Then add them to a dish. Like all orchids, wild vanilla relies on specific insects for pollination: Melipona bees and Euglema bees. Both are native to Mexico, which is why all commercial vanilla ...

Vanilla comes from the vanilla bean, the fruit of the orchid Vanilla planifolia. While a native of Mexico, most of the world's commercial vanilla is grown in Madagascar, where the flowers must be ...

That’s at least how it works in clean environments. But experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated ...

Even cannabis ice cream is picking up steam. But if you’re looking for a solid, everyday dessert, there’s nothing more classic than vanilla ice cream. Still, there’s a lot of vanilla ice ...

SORTING LINE. WELL, BEES ARE CRUCIAL TO CREATING THE FOOD THAT WE EAT, AND THERE’S A HOME FOR THESE POLLINATORS IN EAST BALTIMORE. THE SIXTH BRANCH, A NONPROFIT FOUNDED BY MILITARY VETERANS ...

HOUSTON — A southwest Houston man is still in shock after all of his pets were killed by a colony of aggressive bees that built their hive in the wall of his home. "I'm heartbroken," says ...

Radiocarbon dating indicates the pod predates the earliest known records of vanilla’s presence in Europe, according to the study. Photo by J. Irmišová et al. (2025.) Hidden beneath the ...

I recall being surprised when I learned that only about 5 percent of our native bees are social insects; the majority are solitary creatures, unlike the honeybee, which lives in large colonies.

In some regions, the pace of change is also throwing off the delicate timing of pollination, putting plants and pollinators such as bees at risk. Most plant and animal species can tolerate or at ...

Duxton Bee’s launched new honey brand Fuzzy Bum to spread awareness about the Australian bee crisis and promote sustainable beekeeping. The name Fuzzy Bum was developed by strategic branding ...