Fungi and honey bee health....

[SteveA]

Not sure if this has been shared before?....

 

"The First Connection

Several years ago, Paul and his wife Dusty were mushroom hunting in the old growth forest of Washington when they discovered a huge bear scratch on a tree (bears scratch trees for the resin) and as a mycologist, Paul knew the scratch would create an entry point for the spores of polypore mushrooms. When they returned two years later, they rediscovered the bear scratched tree only to find a red belted polypore mushroom growing out of the scratch. (This specific fungi is very active in breaking down a wide assortment of toxins, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides). The relationship between the bear, the tree and the polypore mushroom was the first of his connections....."

 

Read more here:

 

Can Mushrooms Save The Honeybee & Our Food Supply? - Modern Farmer

cheers, steve

[slack ma girdle]

the answers are out there, it is just a question of finding them.

[born2trot]

Fantastic story and at last some hope for our bee colonies . Just hope they get the funding required to continue this vital research , the results seem to speak for itself . Super !!!