You live in a very good area for beekeeping.  Some of the major bee suppliers
are in your neck of the woods in California.  Check the adds in American Bee
Journal or Bee Culture.  No it is not too late to start a hive.  It will
build up well to winter and will bring in surplus honey next Spring if all
goes well.  Be sure to medicate though, or you are insuring disaster. Bill
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