Floral Calendar of Honeybee Plants in Kellem and West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia

Table 4

Plant identified from bee pollen pellet in midland agroecology.

No.	Local name (in Afan Oromo)	Scientific name	Family name	Collecting time (month)	Pollen weight (gram)	Pollen weight (%)	Life form
1	Keelloo	Bidens prestinaria	Asteraceae	September–November	572.0	39.3	Herb
2	Maxxannee	Bidens pilosa	Asteraceae	July–October	403.8	27.8	Herb
3	Tuufoo/Nuugii	Guizotia spp	Asteraceae	September–November	302.8	20.8	Herb
4	Bakkanniisa	Croton macrostachyus	Euphorbiaceae	April-May	24.3	1.7	Tree
5	Baargamoo	Eucalyptus spp	Myrtaceae	October-November; February-March; and April-May	17.3	1.2	Tree
6	Feexoo	Lepidium sativum	Brassicaceae	September	16.1	1.1	Herb
7	Boqqolloo	Zea mays	Poaceae	August-September and May	14.2	1.0	Herb
8	Darguu	Hypostes trifolia	Acanthaceae	September-October	14	1.0	Herb
9	Eebicha	Vernonia spp	Asteraceae	January-February	13.8	0.9	Shrub
10	Siddisa	Trifolium spp	Fabaceae	August–October	12	0.8	Herb
11	Suufii	Helianthus annuus	Asteraceae	October–December	11	0.8	Herb
12	Buna	Coffee arabica	Rubiaceae	January-February	10.4	0.7	Shrub
13	Raafuu	Brassica abyssinica	Brassicaceae	September	9.3	0.6	Herb
14	Baallammii	Andropogon abyssinicus	Asteraceae	October	7.1	0.5	Herb
15	Bishingaa	Sorghum bicolor	Poaceae	September	5.3	0.4	Herb
16	Waddeessa	Cordia africana	Boraginaceae	August–October	5.2	0.4	Tree
17	Baddeessaa	Syzygium guineense	Myrtaceae	March-April	2.9	0.2	Tree
18	Dabaqqaa	Terminalia glaucescens	Combretaceae	February-March	2.6	0.2	Tree
19	Qundabarbarree	Schinnus molle	Anacardiaceae	January–March	2.1	0.1	Tree
20	Dhangaggoo	Rumex nervosus	Polygonaceae	September	1.9	0.1	Shrub
21	Abbayyii	Measa lanceolata	Primulaceae	August-September	1.3	0.09	Shrub
22	Qobboo faranjii	Ricinus communis	Euphorbiaceae	February-March	1.2	0.08	Shrub
23		Opertia ficus-indica	Cactaceae	November	1.0	0.07	Shrub
24		Polyscias spp	Araliaceae	January	0.8	0.06	Shrub
25	Hiddii	Solanum anguivi	Solanaceae	September-October	0.7	0.05	Herb
26	Incinnii	Hibiscus micranthus	Malvaceae	September	0.4	0.04	Herb
27		Acalypha indica	Euphorbiaceae	February	0.2	0.01	Herb
28	Baaqalaa	Vicia faba	Papilionaceae	September	0.1	0.007	Herb