Lizzy, fire away with the questions anyway. I'm about 15 months in to this adventure. I took up the offer to go over to Buds last April, bunch of folks from the board goes over there. Man! he has a ton of hives. I learned a heck of a lot in those couple of days. I had been reading and reading but was lacking with the hands on. They'll teach you how to stick your hand in a swarm of bees and bring a handful out and not get stung. Gosh, I can't emphasize enough the wealth of knowledge that gathers around that place. All age groups and all walks of life.