Adoption of Modern Hive Beekeeping Technology: The Case of Kacha-Birra Woreda, Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 9

Distribution of respondents by number of colonies.

Number of colonies	Modern hive beekeeping technology status
	Adopters		Non-adopters		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%
1–2	5	5.6	35	39.3	40	44.9
3–5	22	24.7	19	21.3	41	46.1
>5	18	6.7	3	2.2	21
Mean	4.18		2.41		3.07	9
SD	1.42		1.47		1.68
Minimum	1
Maximum	6
t-Value = −5.542

Significant at 1% probability level (source: own survey data, 2016).