Hi, me and my wife are newbies at this and are expecting our 2 packages of bees on April 12th. Hives are set on the new hive stand and expecting to receive the bees on Thursday. I have been researching everything i could for about a year to prepare and found out quickly that everyone has their own ways of doing things which can be confusing at times. Thanks to everyone here and other sites, I know we can make this a success.......