Welcome to the Forum 40gunner! You've found a great bunch of people from all walks of the beekeeping world here. Stretching anywhere you may think and taking in everyone from the beginner to the comercial beekeepers.
There's tons of information on here to read and absorb, but nothing helps as much as getting into your local beekeepers association. Normally they are in most every or every other county. That's always a great place to start as you can get hands on training in alot of cases from seasoned beekeepers with lots of knowledge.
From there, find some books, or even webpages like
www.brushymountain.com to find lots of interesting facts about how to do everything.
One thing is for sure, once you've been stung by the honey bee bug, it always keeps you wanting for more.
I hope you do well with your hives!
PS: Plan to be stung by the bees, it happens, and you may as well face it.