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originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Advantage
Fun fact.
Vanilla beans must be hand pollinated.
One reason they cost so damned much.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Advantage
Fun fact.
Vanilla beans must be hand pollinated.
One reason they cost so damned much.
The vanilla orchid originates in Mexico, where it is pollinated in the wild by bees. Because these bees are not found in Madagascar, the vanilla orchids must be pollinated by hand. The yellow vanilla flower blooms just one day per year, and is typically open for only a few hours.
Vanilla beans today are literally on life support. They would largely be non-existent without the help of human, hand pollination. With ongoing research that is taking place today, we hope to find a solution to vanilla bean cultivation that is self-sustaining and long-term.
In the meantime, vanilla beans will continue to be one of the most expensive and difficult spices to harvest in the world.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: muzzleflash
I ignore a lot of stuff you say because often I can't make much sense of it. My bad.
But that one caught my attention. No source then?
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: muzzleflash
Better yet.
Give me the ants and I'll give you GM vanilla beans.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
Honey bees are not native, the other once 4000 species of bees now down to about 2000 is what we need to worry about. Honey bees really do not account for much spreading of pollen.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
Honey bees are not native, the other once 4000 species of bees now down to about 2000 is what we need to worry about. Honey bees really do not account for much spreading of pollen.
While not all bees make honey, there are many species that do—perhaps hundreds.
The roughly 20,000 species of bees we know about are divided into just seven families. Of those seven families, only one contains honey-making bees, the Apidae.
originally posted by: myselfaswell
a reply to: incoserv
I see this too. They are the swamp inhabitants, the un-elected civil servants and god given right to rule politicians who care for nothing but themselves. They need to camouflage the reality that they are largely self serving, and they use doublespeak to induce doublethink to achieve this end. I realise these are Orwellian fictional terms, but it is what they are doing.
It is a clear demonstration that political systems around the world are broken....because they are all # doing it.
And things need to change.......but they won't.
They won't change because too few have the expertise, or a voice loud enough, to challenge the corporate media sock puppets relentless brainwashing and parroting of the doublespeak.
originally posted by: muzzleflash
originally posted by: Xtrozero
Honey bees are not native, the other once 4000 species of bees now down to about 2000 is what we need to worry about. Honey bees really do not account for much spreading of pollen.
This article claims:
While not all bees make honey, there are many species that do—perhaps hundreds.
The roughly 20,000 species of bees we know about are divided into just seven families. Of those seven families, only one contains honey-making bees, the Apidae.
So 20,000 species roughly?
list of bee species that make honey
ACTUALLY, HONEY BEES AREN'T THE ONLY INSECT TO PRODUCE NECTAR
originally posted by: muzzleflash
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Xtrozero
Bad all the way around. For everyone.
Unfavorable
Distressing
Horrid
Uncool
Crappy
Dreadful
Terrible
#ty
Nothing good about it.
Actually, viral infections are believed to be essential in human evolution and the development of our biology.
Here's the first link but it goes much further:
Viruses hijack nearly every function of a host organism's cells in order to replicate and spread, so it makes sense that they would drive the evolution of the cellular machinery to a greater extent than other evolutionary pressures such as predation or environmental conditions.
Science Daily
The existence of these viruses is beneficial to a degree and helpful towards our survival as a species despite that tiny amounts of us die from them.
We animals need viruses and the viruses need us. It's a mutually beneficial relationship.
Deny Ignorance and Deny Fear.