Location for a hobbyist is based on a location where you can comfortably watch your bees every day. Mine are in my backyard with their backs to my workshop with enough space behind them so that I can comfortably walk and work behind them. They are also located so that I can see all of them from my bathroom window. When I first got them I had a flash light in the bathroom so that I could see what they were doing when ever I went in the bathroom. The more you can watch them, the more you will learn about their habits.
Your bees will fly 2 miles to find food. If there is no food in that range, they will go out to 7 miles and more if needed.
A 2 mile radius is a lot of land mass to cover to find food. If you are in a suburban area, there will lots of different trees to provide plenty of food.
Jim