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Table 1 Summary information for honey bee samples collected in the Republic of South Africa

From: Population genomics and morphometric assignment of western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Republic of South Africa

No.

Geographic region - apiary

Apiary identifier

N

Geographical coordinates

1

Bloemfontein – A

BL – A

5

29.24°S – 26.95°E

2

Bloemfontein – B

BL – B

6

29.20°S – 27.20°E

3

Bloemfontein – C

BL – C

8

29.24°S – 26.94°E

4

Kroonstad – A

KR – A

6

27.58°S – 27.30°E

5

Kroonstad – B

KR – B

1

27.33°S – 27.50°E

6

Kroonstad – C

KR – C

10

27.27°S – 27.50°E

7

Pretoria – A

PT – A

3

25.74°S – 28.26°E

8

Pretoria – B

PT – B

6

25.70°S – 28.10°E

9

Springbok – B

SP – B

4

29.71°S – 17.78°E

10

Springbok – C

SP – C

5

29.67°S – 17.81°E

11

Upington – A

UP – A

5

28.48°S – 21.18°E

12

Upington – B

UP – B

5

28.72°S – 20.98°E

13

Upington – C

UP – C

9

28.52°S – 21.24°E

14

Bredasdorp – A

BD – A

6

34.50°S – 20.35°E

15

Citrusdaal – A

CD – A

8

32.86°S – 19.21°E

16

Citrusdaal – B

CD – B

8

32.84°S – 19.24°E

17

Citrusdaal – C

CD – C

11

32.67°S – 19.06°E

18

Cape Town – A

CT – A

5

33.80°S – 18.36°E

19

Cape Town – B

CT – B

3

33.97°S – 18.51°E

20

Cape Town – C

CT – C

12

33.96°S – 18.45°E

21

George – A

GE – A

9

33.90°S – 22.33°E

22

George – B

GE – B

8

33.95°S – 22.75°E

23

George – C

GE – C

8

33.98°S – 22.47°E

24

Grahamstown – A

GT – A

9

33.31°S – 26.49°E

25

Grahamstown – B

GT – B

6

33.37°S – 26.42°E

26

Knysna – A

KN – A

13

34.05°S – 22.99°E

27

Knysna – B

KN – B

19

34.02°S – 22.97°E

28

Langebaan – A

LA – A

10

33.04°S – 18.09°E

29

Langebaan – B

LA – B

6

33.00°S – 18.31°E

30

Langebaan – C

LA – C

6

33.03°S – 18.10°E

31

Laingsburg – A

LB – A

4

33.27°S – 20.85°E

32

Laingsburg – B

LB – B

6

33.28°S – 20.97°E

33

Moorreesburg – A

MB – A

2

33.10°S – 18.74°E

34

Moorreesburg – B

MB – B

3

33.11°S – 18.56°E

35

Moorreesburg – C

MB – C

2

33.02°S – 18.85°E

36

Modderfontein – A

MF – A

15

33.18°S – 25.80°E

37

Oudtshoorn – A

OD – A

1

33.50°S – 22.51°E

38

Oudtshoorn – B

OD – B

5

33.53°S – 22.54°E

39

Oudtshoorn – C

OD – C

2

33.58°S – 22.49°E

40

Plettenburg Bay – A

PB – A

3

34.05°S – 23.36°E

41

Plettenburg Bay – B

PB – B

12

34.09°S – 23.34°E

42

Port Elizabeth – A

PE – A

21

33.87°S – 25.39°E

43

Riversdale – A

RD – A

9

34.31°S – 21.50°E

44

Riversdale – B

RD – B

3

34.23°S – 21.58°E

45

Riversdale – C

RD – C

14

34.10°S – 21.20°E

46

St. Francis – A

SF – A

6

34.17°S – 24.81°E

47

Stellenbosch – A

ST – A

13

33.89°S – 18.89°E

48

Stellenbosch – B

ST – B

14

33.91°S – 18.81°E

49

Stellenbosch – C

ST – C

10

33.85°S – 18.82°E

50

Swellendam – A

SW – A

4

34.05°S – 20.65°E

51

Swellendam – B

SW – B

7

34.40°S – 20.60°E

52

Swellendam – C

SW – C

8

34.19°S – 20.30°E

53

Touwsrivier – A

TR – A

2

33.15°S – 20.47°E

54

Touwsrivier – C

TR – C

5

33.17°S – 20.26°E

55

Worcester – A

WD – A

2

33.59°S – 19.45°E

56

Worcester – B

WD – B

7

33.52°S – 19.49°E

57

Worcester – C

WD – C

10

33.62°S – 19.69°E

58

Beaufort West – A

BW – A

6

32.34°S – 22.64°E

59

Beaufort West – B

BW – B

4

32.34°S – 22.64°E

60

Beaufort West – C

BW – C

2

32.34°S – 22.62°E

61

East London – A

EL – A

3

33.04°S – 27.86°E

62

East London – B

EL – B

1

32.94°S – 27.97°E

63

East London – C

EL – C

2

32.97°S – 27.90°E

64

Graaff-Reinet – A

GR – A

7

32.25°S – 24.53°E

65

Graaff-Reinet – B

GR – B

6

32.17°S – 24.56°E

66

Graaff-Reinet – C

GR – C

8

32.26°S – 24.54°E

67

Klawer – A

KL – A

1

32.02°S – 18.78°E

68

Klawer – B

KL – B

8

32.17°S – 18.51°E

69

Klawer – C

KL – C

6

32.10°S – 18.84°E

70

European Apis mellifera

AM

10

 
 

Total

 

474

 
  1. Bees were sampled from 69 apiaries (no.). The apiaries are identified by their geographic region (the city closest to all apiaries in the region) and apiary in/around that city (A – C sampled apiaries in a region). This was coded into an apiary identifier which includes a two-letter city abbreviation and apiary letter. N represents the number of honey bees examined from each apiary. The GPS location of each apiary is reported in the final column