Leydy Pech is primarily engaged in beekeeping. She keeps a variety of stingless bee called Melipona beecheii, which has been raised as a part of traditional Mayan culture in several communities for centuries.[1][3] Melipona beecheii creates its hives inside hollow logs. While most beekeepers prefer to use the species Apis mellifera, Pech and her community use M. beecheii in an effort to preserve the tradition of using the melipona variety of the species in the region, which is locally known as Xunaan Kab (the Lady of Honey).[4]