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

Table 8

The characteristics of identified honey plants with their pollen frequency class from midland honey type.

Harvesting time	No.	Scientific name	Family name	Vernacular name (Afan Oromo)	Life form	Resources for bees	Pollen grain counted (%)	Frequency class	Honey type
November	1	Guizotia spp	Asteraceae	Tuufoo/nuugii	Herb	P & N	62.4	PP	Monofloral Guizotia spp honey
	2	Bidens spp	Asteraceae	Maxxannee	Herb	P & N	6.4	IMP
	3	Trifolium spp	Fabaceae	Siddisa	Herb	P & N	6.1	IMP
	4	Eucalyptus spp	Myrtaceae	Baargamoo	Tree	P & N	4.7	IMP
	5	Grass type	Poaceae	Gosa margaa	Herb	P & N	4.0	IMP
	6	Plantago lanceolate	Plantaginaceae	Qorxobbii	Herb	P	2.7	MP
	7	Clausena anisata	Rutaceae		Shrub	P & N	2.4	MP
	8	Terminalia brown	Combretaceae	Dabaqqaa	Tree	P & N	2.3	MP
	9	Sesamum indicum	Pedaliaceae	Saalixa	Herb	P & N	1.9	MP
	10	Cassipourea celastroides	Rhizophoraceae		Tree	P & N	1.9	MP
	11	Allophylus abyssinicus	Sapindaceae	Sarara	Tree	P & N	1.7	MP
	12	Vicia faba	Papilionaceae	Baaqelaa	Herb	P & N	1.1	MP
	13	Lipidium sativum	Brassicaceae	Feexoo	Herb	P & N	1.6	MP
	14	Vernonia spp	Asteraceae	Eebicha	Shrub	P & N	0.2	MP
	15	Brassica carinata	Brassicaceae	Raafuu	Herb	P & N	0.2	MP
	16	Satureja paradoxa	Lamiaceae	Xinaaddama	Herb	P & N	0.05	MP
February	1	Coffee arabica	Rubiaceae	Buna	Shrub	P & N	42.90	SP	Multifloral honey
	2	Vernonia spp	Asteraceae	Gosa eebichaa	Shrub	P & N	23.46	SP
	3	Terminalia spp	Combretaceae	Dabaqqaa	Tree	P & N	14.16	IMP
	4	Guizotia spp	Asteraceae	Tuufoo	Herb	P & N	6.67	IMP
	5	Ehertia cymosa	Boraginaceae		Tree	P & N	3.06	IMP
	6	Apodytes dimidiata	Icacinaceae	Qumbaala	Tree	P & N	2.15	MP
	7	Bidens spp	Asteraceae	Keelloo	Herb	P & N	1.57	MP
	8	Sphaeranthus ukambensis	Asteraceae		Herb		1.31	MP
	9	Clausena anisata	Rutaceae		Shrub	P & N	1.29	MP
	10	Eucalyptus spp	Myrtaceae	Baargamoo	Tree	P & N	1.00	MP
	11	Hypoested trifolia	Acanthaceae	Darguu	Herb	P & N	1.22	MP
	12	Plantago lanceolate	Plantaginaceae	Qorxobbii	Herb	P & N	0.60	MP
	13	Galiniera saxifraga	Rubiaceae	Mixoo	Shrub	P & N	0.53	MP
	14	Justicia schimperiana	Acanthaceae	Dhummuuggaa	Shrub	P & N	0.35	MP
	15	Bersama abyssinica	Melianthaceae	Lolchiisaa	Tree	P & N	0.35	MP
	16	Trichocladus ellipticus	Hamamelidaceae		Shrub	P & N	0.31	MP
	17	Rumex nervosus	Polygonaceae	Dhangaggoo	Shrub	P & N	0.15	MP
	18	Euphorbia ampliphylla	Euphorbiaceae	Adaamii	Tree	P & N	0.13	MP
	19	Trifolium spp	Fabaceae	Siddisa	Herb	P & N	0.08	MP
	20	Melilotus alba	Fabaceae		Herb	P & N	0.06	MP
	21	Crotolaria loburnifolia	Fabaceae		Shrub	P & N	0.04	MP
	22	Dobiya torida	Sterculiaceae	Daannisa	Tree	P & N	0.04	MP
May	1	Croton macrostychpous	Euphorbiaceae	Bakkanniisa	Tree	P & N	47.42	PP	Croton macrostachyus honey
	2	Syzium guineense	Myrtaceae	Baddeessaa	Tree	P & N	24.03	SP
	3	Eucalyptus spp	Myrtaceae	Baargamoo	Tree	P & N	16.57	IMP
	4	Acacia spp	Myrtaceae	Laaftoo	Tree	P & N	13.81	IMP
	5	Justicia schimperiana	Acanthaceae	Dhummuuggaa	Shrub	P & N	0.55	MP
	6	Rumex nervosus	Polygonaceae	Dhangaggoo	Shrub	P & N	0.38	MP
	7	Coffee arabica	Rubiaceae	Buna	Shrub	P & N	0.27	MP
	8	Guizotia spp	Asteraceae	Tuufoo	Herb	P & N	0.16	MP
	9	Bidens spp	Asteraceae	Keelloo	Herb	P & N	0.03	MP

P: pollen, N: nectar, PP: predominant pollen, SP: secondary pollen, IMP: important minor pollen, and MP: minor pollen.