Table 2.
Total revenue per hive for top 10 pollen-producing hives ($CDN) with and without pollen trapping, for clean dry pollen
| Honey (kg) | Price (/kg) | Revenue | Clean dry pollen (kg) | Price (/kg) | Revenue | Total revenue per hive | % Increase in revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk pricing | ||||||||
| Trap | 19.83 | 3.04 | 60.28 | 3.57 | 30.86 | 110.17 | 170.45 | 91.75 |
| No trap | 29.24a | 3.04 | 88.89 | — | — | — | 88.89 | |
| Direct sales | ||||||||
| Trap | 19.83 | 16.50 | 327.20 | 3.57 | 99.21 | 354.18 | 681.38 | 41.29 |
| No trap | 29.24a | 16.50 | 482.46 | — | — | — | 482.26 | |
aCalculated by dividing the mean weight of honey produced by the top pollen producing colonies by 32.19% decrease in production with pollen trapping = (19.83 kg) / (1 − 0.3219) = 29.24 kg, as we could not measure the honey production of these specific colonies without pollen traps.