The beekeeping subreddit is pretty good, if you're not on there already. Quite a few smart and experienced folks there, so most of the time you'll get good answ

The beekeeping subreddit is pretty good, if you're not on there already. Quite a few smart and experienced folks there, so most of the time you'll get good answers to questions (of course you'll get 6 different good answers each time). I'm in the same boat as you... been beekeeping a year and am trying to split my way to 8-ish hives this year and look for an out yard for more next year.