Living in Gainesville, Florida, will have 4 hives by spring, that about all I can in the area I am in. Still have two deep supers to extract, ( yeah I know a bit of procrastination goes a long ways lol ) I had bees when I lived in upstate New York, now again in Florida, re-learning the rules that apply here, basics are still basics methods I used up north still appear to work here. Beauty of beekeeping is it's like going to Howard Johnson for ice cream....57different flavors, your bound to find one you like.