Virginia Beehive Distribution Program
— Read on www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant-industry-services-beehive-distribution-program.shtml
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Homebiogas is a biogas digester that treats organic waste in a local and sustainable way. It produces biogas for cooking and rich fertilizer for your garden.
— Read on www.homebiogas.com/
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An Alaskan telco is building a 270-mile fiber-optic line that will connect with Canadian carriers and ultimately the Lower 48.
— Read on www.wired.com/story/alaska-finally-get-own-fiber-optic-line/
Since morel season is upon us—amidst a warm spell and blooming dogwoods and lilacs—I set out to learn more about this elusive mushroom. It is one of the few edible mushrooms that grow in the spring, and believe it or not, it’s possible to find them in an urban environment.
— Read on ggwash.org/view/71815/foraging-season-has-begun-heres-how-to-find-edible-mushrooms-in-the-region
“According to the story in the Daily Times, a helium-filled balloon was being used to map the route. The balloon was sent up 50 to 100 feet and held in place with a rope, while surveyors 15 miles away spotted it with high-powered binoculars.”
Virginia Tech researchers’ breakthrough deciphers and codifies the universal language of honey bees.
— Read on m.phys.org/news/2019-03-decipher-codify-universal-language-honey.html
Over the past five years, surveys have shown a steady increase in honeybee mortality averaging greater than one-third of the statewide population.
BeeCheck, a Virginia apiary registry, was created as a voluntary communication tool that enables beekeepers and pesticide applicators to work together, using a mapping program, to protect apiaries. Details are available at va.beecheck.org.
— Read on augustafreepress.com/state-continues-to-experience-honeybee-losses/
It runs from Virginia Beach in the U.S. to Balboa, Spain.
— Read on www.popsci.com/submarine-cable-data-transfer-record
The Princess phone was pitched as the perfect extension for the bedroom
— Read on spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/space-age/in-1959-att-discovered-there-was-a-market-for-a-ladys-phone
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