, which were introduced in 1956 in order to increase honey production through selected crossbreeding.
Less frequently, we find other types of honey with different characteristics, such as that of native stingless bees, which belong to the Meliponini tribe. The best known and appreciated type of honey is the one produced by the jataí bee.
