Determining the Performance of Apis Mellifera Bandasii Populations under Different Agro-Ecologies of Central Ethiopia

Table 2

Running behaviour scores, swarming and hygienic behaviour, honey yield, and percentages of absconding (mean ± SE).

Locations	Temperament	Queen cells constructed	Hygienic behaviour (% removed in 24 hours)	Honey yield (kg)	Percent absconded
Bako	0.92 ± 0.06b	2.19 ± 0.49a	80.09 ± 7.86b	10.89 ± 1.61a	46
Gedo	1.11 ± 0.09b	1.20 ± 0.39ab	96.42 ± 1.86a	10.18 ± 1.54a	54
Holeta	1.67 ± 0.12a	0.62 ± 0.30b	93.78 ± 1.74a	11.79 ± 1.18a	36

The means followed by similar letters in the column do not significantly differ at alpha 0.05.