The Use of Honeybee Hives May Boost Yields of Some Crops in Nepal
Table 1
Results of the generalized linear model for yields of three crops in Nepal according to three experiments performed in bittergourd, buckwheat, and mustard fields.
Bittergourd (AIC = 60.43)
Average yields (tons/ha); overall mean 20.12
Control
2.17 ± 0.56
Honeybee hives
31.61 ± 2.22
Open access
26.56 ± 1.40
value
Honeybee hives × control = = 0
<0.001
Open access × control = = 0
<0.001
Open access × honeybee hives = = 0
<0.001
Buckwheat (AIC = 43.72)
Average yields (quintal/ha); overall mean 6.60
Control
3.38 ± 0.93
Honeybee hives
9.08 ± 0.99
Open access
6.87 ± 0.70
value
Honeybee hives × control = = 0
<0.001
Open access × control = = 0
<0.001
Open access × honeybee hives = = 0
<0.01
Mustard (AIC = 32.55)
Average yields (quintal/ha); overall mean 6.81
Control
5.52 ± 0.46
Honeybee hives
7.90 ± 0.61
Open access
7.02 ± 0.72
value
Honeybee hives × control = = 0
<0.001
Open access × control = = 0
<0.001
Open access × honeybee hives = = 0
0.02
AIC means the Akaike criterion information. In average yields, the production is shown as mean ± standard deviation.
