@whatllufallfor any time, I can talk beekeeping for hours and hours. If you are interested now is the time to get things ready, new bees would be ready for you to begin in Feb/Mar timeframe.
@whatllufallfor do some Googling, look for local bee club or Ag Center. They'll set you straight. Surprising their is no minimum requirement to start keeping bees.
@bfgreen Probably can't this year. Not even sure what my city's bee laws are! (Is that like bird law? lol)