Defending Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon

SATIPO, Peru—Dry leaves rustled beneath the hem of her terracotta-tinted dress as Micaela Huaman Fernandez knelt on the forest floor. Leaning in toward the base of a moss-covered palo santo tree, she pointed to a flicker of tiny golden insects fluttering in and out of view. “Shinkenka,” she murmured softly, watching them vanish through a … Continue reading Defending Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon