I hope you have a productive year, we got 25 lbs of honey last year and SWMBO consumes it on her porridge every morning and sings it's praises.
If you haven't done it yet join the local assoc. and get to as many apiary meetings as you can, it's a great way to meet fellow beeks, gain knowledge and we all need a local friend for advice or a bit of kit occasionally.
Thank you - I'm excited about the whole thing and as you advise I intend to get to as many of my association meetings as I can - clearly an invaluable source of advice.
Angela