Bee keeping for beginners

I want to start keeping bees to make my own honey but I don't know the first thing about bee keeping. If there are any experienced bee keepers I welcome all and any feedback.
How do I start? I don't know what a 'nuc' is, a 'super' or pretty much any other word associated with bee keeping. I'm very keen to produce my own honey. I just need a little (maybe a lot) of help to get started.
How do I start? I don't know what a 'nuc' is, a 'super' or pretty much any other word associated with bee keeping. I'm very keen to produce my own honey. I just need a little (maybe a lot) of help to get started.
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for the fag ends of the aristocracy.
Swarms are an occasional problem which would terrify many people. My OH now carries an Epipen following a bad reaction from a sting. The beekeeper is now also severely allergic and his wife has to stand by with an Epipen when he tends his hives.
We both have large gardens so the occasional swarm in our garden is a minor inconvenience but one year a swarm got into our house. Our other neighbours with young children would be far less accommodating than we are for understandable reasons.
We've been keeping bees now for 10 years and it's a great hobby ..... there's a lot to know, and no 2 years are the same.
As others have said, joining a local beekeeping association is a good place to start. Most will have summer apiary visits where you will get to see the bees close up. Not everyone is comfortable with several thousand bees milling around them .... so worth finding out if it's for you before spending any money.
Don't under-estimate the time involved. We inspect our hives every 7 days between April and mid-August .... checking for disease, swarming preparations (so we can manage and prevent swarming), etc etc .... so holidays are taken in the winter.
This suits us anyway as we are keen gardeners.
Hope is works out for you.
Bee x