Broods reared in dm2 area (Mean ±SD); one dm2 area consists 450 broods | ||||||
Months | Packed pollen | Pollen patty | Ultra Bee patty | Mega-bee patty | Control | P-Value |
October | 14.8±14.8 | 11.8±6.9 | 9.6±12.4 | 14.5±13.7 | 8.7±1.7 | 0.206 |
November | 22.3±15.1 | 13.4±6.6 | 11.8±9.8 | 19.2±1.6 | 12.3±4.9 | 0.200 |
December | 27.7±9.8 | 17.3±4.5 | 16.0±5.8 | 16.8±5.9 | 13.2±3.9 | 0.081 |
January | 31.2±11.1 | 19.6±7.3 | 16.1±7.6 | 16.1±5.7 | 15.3±6.6 | 0.000 |
Adult bee population in dm2 area (Mean ±SD), one dm2 area consists 225 adult bees | ||||||
Months | Packed pollen | Pollen patty | Ultra Bee patty | Mega-bee patty | Control | P-Value |
October | 44.8±9.1 | 41.6±8.8 | 36.8±12.1 | 40.2±20.9 | 36.8±4.4 | 0.280 |
November | 50.4±21.7 | 40.0±9.2 | 36.0±20.7 | 44.6±20.0 | 36.4±11.2 | 0.355 |
December | 54.0±19.6 | 34.4±11.5 | 37.6±18.7 | 45.3±23.3 | 32.8±15.1 | 0.434 |
January | 54.5±18.6 | 38.4±12.8 | 37.6±14.8 | 38.8±16.8 | 30.2±14.3 | 0.019 |
Treatments | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Monthly Average |
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Packed pollen | 510 | 204 | 408 | 372 | 373.5±127.2 |
Pollen patty | 288 | 366 | 471 | 330 | 363.8±78.3 |
Ultrabee patty | 231 | 270 | 372 | 219 | 273.0±69.5 |
Megabee patty | 228 | 147 | 408 | 231 | 253.5±110.1 |
P-value | = 0.255 |
Treatments | Variables adult bee and brood population area in dm2 (Mean ±SD) | ||||
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N | Utilized combs | Adult bees | Brood area | Stored pollen | |
Packed-pollen | 30 | 110.4±16.99 | 51.3±18.17 | 24.6±13.29 | 1.2±1.85 |
Pollen-patty | 30 | 93.9±10.06 | 38.8±10.56 | 14.8±7.50 | 2.8±3.25 |
Ultra Bee-patty | 30 | 86.4±24.72 | 36.9±16.43 | 13.0±9.12 | 2.3±1.91 |
Megabee patty | 30 | 94.4±16.99 | 42.6±18.92 | 16.8±8.72 | 2.0±1.25 |
Control | 30 | 84.3±8.33 | 33.5±12.27 | 12.3±5.77 | 1.5±1.36 |
P-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.032 |