Leighbee, welcome to our forum, this is the place that you can spend some wonderful and quality time, it will be a place to learn stuff, and that you will. One day you will have that hands'-on experience that you long for, you will get your bees. Until then, learn as much as you can, ask questions, myriads of questions you will think of, to send on in the space in time that we all are part of. You will make new friends here, your questions will be answered, and most of all -- have a most great and wonderful day, Cindi