Integrative fungal solutions for protecting bees
OwnerPaul Edward Stametsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is based on a plurality of benefits from the extracts of mycelia of individual fungal species, and mixtures of species, to provide an armamentarium of defenses from multiple stressors in order to help bees survive a complex of symptoms collectively called colony collapse disorder (CCD). More particularly, the present invention utilizes specific concentrations of extracts from pure cultured mycelium from mushroom forming fungi to reduce harmful viruses in bees and to increase the longevity of bees.
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A method for improving bee health comprising adding an extract of a medicinal mushroom mycelium to a feeding supplement for bees to produce a composition for improving bee health and feeding the composition for improving bee health to bees, wherein the composition for improving bee health comprises 1% or less by volume of the extract, and wherein the medicinal mushroom mycelium is selected from the group consisting of Inonotus obliquus, Ganoderma resinaceum, Fomitopsis pinicola, Fomes fomentarius, Schizophyllum commune, Trametes versicolor, Fomitopsis officinalis, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma lucidum and combinations thereof.
A method for improving bee health comprising applying a composition for improving bee health to an object selected from the group consisting of beehives, beehive components, bees wax, bees and combinations thereof, wherein the composition for improving bee health comprises 1% or less by volume of an extract of a medicinal mushroom mycelium and wherein the medicinal mushroom mycelium is selected from the group consisting of Inonotus obliquus, Ganoderma resinaceum, Fomitopsis pinicola, Fomes fomentarius, Schizophyllum commune, Trametes versicolor, Fomitopsis officinalis, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma lucidum and combinations thereof.
A method for improving bee health comprising adding an extract of a medicinal mushroom mycelium to a feeding supplement for bees to produce a composition for improving bee health and feeding the composition for improving bee health to bees, wherein the composition comprises 10% or less by volume of the extract of a medicinal mushroom mycelium and wherein the medicinal mushroom mycelium is selected from the group consisting of Fomes fomentarius, Trametes versicolor, and a combination thereof.
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