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. 2019 Mar 27;14(3):e0214113. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214113

Table 5. Income generating interventions for beekeepers*.

Suggested intervention Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
Hypothesized honey yield increase 0 30% 45% 60% 75% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90%
Baseline -459 15 17 19 16 9 7 5 4 3 13
National average yield -608 1 68 123 163 85 65 49 38 29 126
5 log hives -805 19 98 162 209 106 81 62 47 36 158
10 log hives -873 28 119 191 248 125 96 73 56 43 186
15 log hives -948 37 140 224 287 144 110 84 64 49 214
20 log hives -906 47 162 255 327 163 124 95 72 55 242
5 KTB hives -1005 28 112 181 232 117 89 68 52 40 174
10 KTB hives -1042 46 148 231 294 147 112 85 65 50 218
15 KTB hives -1281 64 184 281 356 176 135 103 78 60 262
20 KTB hives -1499 139 298 427 525 255 195 149 114 87 379
5 Langstroth hives -868 34 123 195 249 125 95 73 56 42 186
10 Langstroth hives -1125 59 170 260 328 163 124 95 72 55 242
15 Langstroth hives -1399 84 217 324 407 200 153 117 89 68 297
20 Langstroth hives -1656 109 263 389 486 238 181 138 106 81 353
500 C. calothyrsus trees -683 -2 70 130 173 90 69 52 40 22 58
1000 C. calothyrsus trees -748 -5 72 136 183 95 73 55 42 23 61
1500 C. calothyrsus trees -813 -8 74 142 192 100 77 58 45 24 65
2000 C. calothyrsus trees -878 -11 76 148 202 105 80 61 47 26 60

* All interventions are modelled at a discount rate of 10% over 10 years (USD)