Goemez. Welcome to our forum, you are going to be needing lots of help with questions with your new undertaking. Dallas says to take on all 10, he is a gutsy person, hee, hee. I personally would only take on about 3, but then it depends on how deep down the rabbit hole you want to go. It is nice that you have inherited these colonies, you are going to love looking after bees. Let us at this forum be your leaning post, you can ask any question here, you will get prompt answers and this will be important sometimes. Enjoy your stay with us, tell us of your experiences when you get time, and have a most wonderful and great day, Cindi