Table 2.
Pearson correlation coefficients for number of foragers, number of pollen foragers, areas of stored pollen, worker and drone sealed brood, colony population size, honey yield and some weather factors.
| Items | No. foragers | No. Pollen foragers | Stored pollen area | Worker sealed brood area | Drone sealed brood area | Colony population size | Honey yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. foragers | |||||||
| No. pollen foragers | 0.94** | ||||||
| Stored pollen area | 0.89** | 0.96** | |||||
| Worker sealed brood area | 0.88** | 0.95** | 0.95** | ||||
| Drone sealed brood area | 0.70** | 0.80** | 0.74** | 0.68** | |||
| Colony population size | 0.94** | 0.81** | 0.78** | 0.74** | 0.55** | ||
| Honey yield | 0.88** | 0.76** | 0.74** | 0.86** | 0.48** | 0.92** | |
| Air temperature | 0.38* | 0.35* | 0.34* | 0.46** | 0.14 | −0.08 | |
| Relative humidity | −0.28 | −0.30* | −0.31* | −0.40** | −0.20 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Wind velocity | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.05 | −0.04 | 0.18 | −0.17 | −0.09 |
| Rainfall | −0.22 | −0.22 | −0.21 | −0.25 | −0.21 | −0.04 | −0.12 |
| Soil temperature | 0.33* | 0.30* | 0.32* | 0.48** | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.28 |
| Solar radiation | 0.40** | 0.35* | 0.33* | 0.45** | 0.14 | −0.16 | 0.25 |
| Net radiation | 0.40** | 0.36* | 0.32* | 0.34* | 0.10 | −0.18 | 0.23 |
Indicate correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
Indicate correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).