[4] Researchers have conducted a multitude of studies analyzing the changes that occur in the colony during reproductive diapause[3][5] and what happens during the provisioning and oviposition process or POP.

It shows characteristics of bees in the genus Plebeia which include whitish or yellow stripes on the face and thorax.

[1] Like other species in Meliponini, it exhibits a trigoniform body structure, sparse hair and reduced wing venation.

They are normally found in southern Brazil in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul.

The nests of P. remota are usually found in tree cavities; however, finding them in nature is difficult since the size of the entrance is very small.

They observed that colonies from Cunha construct an extra layer of cerumen, or wax, in their nests in the shape of a roof during the reproductive period and that the duration of their diapause is shorter.

What is even more interesting is that during this study that lasted a decade, the two populations were kept in the same place that allowed for genes to be exchanged easily.

However, there was no gene flow between the colonies and the high rates of classification indicated that there was no hybridization between the two groups and they maintained their original characteristics.

[8] The gynes that form their own colonies do not go far from where they were born; thus, there tend to be clusters of nests where the individuals in that area are related to each other.

[1] Compared with other species of stingless bees such as Melipona quadrifasciata and Tetragonisca angustula, P. remota shows incredibly efficient hygienic behavior in response to dead broods.

The second task that workers do involves working on the old combs, helping the young bees to emerge, feeding them, and then gnawing off the remains of the cell.

The fourth task workers do is called dehydration, which simply describes the collection of nectar from the pots.

The sixth task is foraging and it is normally done in the final stage of the workers' lives, which starts at day 30.

The seventh task involves work around the royal chamber for the gynes, which include reconstruction and maintenance and are done by workers between the ages of 23 and 85 days.

[11] In P. remota, the bees undergo reproductive diapause during the autumn and winter in Brazil, during which there is little to no brood production.

Workers are produced throughout the entire year and perform many of the functions needed to grow and maintain the nest.

[10] Starting from a few days after their birth until their death, they continually support the hive, from building the nest at an early age, to foraging near the end of their lives.

[5] A study showed that a typical nest would rear between 1–5 gynes during an observation period that varied between 6 and 18 months.

The ones that survive can be kept alive in cerumen chambers protected by a barrier of wax called the royal camber.

However, excluding the colonies with abnormal gyne production, there was an equal proportion of miniature mating and virgin queens.

Depending on the time of year and various climatic factors, the amount of pollen and nectar collected can change.

[3] Similar to other species of stingless bees, P. remota only intensively uses a few floral resources to collect the pollen and nectar they need.

In a study conducted, P. remota was observed mainly foraging from Archontophoenix, Cecropia and multiple Eucalyptus species.

Other species that were also foraged from but to a lesser extent were Piptadenia, Tipuana speciosa, Impatiens balsamina, Cabralea s.l., Mimosa daleoides, and Asparagus s.l.

Within the family Apidae, P. remota occupies an intermediate position on the scale of polylecty that covers ten species.