Table 4.
Levels of some behavioral characters of sealed worker brood of native Saudi (Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner) and carniolan (Apis mellifera carnica Pollmann) colonies and their F1 hybrid during one year (July 1992–June 1993).
| Character | Season | Levels given to colonies (1 degree/5 degrees) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apis mellifera jemenitica | Apis mellifera carnica | first hybrid | ||
| Hardness | WinterSummer% Variance | 1.712.6321.2+ | 1.251.6212.9+ | 1.632.6123.1+ |
| Range | WinterSummer% Variance | 2.442.888.3+ | 1.723.2030.1+ | 2.103.4023.2+ |
| Arrangement | WinterSummer% Variance | 3.403.301.5- | 2.803.206.7+ | 3.134.2014.6+ |
| Grading | WinterSummer% Variance | 3.503.204.5- | 2.903.306.5+ | 3.203.200.0 |
| Total | WinterSummer | 11.0512.01 | 8.6711.32 | 10.0613.41 |
| General mean | “20 degrees” | 11.53 | 10.00 | 11.74 |
| Percentage | 57.65 | 49.98 | 58.68 | |