Comparison

Variables	Hive type
Variables	Traditiona (n = 8) Mean ± SD	Movable frame (n = 8) Mean ± SD
Moisture content (g/100g)	13.67 ± 1.20	13.62 ± 1.40
Reducing sugars content(g/100g)	60.84 ± 0.62	60.07 ± 0.78
Apparent sucrose (g/100g)	3.22 ± 0.86	3.33 ± 1.39
Ash content (g/100g)	0.22 ± 0.10	0.52 ± 0.75
Free acid (meqkg^-1)	14.46 ± 3.40^b*	16.52 ± 3.76^a*
pH	3.40±0.25	3.69 ± 0.19

SD=Standard deviation; meq=milli equivalent; n=Number of samples; Means followed by different superscript letters in a row are; ^*significantly different (p<0.05).

Table 2: Comparison of physicochemical properties of honey samples collected from different hive types.