Research Article
Community Perception on Beekeeping Practices, Management, and Constraints in Termaber and Basona Werena Districts, Central Ethiopia
Table 7
Flowering plant species used as nectar source by honeybees and their flowering period.
| Plants habits | Local Name | Scientific name | Flowering Period |
| Trees | Bahr-Zaf | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | May to June | Tiqur Berbere | Schinus molle | Year-round | Weyra | Olea europaea | April to June | Lomi | Citrus aurantifolia | Year-round | Zeitun | Psidium guajava | Year-round | Mango | Mangifera indica | December to March | Kinchib | Euphorbia toritolli | Year-round | Girar | Acacia seyal | August to February | Girawa | Vernonia amygdalina | December to May | Besana | Croton macrostachyus | April to July | Kolqual | Euphorbia abyssinica | September to November | Papaya | Carica papaya | Year-round | Muz | Musa x paradisiaca | Year-round | Gulo | Ricinus communis | Year-round | Anfar | Buddleja polystachya | Year-round | Avocado | Persea Americana | October to December | Wanza | Cordia Africana | October to March | Keshushla | Cirsium schimperi | August to December |
| Shrubs | Tenjut | Otostegia integrifolia | Year-round | Gesho | Rhamnus prinoides | Year-round | Hareg | Mikaniopsis clematoides | November to March | Agam | Carissa edulis | Year-round | Atiuch | Achyranthes aspera | Year-round | Asta | Erica arborea | Year-round | EKtkttaa | Caesalpinia decapetala | October to January | Dander | Centaurea melitensis | October to January | Bakela | Vicia faba | September to October |
| Herbs | Ater | Pisum sativum | September to October | Senafch | Esinappis alba | October to December | Tosegne | Satureja spp. | September to December | Baoiela | Vicia faba | September to October | Mashla | Sorghum btcotor | October to December | Telba | Unum usitatissimum | October to November | Adguar | Malva verticillata | Year-round | Shmbera | Cicer arietinum | October–February | Serdo | Eleusine floccifolia | August to November | Kamun | Anethum foeniculum | September to November | Suf | Carthamus tinctorius | November–February | Adey-Abeba | Bidens pachyloma | September and October | Nug | Guizotia abyssinica | September to October | Mech | Guizotia scabra | August–February | Gomen | Launaea cornuta | October to December | Besobla | Ocimum urticifolium | Year-round | Duba | Cucurbita pep o | April to December | Tosgn | Thymus schimperi | Year-round |
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