Welcome to the place, Casey. Loads of good information here. Like Jim said...read, read, read. The big thing, though, will be getting your hand in the bees. :) 8-frame, all medium...sounds familiar! ;)
I also want to take this opportunity to officially thank you fine folks in Boulder for keeping my clocks set right. :-D
Best wishes!
Ed
PS...I think you misspelled "Boulder" in your profile. ;)