Honey Mushroom & Deadly Galerina - Identification and Differences with Adam Haritan 

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD after decades of being misdiagnosed. One thing that really helps me is being outdoors and I’ve recently started enjoying finding and identifying local mushrooms and plants. I recently found some honey mushrooms which led me to this video. I subbed and think you’re awesome,thanks for making this! 🍄

"In the wild we have to be much more intentional with our choices." I LOVE THAT.

I LOVE that you start with the 'dont talk about yourself like that' statement. Wow, so many people need to hear this, including myself. I came for some help with honey mushroom identification, and my confidence in ID'ing it, but I walked away feeling better about myself. You are a treasure.

As always; your delivery, verbal cadence, and the way you organize information when creating these video is my go to for identification as well as piecing together the ecology that certain species appreciate. Thank you for what you do.

Your positivity is contagious man.

I just found your channel and am stoked! I'm 36 now and have been foraging NW GA my entire life. Ive only gotten into mushroom the past 2 years. My great grandpa was 100% Cherokee and he passed when I was 10. But from the time I could walk, he took me into the woods, teaching me the ways of my ancestors.

Great video as always. I love that you kept the info separated in this video. By that I mean you fully discussed the edible first and then switched to discussing the poisonous one. It’s very confusing when people hop back and forth between them while describing them. Much easier to follow and learn from a video like this. Thanks for what you do.

I can't count how many times I've recommended this video in particular to people on identification forums. Please keep doing these! I'm sure you've saved a few lives already.

I just wanted to say what a valuable tool this video has been. Two days ago, I found my first group of honey mushrooms. Today, I found my first Gallerina. I confirmed both finds by spore prints. Thank you so much!

I'm so happy I found you! I stumbled across a mushroom haven here in south eastern Pennsylvania and my passion has grown since then. I've got my books, but your videos and trainings have been so helpful and enjoyable. Love seeing your face and that smile! 😌❤️

Smart kid with good communication skill! Thanks a lot for the video.

this video really cheered me up. it's nice to see someone so passionate about fungi!!! I love fungi too, but as an arboriculturalist. haven't ventured into eating them yet but am interested. well done mate. looking forward to the next one

I have always wondered about the differences between these two mushrooms and stayed away for lack of confidence. You have such tremendous communication skills and I have become a great fan. I will enjoy making the ID including spore prints and all. Thanks Adam

I’ve been binging your videos and you are so fricking wholesome omg, I kind of love mushrooms, but didn’t know how to get into them and your channel has been so educational and relaxing for me

It’s been a while since I watched one of your vids, and it blew me away this time! I forgot how good you are.

I started foraging since I was 5 or 6...My parents and my grandma taught us things on how to easily distinguish the most known and used mushrooms. But there was one rule of thumb they kept on repeating - if you are not 100% sure about which mushroom you are picking, then leave it - it doesn't worth it. This careful approach is not particularly scientific, but works really well :)

It occurred to me that foraging in the wild is much more similar to the experience of people who have a serious allergy e.g. peanuts. Then you'd really have to scrutinise labels to be sure that they don't contain peanut traces, but over time you'd become much more confident at recognising brands and food types which are safe, much like actual foraging.

Thank you Adam for teaching us so much.

Thank you for your guidance and time spent educating me and everyone else who has learned from you❤

My mom just foraged 55lbs of honey mushrooms in the Forrest yesterday. It was EVERYWHERE she said. Now, we have a freezer full of mushrooms 🍄‍

I don't know how many times I have watched this video, but I STILL don't trust myself to eat the honeys I harvest. I found a bunch today, but looks like 3 different species. Doing spore prints now... I appreciate you, Adam! 👍

We've had such a wet summer in Ct. There are mushrooms everywhere. I got a couple of field manuals, one being the Audobon guide. Today I found a Black Trumpet. I checked against the one manual and brought it home to check against the Audobon version. It checked out and I had seen your work and found your video. Thanks for the concise descriptions and details. I am 100% confident in this ONE, and will use the same proceedure with all. Thanks again. Very well done.

I feel very lucky that I live not far from you, in Central Connecticut. So many of your videos apply to our land! Just getting into foraging and it’s very exciting. Great content, Adam!

Awesome video. You’ve taught me so much about foraging on this channel. I appreciate all you do and your passion for these things. I’ve found my first bunch of honeys and I remembered you had a vid on it. Your the best foraging expert on RU-vid in my opinion.🙌

Everything I've learned from mushrooms you have taught me. Our property has 10 of the best! 😊

You are my favorite person on all of social medias. I'm so thankful for you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Great job, lovely philosophy - I really appreciate the recap of the characteristics after the initial descriptions, most helpful!

Love the falling leaves in that spot of woods 🥰

I've been sub'd to learn your land for a while now and it's the best! This highly educated and passionate young man has given me the knowledge and confidence to start seeking out edible mushrooms on my land here in the Black Mtn. Range of Western NC. Thanks Adam:) Keep up the good work!

Adam, Thank you for the info and your videos. I always cross reference when researching new edibles, and your videos are always one of my confirming resources. I have learned so much from you!!

I am gaining so much information watching these videos. I am a newbie in mycology but this has been a huge resource for me. I don't think it will be long before I am confident to try some wild mushrooms here in Salem, Oregon.

Hello, Adam: I clicked on this not because I have any doubts about identifying Honeys, but because I was trying to find some information on how long a recently infected 40ft birch standing 5ft from my weekend shack is likely to remain standing, as it will be a complex and dangerous felling., and at 69 the tree might have more years left than me, in which case it's my sons' problem! I know that I've seen infested trees last for years in other places, but I never really paid much attention to it. So far, not been able to get info online, tried calling The Forestry Commision who oversee most of the woodland in the UK. All they could tell me was what I already knew, ie it's very infectious. Anyhoo, a well presented clip, well done, quite a feat of presentation to deliver an 11-minute monologue without any notes. Bearing in mind hat it's much easier to criticise than to create, I offer the below in the spirit of hoping to help you help others ever more: It was a wee bit long-winded but doesn't emphasise sufficiently that they are slightly toxic to some people, and that only a very small amount of should be consumed until one is sure of one's own tolerance. I have gathered and eaten wild fungi for five decades without harm, but once whilst on a trip with strangers, one guy saw me cooking honeys and unbeknownst to me, he did likewise, and suffered stomach problems the next day. IMO, to be safe, it's best to just eat only about a pea-sized piece, wait, a day if no ill effects, double it up each time with at least a day in between--it's only a mushroom, after all!

The deadly galerina reminds me a bit of the deadly webcap, at least from underneath with the rust brown gills. I came across them in absolute abundance when foraging funnel chanterelles recently.

Right on. Every mushroom I try to familiarize myself with, your videos are my first stop.

These have been growing on some family property for years. I've never thought about trying them. I just started foraging last year and have lucked out with some amazing spots for Oyster mushrooms and now I'm going to be looking into these.

I love how excited and smart you are. I'm happy to not be the only person to not think I should bring mushrooms home and make friends with them. :) In fact I made such good friends with a cluster of ganoderma sessile I found in front of my local pizza joint recently that I took it home and cloned it on agar. It will now live in bins and grow lovely antlers for tinctures. I originally posted it as possible tsugae because of your video asking why it was growing on wood chips. I had no idea what a ganoderma even was till I found you on here.

Thanks a lot! I didn't know they were also medicinal. I'm going to appreciate them even more when I cook some for the first time this evening. 🤗

This was perfect, thanks. Our forests are full of honeys right now, it's probably a big problem. I feel way better about harvesting so much now!

I've seen honey mushrooms several times but I wasn't sure of the identification now with this I can check and harvest some when I encounter them

I wish I could give you more than one thumbs up. Thank you Adam

Adam, just watched my first video by you....excellent breadth of knowledge, well-articulated, delivered clearly, and great presence. Well done. I'm hooked (and subscribed)!

Awesome videos, just sat and binge watched with a pen and note pad. Subscribed, joined, and followed. Thanks for all the great info.

This is very helpful. I'm a Desert Storm Combat vet & I am thinking about making a survival book with lots of picture of mushrooms, hopefully we can talk some time.

Thank you so much! I have found honey mushroom and we have eaten them but sometimes i fund some i am not sure of and leave them and you have just clarified for me what not to pick and eat. I love to watch your videos. Very informative!

I would really enjoy to go on a nature walk with you and my brother. It would be such a learning experience!

These honey mushrooms are scattered all across my neighborhood and in town. They're really quite nice and make the house smell great when dried.

This is great! I actually feel rather confident now to collect & bring home to identify before automatically choosing NO as a response. Thank you! Another great and well-informed video!!

I was very scared at first....but after looking in the field and getting my hands on some...honeys are so abundant and easy to identify!

My favorite is the honey! Thanks for your videos!

Thank you for sharing the great information. You do such a good job of explaining that I don't think it could be misunderstood. Or at least to explain it in a way that I understand which is awesome because I'm new to this

Wow I never knew!!! Love this Chanel!!! Thank you Adam!!! Now I feel much more confident

Adam thank you for your knowledge..I have learned so much from your videos... thank you

smart dude,thanks for the info

I've been seeing those all week, so excited to find out I may have edible mushrooms close by!

Found a huge amount, thank you the help with identifying

Galerina also seems more shiny with no ''hairs'' and a lot more rusty in color. great video! you are the BEST in the mushroom ID world!!

You do such an awesome job explaining the insides and outsides of mushroom foraging. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this very informative video! I actually went out to my woods and found at least 60 honey mushrooms...They were everywhere today..The date is October 15th 2021.. I made a pot of creamy Hungarian soup ....Now to deal with all the rest....probably will cook and freeze.....

This is great! Thank you for such a detailed explanation.

very well done! You have a gift of teaching.

I think I found it but I didn't know it. I will check the pictures I took of the clusters. Thank you! Really appreciate the content

Thank you Adam. This was a lot more clearer than what I have read. Thanks again.

Thanks Adam. My Grandparents taught me about these Papinkies(sp), which means 'n the stump' in Polish. They are also very sticky like honey when picked with wet fingers. We'd boil til black with one change of water. Fry in butter, onions. Add heavy cream just before serving on potatoes, venison, noodles, rice, fresh asparagus. Thanx again for all your videos. I can see why you are always smiling!

your level of intelligence on mushrooms and identification is admirable, very informative. How long have you foraged? thanks for the videos

Adam your the best. Thank you for taking the fear out of foraging. Your right we must stay informed. Thank you!

You seem like a good dude.. Thanks for the vids man!

So logical and concise...really appreciate the knowledge.

I have many memories of fall mushroom foraging with my father and his friends. This has rekindled my desire to do that again. Thanks

Thanks for this video. I found some positively ID-ed honey mushrooms on the base of a birch in Oregon. I didn't notice until you mentioned the black hairs because it's a rainy day.

Great video adam! These things are everywhere along my local trails in late august through september. I usually find the ringless version here, like many others though my stomach can not handle these. I tried one a few days ago(only one and after positively id'n and doing a spore print, all white) and it caused stomach discomfort. Like you stated, only eat 1 to start to make sure the belly can handle these. I see these growing with or very near to jack o lanterns also!!! Last year when I first found them, jacks growing right next to them from a tree trunk. At the time I did not know or want to risk anything until learning more, I've learnt a lot from you and your videos(my own books asking mycologists here etc) and your facebook group and I deeply thank you for all of your knowledge man!!! You have the best mushroom channel on here I feel!

Great video, thank you for taking the time to make it.

My front yard is loaded with the Armillaria tabescens. Gonna pick them and dehydrate them. Great info thank you!

Thank you so much for info, I picked honey mushrooms on my land every years for almost 20 years. I cook and eat with my friends and family . We love it

Your videos relax me. I'm learning alot tho. I wish I could take these videos with me during the apocolyps.

Wonderfully helpful and instructive. I can't wait to look for these now, and am looking forward to watching much more of your content. I'm just thrilled to have found this channel. Thanks so much!

Yes finding these lately, way past prime and full of bugs but finding them. Thanks for sharing.

One other identifier that we have with the honey mushroom species here in Alberta is the highlighter like markings that are sometimes present near the base of the mushroom.

Thanks for doing these videos . you give the most information and best identification of the mushrooms

Thank you for your positivity and wisdom

weve got mushrooms in hand and studying the subtle differences and have to listen to this wordy talk to get the information, But love your expertise and detail. But the facts, please!

Love you man! You have woken me up to the glory of the funghal universe.

this is great info as i was always worried about possible confusion between these 2

Love your videos! You always help me be more confident in my own IDs, as I'm in Michigan, so a similar fungal coverage! I find both these mushrooms very often

I saw some in our woods but didn't know what it was, so I avoided it, it's good to know what specifically to look for, thanks.

You are actually so damn wholesome man. What an inspiration

Hello from Cold Lake, AB! Thanks for great vid info. I subscribed and shared this video with local foraging group.

It would be helpful if you showed examples of spore prints and making spore prints.

You are so informative! You should write a book!

excellent.

So I found my first honey mushrooms! There's also my first chicken of the woods. Here in Central coastal California it's really uncommon. I found it near a bridge I suspect is made of hardwood from Oregon. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing so many informative videos! Some questions come to mind. What are the Agricultural growing zones for the Honey Mushrooms? Which trees can survive the Honey Mushrooms? Which kinds of trees succumb to the Honey Mushrooms? Thank you

I'm in central PA and holy crap the honeys are going off this year!!!!

As always, you produce a great educational video. Thanks!

good vid! I have some Galerina growing in my back yard where an ash tree was removed a few years back. They are pretty and very prolific. :)

Thank you for the thorough information!! I am excited to enjoy the mushrooms I just foraged for. Also, you are so handsome! I scrolled through the comments to make sure I am not the only one who thinks so!

Thanks for teaching.

Good video. The honey nushroom Armillara also has black hyphae that spread the fungus. They are also called shoestring rot fungus because of the black bootlace-like rhizomorphs made up of parallel bunches of fungal hyphae. In y woodlot I often see the rhizomorphs, but rarely see the mushrooms.

Good talk I learned a lot from here ❤

Last Friday I identified a couple of associated clumps of inkcap mushrooms under a tree in a nearby park. I go there every Friday and have for years photographing nature. Well today in the exact same place where those inkcaps were, there were huge honey mushrooms. So my question is do honey mushrooms look like ink caps when they first breach the soil. I don't think so because I found clumps of them coming out of a rotten fallen tree somewhere else in the park today with the distinctive honey color already,. Could those inkcaps have been replaced by honey mushrooms naturally in the same spot in one week???

One more to add to my medicinal regimen: Armillaria spp.! With the help of Chaga, Reishi and Chicken of the Woods im looking forward to trying this one too