Is Cut-Flower Industry Promotion by the Government Negatively Affecting Pollinator Biodiversity and Environmental/Human Health in Uganda?
Table 12
Perception of changes in the populations of bees in the villages over the last 5–20 years.
Statmenet no.
Question: Have you observed any changes in bee populations (abundances) in the village over the last 5 to 20 years? It is because of what?
Freq. (%)
Not sure if there has been strong changes in bees, but I watch few bee-visits (I see few bees feeding) in my farm these days
8.40
1
I have observed no reduction in bees in the village; there are enough hives, wild nest sites, and food plants for bees
5.34
2
I think bees are reducing in the village because of too much pollutants and toxic chemicals applied in the flower farm around there
3.05
3
Not sure if any change has occurred because I donot know how many bees were there before compared to now
6.11
4
Bee populations are declining over years because many termite mounds and tree/stamps where bees used to nest have been destroyed.
0.76
5
Bee populations are declining in the village over the years because beekeeping is also declining in the village (few hives in the village)
2.29
6
Beekeeping attracts all wild bees to hives and concentrates them where the hives are placed, so they will visit only that area, then we shall think bees have disappeared
3.05
7
Bees have been reducing in the village over the last 5–10 years, but I do not know why Maybe you can tell me more about it
0.76
8
Bees are increasing these days because we have planted many flowering trees and shrubs they are interested in
1.53
9
Bees are increasing; they are many in all bushes in the village, even in crops, I see many these days
1.53
10
Bees are no longer coming on my crops (beans) these days and I do not know why
0.76
11
Bees are reducing because many beehives/wild nests have been destroyed 5–10 years ago with crop production intensification due to too many children we are producing these days
0.76
12
Bees are reducing because the flower farms do not want bees, any insect around their flower farm is killed
0.76
13
Bees are reducing because the crop varieties we grow these days are noninteresting foods for bees anymore. No good scents of flowers to attract bees
0.76
14
Bees are reducing because may be these days we are growing crops that produce noninteresting/attractive flowers to bees
0.76
15
Bees are reducing because we have destroyed underground nests of wild bees and we are cutting trees to make charcoal
0.76
16
Bees have been reducing in the village over the last 5–10 years, but do not know why May be you can tell me more about it because you stay with people who know things than us
0.76
17
Bees have been decreasing because no abundant hives in the village these days
0.76
18
Bees have drastically reduced; they are few these days because farmers are cuttingoff all flowering herbs/weeds near fields (bad farming practices)
3.05
19
Bees have reduced because many of them are dying in the village after smelling the toxic fumes of the flower farm
3.05
20
Bees have reduced because the flower farm has killed them with their toxic sprays from the flower farm in the surroundings
0.76
21
Bees have reduced because the flower farm sprayed everywhere at night and their fumes chased away all bees
0.76
22
Bees have reduced ever since the flower farm came around here, no more bees come to my crop flowers
1.53
23
Bees number have drastically reduced (e.g., could count around 100 bees/
in the bean field, these days I count less than 10/
)
3.05
24
Bees reduced because no abundant bees coming to the village these days compared to a previous time when I was young
0.76
25
Bees used to be many in the village (5–20 years ago), these days, they have reduced I do not know why
0.76
26
Changes (reductions) came with human population increasing (pressure), destroying nesting sites (habitats) of bees to grow crops
0.76
27
Drastic reduction in bees occurred because people have cleared all bushes and forests for livestock/crop productions intensification
3.05
28
I am not sure if bees have reduced/increased in the village, I have no interest in bees
2.29
29
I am not sure, I have never paid attention (no curiosity) to observe change in bee populations
1.53
30
I cannot explain (do not know) why bee populations are reducing in the village these days
0.76
31
I do not know, I think bees will be every where because there are tasty/fresh flowers in the village
0.76
32
I have observed no changes in bee populations in the village since my childhood up to now, it is the same thing I see
3.82
33
I have never paid attention (no curiosity) to observe changes in bee populations
4.58
34
I have no idea if bees have reduced (declined) or not; I will start making my observations from today in many gardens
6.87
35
I have observed no changes in bee numbers these days; in fact, there are many coming to visit flowers as usual
6.11
36
I see no change in bees numbers in the village because we have even received beehives from NAADS; numbers are increasing these days
0.76
37
I used to see 2-3 colonies moving (flying around/month) in the village, these days I see one colony flying-out around our villages once a year
0.76
38
I used to see bees hovering cups, saucepans left outside, these days, no bees come to visit my cups left outside, only flies and ants
0.76
39
I used to see many bees flying around/feeding on flowers in my fields; but since the flower farm came, I see few or no bees at all
1.53
Chi-square test for differences in explanations about causes of changes in bee numbers: , , .
