[Fred Bee]

I am not from that area, but I believe Master Beekeeper George Imirie was. You can find his "Pink Pages" containing lots of great advice at http://www.tnbeekeepers.org/learning.htm

 

[AmericasBeekeeper]

Welcome, you will find someone!

 

[indypartridge]

I live in MD, anyone else in that area with advice?

Hello and Welcome!

You'll find a lot of advice here - you'll just need to decide which to accept and which to ignore!

Are you involved with a local beekeeping club? Clubs are great for finding mentors and getting connected with nearby beeks:
http://www.msbeea.org/main/Clubs.html?extraParam=&now=534&chkMSBA=&chkInsp=&chkLinks=&chkPapers=