Hello,
We are new to beekeeping as well to the forum. We just purchased our first hive (with packaged bees) and realized we need help and advice. We just found out that one of our neighbors has a teen child that is allergic to bees

I don't think they are too happy with us right now. They do live a little over an acre away though... and yes we do realize bees travel. We have been reading a few books and we would rather not do so much pharma drugs. The more back to nature the better we like it. Looking forward to learning from you all. Thanks for having this forum... which appreciate that. It seems we are becoming a bit confused about starting a hive. One book says look forward to up to 90 lbs of honey the first year another says much less and yet another says the first year it all goes to the bees. Could go on from there but that is enough for now. We will be visiting the different threads gleaning from all the experts. Thanks again.... Ma and Pa