Table 5 Total body glucose, fat free nitrogen and protein composition of the honeybees from three ecological zones of Nigeria

Onset of rain

RF

87.50 ± 5.50^b

16.50 ± 0.20^a

2.58 ± 0.28^a

10.0 ± 0.0^a

GS

88.00 ± 6.00^b

11.91 ± 0.01^b

1.43 ± 0.04^b

8.5 ± 2.1^a

DS

98.50 ± 1.50^a

11.00 ± 0.77^b

2.99 ± 1.17^a

9.0 ± 0.0^a

Wet season

RF

93.00 ± 6.00^a

15.43 ± 0.02^a

2.95 ± 0.45^c

8.5 ± 0.7^a

GS

97.00 ± 3.00^a

12.66 ± 0.03^b

5.50 ± 2.30^a

7.5 ± 0.7^a

DS

76.00 ± 4.00^b

12.45 ± 0.39^b

3.65 ± 2.55^b

8.0 ± 0.0^a

Dry season

RF

96.50 ± 10.50^a

11.29 ± 0.10^a

1.65 ± 0.18^a

9.0 ± 0.0^a

GS

80.50 ± 7.50^b

9.88 ± 0.01^b

1.46 ± 0.20^a

9.5 ± 0.7^a

DS

102.50 ± 9.50^a

7.81 ± 0.01^c

1.52 ± 0.09^a

10.0 ± 0.0^a

Seasonal interactions

F value

0.358

457.02

3.244

1.083

P value

0.71

0.01*

0.09

0.38