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Environmental Update: Mushrooms And Bees

By Sage Van Wing
Published August 24, 2015 at 2:50 PM PDT
<p>The red-belted polypore mushroom is among five species of fungi that have been shown to&nbsp;improve the honeybee's&nbsp;immune system.</p>

Katja Schulz, Flickr Commons

The red-belted polypore mushroom is among five species of fungi that have been shown to improve the honeybee's immune system.

Honeybees are dealing with a deadly infestation of virus-carrying varroa mites, and for decades beekeepers have struggled to protect exposed bees. We check in with EarthFix's Ken Christensen to learn about how mushrooms may provide the cure bees have been waiting for.

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