Research Article
Floral Calendar of Honeybee Plants in Kellem and West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia
Table 9
The characteristics of identified honey plants with their pollen frequency class from lowland 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 |
| December | 1 | Guizotia spp | Asteraceae | Tuufoo/nuugii | Herb | P & N | 51.85 | PP | Monofloral | 2 | Bidens spp | Asteraceae | Keelloo | Herb | P & N | 13.49 | IMP | Guizotia spp honey | 3 | Trifolium spp | Fabaceae | Siddisa | Herb | P & N | 12.27 | IMP | 4 | Sesamum indicum | Pedaliaceae | Saalixii | Herb | P & N | 8.12 | IMP | 5 | Grass type | Poaceae | Gosa margaa | Herb | P & N | 5.95 | IMP | 6 | Eucalyptus spp | Myrtaceae | Baargamoo | Tree | P & N | 4.62 | IMP | 7 | Lepidium sativum | Brassicaceae | Feexoo | Herb | P & N | 1.32 | MP | 8 | Parkinsonia aculeata | Combretaceae | Dabaqqaa | Tree | P & N | 1.22 | MP | 9 | Vicia faba | Papilionaceae | Baaqelaa | Herb | P & N | 0.63 | MP | 10 | Plectranthus punctatus | Lamiaceae | Motijo | Herb | P & N | 0.26 | MP | 11 | Andropogon abyssinicus | Poaceae | Sarara | Tree | P & N | 0.21 | MP |
| March | 1 | Coffee arabica | Rubiaceae | Buna | Shrub | P & N | 55.22 | PP | Coffee arabica honey | 2 | Vernonia spp | Asteraceae | Gosa eebichaa | Shrub | P & N | 24.44 | SP | 3 | Guizotia spp | Asteraceae | Tuufoo/hadaa | Herb | P & N | 10.84 | IMP | 4 | Sphaeranthus ukambensis | Asteraceae | | Herb | P & N | 2.00 | MP | 5 | Bidens spp | Asteraceae | Keelloo | Herb | P & N | 1.55 | MP | 6 | Eucalyptus spp | Myrtaceae | Baargamoo | Tree | P & N | 1.32 | MP | 7 | Plantago lanceolate | Plantaginaceae | Qorxobbii | Herb | P & N | 0.91 | MP | 8 | Hypoested trifolia | Acanthaceae | Darguu | Herb | | 0.91 | MP | 9 | Clausena anisata | Rutaceae | | Shrub | P & N | 0.77 | MP | 10 | Terminalia spp | Combretaceae | Birdheessa/dabaqqa | Tree | P & N | 0.57 | MP | 11 | Justicia spp | Acanthaceae | Sensel | Shrub | P & N | 0.54 | MP | 12 | Brassica carinata | Brassicaceae | Raafuu | Herb | P & N | 0.33 | MP | 13 | Rumex nervosus | Polygonaceae | Dhangaggoo | Shrub | P & N | 0.20 | MP | 14 | Euphorbia ampliphylla | Euphorbiaceae | Adaamii | Tree | P & N | 0.13 | MP | 15 | Trifolium spp | Fabaceae | Siddisa | Herb | P & N | 0.10 | MP | 16 | Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | | Herb | P & N | 0.10 | MP |
| June | 1 | Croton macrostachyus | Euphorbiaceae | Bakkanniisa | Tree | P & N | 50.42 | PP | Croton macrostachyus honey | 2 | Syzium guineense | Myrtaceae | Baddeessaa | Tree | P & N | 21.03 | SP | 3 | Eucalyptus spp | Myrtaceae | Baargamoo | Tree | P & N | 16.57 | SP | 4 | Acacia spp | Myrtaceae | Laaftoo | Tree | P & N | 13.81 | IMP | 5 | Justicia heterocarpa | Acanthaceae | Sensel | Herb | 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/maxxannee | Herb | P & N | 0.03 | MP |
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P: pollen, N: nectar, PP: predominant pollen, SP: secondary pollen, IMP: important minor pollen, and MP: minor pollen.
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