Saturday Tweets: Mostly Bikes

...a happy city. #Copenhagen #Amsterdam pic.twitter.com/wLPG4NVyLI — Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) February 22, 2018 New column for @outsidemagazine about how the children are our future so we should teach them well and let them lead the way.https://t.co/iiFwAcbV4B — Bike Snob NYC (@bikesnobnyc) February 23, 2018 Congratulations to Keep LA Moving for this big win in Playa. pic.twitter.com/IDD6dtWPv7 — Peter Flax (@Pflax1) February 21, 2018 They should br...

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Saturday Tweets: Cactus Confit, Fissionable Poker and a Lion knight Riding a Unicorn

....twitter.com/coHjlL4PRJ — jim burklo (@jtburklo) September 27, 2017 Frank Leslie Gaines devised a “fissionable version of poker.” Everything was atomic in 1946 – even “Scotch Rummy.”https://t.co/DoW7YexSdY pic.twitter.com/6DPLV3Ipt8 — Ken Sitz (@conelrad) September 30, 2017 The Visual History of Type author Paul McNeil selects and dissects his six favourite faces https://t.co/48l2pwJSEb — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 25, 2017 Litla Dimun is...

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058 All About Aquaponics

...leshooting Roe gives a tour of his aquaponic system in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c64xVIndQ8 You can connect with Roe through the King’s Roost website as well as Facebook and Instagram. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. A downlo...

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What is a Swarm of Bees and What Should I Do About It?

...do what is called an orientation flight. During orientation, hundreds of bees come out and fly around in circles in front of the entrance to the hive. They are learning the location of their home so that when they become foragers, they will know where to return to. Sometimes this behavior is confused with a swarm, but it is not. Orienting bees will not cluster anywhere, and the orientation session only lasts a short while. So if you see dozens but...

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