My-smokepole. Welcome to our forum, you will find all the help that you could need right here. We are a group of people that love to help out with our stories, answers to your questions. We will listen to your stories and experiences, it is a fun place to be. Spend lots of time here and yes, join a beekeeping club. Your family that has bees is quite a distance away, find someone nearby if you can, enjoy your stay with us, ask all the questions that you need to, have a wonderful and greatly awesome day, Cindi