This honey is produced by Duilio Meliponicultura, an artisnal apiary in Jarinu Brazil.

Tetragonisca angustula (also known as jataí-amarela, abelha-ouro, jati, abelha-mirim, mosquitinha-verdadeira, sete-portas, três-portas, and abelha de botas) is a social bee. It is not considered to be aggressive. It has a black head and thorax, dark abdomen and grey legs. It measures up to 4 millimeters in length. It builds nests made of wax in naturally occurring hollow spaces. The entrance to the nest is a tube, usually with several branches, which is why the species is also known as sete-portas ("seven doors") and três-portas ("three doors"). The “doors” are closed whenever there is any imminent danger.

The composition of the honey of stingless bees, which is more fluid and crystallises slowly, is different from that of Apis mellifera honeybees. Jataí bees usually visit low or creeping plants. Their honey is slightly more acidic than that of other stingless bees, with a moisture content of 22-27%. The honey is deposited in small wax “pots” and is produced in smaller quantities compared with meliponids like the uruçu, mandaçaia, and manduri.

Before the introduction of honeybees of the genus Apis, stingless bees were the only honey-producing bees and the main pollinators in the state of Bahia. Even today in the semi-arid regions of Brazil, stingless bees are kept on an artisanal basis by farmers, in management systems based on popular knowledge and local traditions. The bees are kept in beehives, clay pots, pumpkins, and rustic wooden hives. The honey is mainly for family consumption or used for medicinal purposes. In Brazil, jataí bees are found in the states of Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo.