Eugênio Basile

Coming Up

Native bee honey gets framed here as product, place, and practice, not as an anonymous sweetener. Through MBee - Mel de Terroir, Eugênio Basile has put the focus on origin and on the care embedded in each drop, using the language of terroir to shift how the category is read. The emphasis is less on novelty than on context: honey with character, linked to landscape, and treated as something that merits close attention.

Where They Are Now

Founder is the current role that defines MBee - Mel de Terroir, and it places Eugênio Basile in both production and advocacy. The work is about more than presenting honey for sale; it is about changing the frame around it. In Basile’s account, native bees are approached as part of a working relationship with nature, and the box set in a wooded area becomes the start of a process that is guided, then largely left to unfold. Education and tasting sit side by side in the project. MBee - Mel de Terroir asks people to reconsider what native bee honey is, and what it is not: not only a household staple, and not only an ingredient associated with remedy. That position gives the work its broader purpose, linking origin, small distinctions, and sensory value.

Career - Founder, MBee - Mel de Terroir

Signature

Jataí and native bee honey bread are named as Eugênio's signature dishes, and both point back to the same set of concerns: native bees, place, and a format people already know how to read. The bread gives the honey a familiar vehicle; the honey gives the bread a specific identity. Taken together, they make Basile’s position clear: native bee honey belongs among food first, and its difference is part of its value.

In Their Words “There is no difficulty in raising this type of bee. The box is placed in a wooded area and the bees do the rest of the work.” The method is presented without drama: set the conditions, then let the bees work. It is a straightforward description of a process that relies on placement, patience, and limited interference. “We want to break the stigma that the bee is dangerous and that its honey serves only as medicine.” That line sets the brief. The work is as much about changing perception as it is about producing honey, replacing fear and narrow use with a broader, more exact understanding of native bee honey.

Honors

No awards are cited for Basile.

FAQ What is Eugênio Basile's current role? Eugênio Basile is Founder. What is Eugênio Basile known for? Native bee honey.