Jenn, welcome to our forum, you share the same name as my youngest Daughter, what a beautiful name.....
Wow!!! So you have bought some acreage, what a wonderful and glorious thing. Owning a hunk of land (and I might say 12.5 acres is a hunk!! we own 5, and that is a good size, but sometimes now I wish it was bigger, hee, hee). You have had your initiation in the world of bees, you have felt that peace and calm when you have visited the bees, as you were saying. Well, you ain't seen nothin' yet, wait until you get your own bees, now that is a little piece of heaven in itself.
This is a wonderful place for you to learn, and you have lots to learn, we all have lots to learn. So many members here are ones that have kept bees almost all of their lives, and this goes all the way up to the new beekeepers, and the ones that are just learning before they plunge into the fascinating world of the honeybee. Spend as much time as you can, you will be busy with the move, but make this a place where you can ask questions, learn, and learn some more. All questions will receive answers, and never think a question is dumb, all questions are important. Have a wonderful and awesome day, love this life we live. Cindi