Honey Mushrooms

#HoneyMushroom #Mushroom #ABirdingNaturalist
Here is some info on a really cool fungus called the Honey Mushroom (Armillaria sp.). They are pretty incredible organisms!
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Video edited by Grace F. Haiman

[@gregorymurphey2115]

Awesome, the apple analogy really puts it in perspective. Thanks.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

I'm glad! It makes me feel better when picking mushrooms.

[@geogm.840]

Interesting video. Other really cool and interestig aspect, IMO, is that they are bioluminescent. Some more than others (it depends on the species, variety and growing substrate). Actually is one of the most bioluminescent fungi genus if not the most, having in mind the area that it can cover (it can make entire stumps glow for example or large areas of soil and leaf litter). The glow produced is usually green-blue but some may produce green-yellow. It´s mainly the mycelium that glows, because fruiting bodies only glow for a short period of time, when it are really young and soft.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

I did not know this species was bioluminescent! Very cool! How does the glow produced by this species compare with the glow of a jack-o-lantern mushroom?

[@doricetimko332]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

@@doricetimko332 I'm glad you like the video! Thanks for checking out my channel!

[@geogm.840]

​@@ABirdingNaturalist In terms of what, intensity?If so, around the same, I think. Color wise , jack-o-lantern has more green into it, I think, while Armillaria may offer blueish tones (at least the ones I saw)..... Some may present green-yellow, though. It´s a bit tricky to pick jack-o-lantern mushrooms when they are glowing at its brightest, but I was fortunate to get some and it was a great sight!!. Mostly when some fruiting bodies may grow a lot (over 20 cm in diameter). I have also seen Armillaria mellea mycelium glowing at its peak and it was awesome too! It can cover huge surfaces. Surprisingly Armillaria mellea is not the brightest European Armillaria, but it still can produce spectacular sightings. Once I found a huge rotten oak log glowing and one could see it even from a great distance, on the forest during the night. I cut it before for wood during the afternoon, so I guess that the disturbance may have induced its glow.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

@@geogm.840 Wow, that is such cool information!!! I am definitely going to try and get out to see some Armillaria at night! Thanks for telling me!

[@barbaracorso2022]

I love looking at them

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Me too! Thanks for watching my video!

[@JG-do6eb]

Great job..awesome find...thanx for information

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Thanks for watching, and I am glad you like it! Have you found Honey Mushrooms?

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Interesting 🤔😳

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

I'm glad you found it interesting! Thanks for checking out my channel! Was there any information that struck you, in particular?

[@amosagregory]

Something new every day! #cool

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Thanks for watching, and I am glad you like the video!

[@amosagregory]

@@ABirdingNaturalist you're welcome

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Very well explained and super interesting video. I need to learn more about fungi because I was taught about medicinal and edible plants aks a child (c.10years and from there on) but I never learned about mushrooms other than which to avoid (but I would never claim I knew all the poisonous ones, just the better known ones which leaves a lot that could be harmful) I am watching and reading all I can as I recently made some dietary changes and I am in need of some non animal proteins.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Hi! Thanks for watching my video and for the positive feedback! I think learning about wild edible mushrooms is great fun, and they are a good source of non-animal protein! Let me know what you find!

[@moscowswifey]

Nice video! I thought Armillaria grew at the base of trees no?

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. You are correct that Armillaria grow on dead wood. For this video, my camera was set up on an old tree stump, and I suspect this Armillaria was connected to that stump through its mycelium. That mycelium is what spreads out under the soil and can grow so big.

[@dantebeowulfhawbolt5862]

great video ! fungi are really really cool imo !

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video, and I agree that fungi are fascinating!!!

[@feltmaiden]

So informative

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Glad you liked it!

[@dkositsky]

@@ABirdingNaturalist these look good to me. Glad I found your site. You need to be introduced to folks in this area. It would great if you told us where they grow and the best place to find them.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Hi David! Thanks! Honey mushrooms generally pop up in early winter and live on dead trees. They are pretty generalist and can grow on oaks and conifers.

[@katehenry2718]

Recipes? Do they have to be cooked before eating? Is raw ok?

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

It is almost never a good idea to eat wild mushrooms raw. Pretty much always cook them. In terms of recipes, I think they cook and taste a lot like shitake mushrooms.

[@raonafairbanks7391]

Does it have parts like the ring under cap on stem

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Yes, this species does have a ring, or annulus, on the stem below the gills.

[@raonafairbanks7391]

I'm a little stupid. Sorry. Don't have the vocabulary yet. Sorry, don't get your comment. Some mushrooms come out of a round kind of like ball or seed.then have it CAN be seen on the stem. Does it have that. Thank you for the video. Sorry.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

That's a great question! And yes, these mushrooms do have a prominent, white ring (also called a skirt or annulus) on the stem.

[@Doktracy]

I just found a bunch around a patch of dying oaks. Will it fruit more than once a year? The ones I found were well past edible and many had been eaten, I assume by deer.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

What an awesome find! I have not seen these fruit multiple times per year, but remember that spot for next year!!! If you do see them resprout this year, I would be very interested to know!

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Why are you wearing a mask outside?

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[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Because I want to avoid spreading highly contagious germs I may have been carrying to others.

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@@ABirdingNaturalist The only reason a mask was included in this video was for the attention. Sadly, I didn't learn anything from what appeared to be an "educational" video because I was so distracted by the sheer shamelessness.

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Follow the science. Cloth masks don't protect against viruses. They do more damage than good. There are literally hundreds of studies proving this. Look it up. You definitely don't need them outdoors. You are just creating unscientific hysteria.

[@zwhirlwhorled7570]

"To steal a metaphor" great, hey can I borrow that one? The sporing is so heavy it looks like snow. Learn deadly galerina first. Those are overgrown, smaller buttonish stage is better. They kill a lot of trees. Also there are six different types that fit the profile. Never had the guts to try them tho after 8 to 10 years I am confident on identification.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

You are very welcome to use the metaphor, and yes the layer of dropped spores is super thick!

[@alidee5119]

@@ABirdingNaturalist do they also help airate the soil? Do they always kill trees?

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

@alidee5119 I'm not really sure about aerating the soil. It would not surprise me if they did create some disturbance and aeration of some kind. In terms of killing trees, they don't always kill the trees they grow on. If the tree is very young, very old, or sick, then Honey Mushrooms often do contribute to the tree's demise.

[@zwhirlwhorled7570]

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[@ABirdingNaturalist]

@@zwhirlwhorled7570 Cool!

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You couldn't move that grass out of your shot? It would be great to see them clearly.

[@ABirdingNaturalist]

I kind of liked the wildness feel that the grass gave. Sort of an artistic choice.

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[@ABirdingNaturalist]

My face, my choice!

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[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Yup!

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[@ABirdingNaturalist]

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[@ABirdingNaturalist]

Thanks for sharing your very important opinion... Also, my face, my choice.