My daughter has 9 hives currently. She started a few years ago. I’ve built her several boxes. She used to get upset when a hive swarmed but now sees it as normal. I use 3-4 gallons a year. Love it. I however don’t want to get into it as it takes a good bit of time to take care of them.
I built a few and fooled with them in my twenties but that’s been a long time ago Was a lot of fun. I wasn’t ever real good cause I didn’t like crashing. The only way to learn for me was with someone who already knew how