Bean, welcome to our forum, so nice that you have found us. We are getting more and more beekeepers that keep bees in the Pacific Northwest these days. I am 45 km northeast of Vancouver, in Canada, northward from you. Stick around, this can be a place where you can tell your stories, tales and experiences, meet new friends, and just enjoy some quality cyberspace time. Have a wonderful, most awesome day, life, health. Cindi