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The Sweet Science: Understanding Apiaries and Beekeeping

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What Is An Apiary: The Home Of Honeybees An apiary is a special place where beekeepers maintain colonies of honeybees in wooden boxes called hives. These organized spaces serve as bee farms, where thousands of bees work together to produce honey, beeswax, and other valuable products.  The word "apiary" comes from the Latin word "apis," which means bee. Most apiaries contain anywhere from a few hives to hundreds, depending on whether they belong to hobbyist beekeepers or commercial honey producers.

The Quietest Town In America: Life Without Wi-Fi In Green Bank, West Virginia

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Green Bank, West Virginia, is unlike any other town in America. Nestled in the Allegheny Mountains, this small community is part of the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), a 13,000-square-mile area where wireless communication is heavily restricted.  These rules exist to protect the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope. But what does it mean to live in a place where modern technology is limited? Let’s explore.