Can Mushrooms Save the Honey Bee? | bioGraphic

A blood-sucking mite is wreaking havoc on honey bees—but scientists have discovered a surprising new way to fight back. Produced by Louie Schwartzberg Full story: __________ A decade ago, honey bee populations around the world began declining at an alarming rate. In the early years of this trend, beekeepers lost 60 percent or more of their hives to a mysterious phenomenon that came to be known as “colony collapse disorder” (CCD). In each of these cases, worker bees simply disappeare