Characterization of the Beekeeping Value Chain: Challenges, Perceptions, Limitations, and Opportunities for Beekeepers in Kayonza District, Rwanda

Table 3

Proportions of the types of hives used by beekeepers in Kayonza.

Type of Hive	Material used for fashioning hives	Number of respondents (%)
Traditional	Hollow tree logs	40 (40)
	Tree bark	12 (12)
	Banana leaves and bark	11 (11)
	Cow dung	8 (8)
	Mud	7 (7)
	Grass	6 (6)
	Tree leaves	6 (6)
Modern (Langstroth hives)	Wood or plastic and wax	20 (20)
Total		100 (100)

Values that have different suffixes were significantly different since p<.001.