Alinne Costa Cavalcante Rezende,^1,2,*,** Maria Lúcia Absyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7260-9892,^2,*** Marcos Gonçalves Ferreira,^2,**** Helyde Albuquerque Marinho,^2,***** Otilene dos Anjos Santos<sup>2,******

1</sup>aUniversidade do Estado do Amazonas – BIONORTE, Av. Carvalho Leal, 1777 Bairro: Cachoeirinha, CEP: 6
²bInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Laboratório de Palinologia/CBIO, Av. André Araújo, 293

^*CONTACT Alinne Costa Cavalcante Rezende alinne_biologa@yahoo.com.br
^**ALINNE COSTA CAVALCANTE REZENDE, biologist, PhD student from BIONORTE, Brazil and collaborator in Laboratorio de Palinologia/ National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA), Manaus, Brazil. Have experience in plant and bees interaction.
^***MARIA LUCIA ABSY is a research palynologist at the National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA), Manaus, Brazil. She received her bachelors degree in natural history during 1968 from the Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana. Maria Lucia was awarded her masters in botany from the University of São Paulo (USP), and her PhD in mathematics and natural sciences in 1979 from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her research at INPA is on quaternary pollen. Another aspect of her research is on the study of pollen to determine the foraging resources of native stingless Amazonian bees. She also analyses pollen in honey to determine the food sources of the bees, and the different types of honey. Maria Lucia has written several papers, chapters and books.
^****MARCOS GONCALVES FERREIRA is a research fellow at the National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA), Manaus, Brazil. He graduated in biological sciences from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Marcos received a másters in entomology and biodiversity conservation from the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD). Currently, he is studying stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) and their trophic resources in the Central Amazon. Marcos's research interests are entomology, insectoplant interactions and palynology.
^*****HELYDE ALBUQUERQUE MARINHO, PhD in Public Health – Nutrition area, University of São Paulo. She is currently a professor at the National Institute of Amazonian Research, professor of the Master's degree in food science, Federal University of Amazonas. He has experience in nutrition and biochemistry.
^******OTILENE DOS ANJOS SANTOS, biologist, PhD in Botany by the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA, Brazil) with a sandwich period at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, France). Has experience in the interaction of insects with plants and environmental projects in agroecology, composting and production of biofertilizers. She currently works as a consultant in aquaponic systems and management of socioenvironmental projects.