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

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