This is a good place to start! And look online at bee keeping catalogs, blogs, and you tube. I learned a TON on youtube. In the beginning it takes some time, but not hours a day time. One thing you will learn is that bee keeping is local, what works for me in California may not work in Ontario Canada. Find out if there is a Bee Keeping Club near you and go to some meetings. You will learn about bees, and what works in your area. If you get your equipment a few months before you get your bees, and set it up, I found that to be a big help. I'd go visit my "beeless" bee yard and change things around after reading something in a book, or in a forum. I bought a complete 'kit' Hive, supers, suit, smoker, hive tool........ and an extra hive and supers. It's a lot of fun, spend the rest of the summer and winter researching, studying, and talking to other Keeps, then when next spring rolls around you will be ready.