Influence of supplementary feeding on the number of colonies and the number of multiplied colonies (A), and influence of the honey conservation method on the liters of honey sold and yearly earnings (B).

<p>Established methods include freezing, pasteurization, maturation and dehumidification. Response variables are detrended to show the correct relationship between response and particular predictor variables (the effect of the other predictor variables has been subtracted out). Median values are represented by the lines inside boxes, which span the first and third quartiles. Dots show all observations outside these quartiles, and sample sizes are provided in brackets.