Research Article

Study on the Beekeeping Situation, the Level of Beekeepers Knowledge Concerning Local Honeybee Subspecies, Their Productive Characteristics, and Behavior in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 2

Average yield of honey (kg) harvested from different types of hives by districts.

DistrictTraditional hiveTop bar hiveFrame hive
MeanSDMaxMeanSDMaxMeanSDMax

Sayint7810.337.66351116.7311.5735335.334.5040
Gubalafto 12010.305.630120167.263212013.16.9340
D/Cheffa498.356.483542.751.2642211.148.1230

All districts2479.666.583513511.836.73514519.866.5240

= number of cases, SD = standard deviation, and Max = maximum honey yield.