Thanks for the welcome! I'll look around to see if one of the local farms would let me keep some bees on their land. If it doesn't happen then next year I'm planning on moving to a more rural area like Palmer where there is a lot more open land, pesticide free too or nearly.
I plan on beekeeping all naturally. I might use a top bar method since I've heard that it is productive and that the bees really like it. Otherwise I'll use a Langstroth hive. :)