Table 3.
Key production parameter summary, by beekeeper category [Various questions, repeated in detail in other tables in dataset file].
| Backyard beekeepers | ||||||
| Response | Obs | Mean | Std Dev. | 25th PC | 50th PC | 75th PC |
| Number of hives | 185 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Honey per hive (kg/hive)a | 143 | 24 | 22.1 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Honey from pollination services (kg) | 0 | |||||
| Honey harvested, including pollination (kg)a | 143 | 32 | 29.3 | 10 | 25 | 40 |
| No honey harvested, including pollination (kg)b | 42 | |||||
| Honey sold/distributed (kg) | 117 | 32 | 28.6 | 12 | 24 | 40 |
| Pollen sold/distributed (kg) | 2 | 11 | 13.4 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| Wax sold/distributed (kg) | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Propolis sold/distributed (kg) | 0 | |||||
| Royal jelly sold/distributed (kg) | 0 | |||||
| Queens sold/distributed (no.) | 0 | |||||
| Nucleus hives sold/distributed (no.) | 3 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Packaged bees sold/distributed (no.) | 0 | |||||
| More than one site used (no.) | 9 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Operating costs - not required | 0 | |||||
| Number of hives by 2025 | 155 | 3 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hobbyist-Amateur beekeepers | ||||||
| Response | Obs | Mean | Std Dev. | 25th PC | 50th PC | 75th PC |
| Number of hives | 328 | 8 | 7.8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Honey per hive (kg/hive)a | 267 | 19 | 23.8 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| Honey from pollination services (kg) | 0 | |||||
| Honey harvested, including pollination (kg)a | 272 | 146 | 229.7 | 20 | 60 | 175 |
| No honey harvested, including pollination (kg)b | 20 | |||||
| Honey sold/distributed (kg)a | 240 | 148 | 240.1 | 20 | 58 | 183 |
| Pollen sold/distributed (kg)c | n/a | |||||
| Wax sold/distributed (kg) | 48 | 12 | 18.0 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Propolis sold/distributed (kg) | 3 | 2 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Royal jelly sold/distributed (kg)c | n/a | |||||
| Queens sold/distributed (no.) | 3 | 17 | 11.0 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| Nucleus hives sold/distributed (no.) | 21 | 7 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Packaged bees sold/distributed (no.) | 0 | |||||
| Sites used (no.) | 240 | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Operating costs per hive ($/yr) | 37 | 190 | 179.0 | 75 | 142 | 229 |
| Number of hives by 2025 | 230 | 15 | 37.3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Commercial beekeepers | ||||||
| Number of hives | 54 | 275 | 320.5 | 68 | 139 | 336 |
| Honey per hive (kg/hive)d | 33 | 46 | 40.5 | 19 | 38 | 56 |
| Honey from pollination services (kg) | 5 | 880 | 938.5 | 150 | 350 | 1,800 |
| Honey harvested, including pollination (kg)a | 37 | 16,156 | 36,587.9 | 1,530 | 3,400 | 13,800 |
| Honey sold/distributed (kg)e | 30 | 9,557 | 12,981.3 | 1,300 | 3,150 | 15,000 |
| Pollen sold/distributed (kg)e | 7 | 2,994 | 3,862.5 | 57 | 500 | 5,194 |
| Wax sold/distributed (kg)e | 18 | 785 | 1,400.4 | 30 | 86 | 600 |
| Propolis sold/distributed (kg)e | 2 | 51 | 69.3 | 2 | 51 | 100 |
| Royal jelly sold/distributed (kg)ce | n/a | |||||
| Queens sold/distributed (no.)e | 5 | 183 | 149.8 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| Nucleus hives sold/distributed (no.)e | 10 | 28 | 31.8 | 10 | 11 | 50 |
| Packaged bees sold/distributed (no.)c | n/a | |||||
| Sites used (no.) | 42 | 12 | 13.4 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Operating costs per hive ($/yr) | 27 | 403 | 426.0 | 60 | 250 | 674 |
| Number of hives by 2025 | 22 | 488 | 566.3 | 90 | 335 | 500 |
Notes
25th PC i.e. 25th percentile, 25% of values are below this value.
50th PC i.e. 50th percentile, 50% of values are below this value.
75th PC i.e. 75th percentile, 75% of values are below this value.
a
Excludes values < 1
b
Includes values < 1
c
- n/a - Not available for publication, too few observations
d
Excludes values < 5
e
Excludes values < = 1