Hi all, Please bear with me on this one... This is my first year in beekeeping and I have the following two questions. (for the record I am taking a local Ag Bee Keeping course before the bees get here but would like to get the hive ready ahead of time). 1: I would like to put the hive in an area with some pine trees. This area doesn't get a whole lot of sun and I'm planning on putting a wind break on the north side. Is it a better idea to put the hive in a sunnier area? 2: Color: I'm leaning on a light shade of green to make the hive less obvious. My SO wants to paint the hive light yellow but if we go with white or light green she then wants to paint something on the side (what I have _no_ idea). Does anyone see problems in this area? thanks much for any answers, bob maccione Green Acres Orchards (someday) Eads, TN