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 4

Local honeybees preferred to hive in improved hives.

AgroecologyLocal honeybees preferred to hive in improved hives
Brown redMixedBlackNo preference

Highlands70%07.5%22.5%
Mid altitude85%012.52.5%
Lowland20%17.5%35%27.5%

Average58.3%5.8%18.3%17.5%