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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for honey yield, defensive behavior, and swarming behavior of Italian honey bee colonies

From: Modeling honey yield, defensive and swarming behaviors of Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica) using linear-threshold approaches

Trait

Na

Min.

Max.

Mean

SD

Honey yield (kg)

3974

1

135

22.64

18.25

Defensive behavior (scores 1–5)

3931

1

5

3.90

0.69

Swarming behavior (scores 1–5)

3865

1

5

3.87

0.93

  1. aData included records for queens born from 2002 through 2014