Landscape, management and floral visitors change the coffee context
Across 34 farms in Chapada Diamantina, the study related management, landscape and floral visitors to coffee yield.
MetricYield and pollination service
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Assisted pollination for coffee
More predictability to capture the potential of flowering.
Planning, colony deployment and field follow-up designed to complement Arabica coffee pollination with operational discipline and measurable outcomes.
Highlighted result16% higher yield
Average production per plant observed across 23 coffee farms in southeastern Brazil, comparing areas closer to managed colonies with control areas farther away.
Scientia Agricola, 2025 · DOI 10.1590/1678-992X-2023-0049In the field
Flowering concentrates a critical operating window.
The program considers crop stage, colony availability and quality, weather, surrounding landscape and compatibility with crop management.
AgroBee approach
- Assess crop, area and flowering window.
- Select and allocate colonies according to the plan.
- Coordinate with farm management and property rules.
- Follow field execution during the pollination window.
- Measure according to the metric and scope defined for the program.
Result16% higher yield
Average production per plant observed across 23 coffee farms in southeastern Brazil, comparing areas closer to managed colonies with control areas farther away.
Scientific publication
Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil
Scientia Agricola, 2025.
Open original publicationReview the metric, comparator and conditions evaluated in the original study.Other results
What else the science shows.
Additional results help explain how pollination appears across different metrics, environments and production systems.
18% higher fruit set in a global synthesis
A synthesis of 11 studies found an average increase of approximately 18% in Arabica coffee fruit set with animal pollination.
MetricFruit set
Open source →9% higher fruit set in a Costa Rica coffee experiment
In the Costa Rica experiment, bee visitation increased fruit set by 9% and improved aroma and body by 2%; the study also reported trade-offs in weight and balance.
MetricFruit set and cup profile
Open source →From evidence to operations
A plan specific to the crop in front of us.
Studies help define what to observe; AgroBee starts with the actual area: flowering calendar, logistics, management and measurement design.
See the method →01
Diagnosis
Understand the context before deployment.
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Deployment
Execute the flowering window with coordination.
03
Measurement
Read results using the agreed metric.
Coexistence Project · coffee
AgroBee in the field
A documented pilot with area, farms, beekeepers and hives.
In the 2021–2022 season, the pilot published by Syngenta brought together 110 treated hectares, 11 farms, 8 beekeepers and 440 Apis mellifera hives across three producing regions.
110 hatreated
11farms
8beekeepers
440hives
Cerrado Mineiro, southern Minas Gerais and Mogiana Paulista. Source: Syngenta.Open Syngenta publication ↗
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Discuss flowering window, operating design and the best assessment path with the AgroBee team.