Rejoice! Mycologists enthuse:
From Wash. Sate comes some welcome news!
A beekeeper came to suggest
That scientists might run some tests:
He noticed his bees had a yen
For some wood mushrooms in his ken,
And so he thought their appetite
May be effective against mites.
He asked Doc Sheppard to induce
Sick bees to sip wild mushroom juice
And when the liquid they procured
Lo! The honeybees seemed cured:
Their immune system response
Against the mites, improved at once!
Was this the long sought for event,
Collapse Disorder to prevent?
But since it's unknown what bees find sweet.
Is these bees' honey fit to eat?...