Table 1.
Attributes of 22 orchards sampled across western New York as well as all sites pooled. The values in this table include standardized collections and general collections pooled and (standardized collections, general collections) separately. Orchards with a star (*) did not rent honeybee hives for the duration of the study period
| Orchard | Size (acres) | Samples | Specimens | Obs species richness | Chao 1 mean (est richness) | Difference | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 1 | 16 (8, 8) | 240 (137, 103) | 36 (26, 29) | 44.61 (27.79, 52.77) | 8.61 (1.79, 23.77) | 0.81 (0.94, 0.55) |
| B | 1 | 14 (8, 6) | 214 (95, 119) | 33 (22, 29) | 47.33 (42.04, 37.26) | 14.33 (20.04, 8.26) | 0.70 (0.52, 0.78) |
| C* | 5 | 36 (20, 16) | 597 (344, 253) | 41 (35, 30) | 52.98 (51.29, 41.95) | 11.98 (16.29, 11.95) | 0.77 (0.68, 0.72) |
| D | 5 | 23 (16, 7) | 515 (338, 177) | 47 (40, 42) | 54.13 (61.27, 54.43) | 7.13 (21.27, 12.43) | 0.87 (0.65, 0.77) |
| E* | 10 | 36 (23, 13) | 618 (464, 154) | 42 (36, 24) | 60.72 (50.05, 34.06) | 18.72 (14.05, 10.06) | 0.69 (0.72, 0.70) |
| F* | 11 | 20 (13, 7) | 128 (86, 42) | 27 (18, 17) | 58.75 (34.47, 46.53) | 31.75 (16.47, 29.53) | 0.46 (0.52, 0.37) |
| G | 14 | 35 (23, 12) | 437 (263, 174) | 39 (30, 30) | 45.04 (41.95, 57.96) | 6.04 (11.95, 27.96) | 0.87 (0.72, 0.52) |
| H | 15 | 25 (17, 8) | 398 (189, 209) | 36 (32, 28) | 42.38 (44.04, 36.96) | 6.38 (12.04, 8.96) | 0.85 (0.73, 0.76) |
| I* | 15 | 46 (30, 16) | 1279 (889, 190) | 54 (45, 43) | 79.58 (59.07, 74.92) | 25.58 (14.07, 31.92) | 0.68 (0.76, 0.57) |
| J | 18 | 39 (32, 7) | 559 (465, 94) | 26 (24, 14) | 41.97 (28.49, 16.64) | 15.97 (4.49, 2.64) | 0.62 (0.84, 0.84) |
| K | 20 | 41 (23, 18) | 514 (250, 264) | 48 (36, 43) | 104.14 (53.93, 74.88) | 56.14 (17.93, 31.88) | 0.46 (0.67, 0.57) |
| L | 22 | 25 (14, 11) | 321 (191, 130) | 26 (22, 19) | 41.95 (57.81, 19.74) | 15.95 (35.81, 0.74) | 0.62 (0.38, 0.96) |
| M | 30 | 53 (38, 15) | 848 (698, 150) | 51 (47, 32) | 83.36 (77.04, 43.92) | 32.36 (30.04, 11.92) | 0.61 (0.61, 0.73) |
| N | 32 | 27 (18, 9) | 120 (88, 32) | 30 (23, 19) | 46.2 (32.97, 27.07) | 16.2 (9.97, 8.07) | 0.65 (0.70, 0.70) |
| O | 35 | 31 (23, 8) | 477 (328, 149) | 43 (35, 31) | 51.62 (40.77, 37.7) | 8.62 (5.77, 6.7) | 0.83 (0.86, 0.82) |
| P* | 50 | 23 (16, 7) | 628 (416, 212) | 42 (35, 29) | 50.99 (49.05, 35.22) | 8.99 (14.05, 6.22) | 0.82 (0.71, 0.82) |
| Q | 65 | 82 (65, 17) | 1359 (1139, 220) | 49 (46, 30) | 67.74 (71.58, 38.06) | 18.74 (25.58, 8.06) | 0.72 (0.64, 0.79) |
| R | 65 | 25 (15, 10) | 177 (116, 61) | 28 (21, 20) | 70.01 (33.39, 90.82) | 42.01 (12.39, 70.82) | 0.40 (0.63, 0.22) |
| S | 100 | 34 (27, 7) | 417 (388, 29) | 15 (10, 9) | 23.15 (11.5, 15.03) | 8.15 (1.5, 6.03) | 0.65 (0.87, 0.60) |
| T | 125 | 36 (26, 10) | 370 (284, 86) | 37 (28, 23) | 49.22 (42.35, 33.01) | 12.22 (14.35, 10.01) | 0.75 (0.66, 0.70) |
| U | 160 | 37 (24, 13) | 267 (176, 91) | 37 (25, 28) | 44.17 (30.3, 41.85) | 7.17 (5.3, 13.85) | 0.84 (0.83, 0.67) |
| V | 350 | 25 (18, 7) | 343 (305, 38) | 16 (11, 13) | 21.98 (13.66, 17.38) | 5.98 (2.66, 4.38) | 0.73 (0.81, 0.75) |
| W | 1264 | 760 (512, 248) | 11219 (7888, 3331) | 104 (91, 89) | 118.14 (127.75, 95.53) | 14.14 (36.75, 6.53) | 0.89 (0.71, 0.93) |