Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the interviewees

From: Expanding the reach: ethnobotanical knowledge and technological intensification in beekeeping among the Ogiek of the Mau Forest, Kenya

Number of beekeepers	30
Place of residence	Mariashoni	Ndoswa	Kiptunga	Songwi
Place of residence	12	8	7	3
Gender	Males		Females
Gender	26		4
Age range	30–39	40–49		50 +
Age range	9	5		16
Main economic activities	Beekeeping	Agriculture	Livestock husbandry	Formal employment
Main economic activities	30	30	30	5
Total number of beehives^a	Traditional log hives		Modern hives
Total number of beehives^a	~ 500		~ 250
Individual hives^b	Traditional log hives		Modern hives
Individual hives^b	26		12
Collectives hive^c	Traditional log hives		Modern hives
Collectives hive^c	19		30

^aWe estimate the total number of beehives owned by the beekeepers drawing from the interviews
^bNumber of beekeepers individually owning log and modern hives
^cNumber of beekeepers collectively owning log and modern hives through membership to self-help groups

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