We have beehives and live in NC.This is our 3rd yr with them.Major thing is get with a bee assocation in your county.Call the agriculture place and ask about meetings.The meetings are vey helpful with leaning all about honeybees,the do's aad don'ts,where to place hives,ect.....When we first got them i was alittle worried.We started with 2 hives,now have 18,and totally love the experience.