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How Hand Pollinating Vanilla Orchids Changed Everything

➡️    • Плейлист   This episode will tell the story of an orchid (Vanilla planifolia) with bad manners, a male Euglossa bee who just wants to smell good, and a young slave who built an empire. Learn why it took 116 years for Europeans to produce vanilla beans, and how Edmond Albius made the vanilla industry possible with his efficient method for artificial pollination. It took a long time for Europeans to be able to grow vanilla beans and extract their precious aroma. At first, the orchid's flowers would grow and die without fruiting because they didn't have a natural pollinator. Botanist Charles Morren discovered how to pollinate vanilla flowers by hand, but his method was too complex and time-consuming. It's only when a 12 years old slave invented a fast method for hand pollination using only a stick that the vanilla industry could emerge. 0:09 Hernan Cortes conquers Mexico 0:35 Europeans try to grow Vanilla 1:33 The male Euglossa orchid bee 1:59 Belgian botanist Charles Morren 2:11 Hand pollination of Vanilla 2:30 Edmond Albius Sources & further reading:   / 106449506