Talk Description:

In 2018, a study was released showing that mushroom based antiviral treatments could greatly drop viral loads in honeybees. I got curious how those treated hives faired long term, but discovered the data only followed 2 weeks post treating. Listen to my story of curiosity lead to grant writing and how honey production was impacted with results from my Iowa based research grant. 

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Bio

Tyler Lane is the owner of Amanita Apiaries, a Des Moines based beekeeping operation focused on honey production. The stay at home mom turned beekeeper wrote a grant focused on the impact of mushroom extracts on viral levels in production honeybee colonies, and spent the majority of 2020 navigating the project during a pandemic. Diversifying her small business has lead to the additions of a queen breeding program, California almond pollination, and community outreach and education.

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