hi ya rt! and welcome!
reading ef's post and apis posts on how they got started?! well i won't say how many years ago like ef did, but i was in college in montana, and the boys i knew had fathers that were commercial beekeepers, well what do ya do? ...............
ya follow the boys and the bees.........
"Learned by observing what was happening in the hives."pretty much what apis said, when i lost interest in the boys...........
you have come to a great place and a great forum, lots of awesome folks here for the love of bees.
fire away, don't be shy! ask questions and join in the fun...........errr.......addiction/obsession!..................