I am thinking about getting into beekeeping. I've ordered a couple of books from Amazon, but I was wondering if anyone knows anyone in beekeeping I can get in touch with in the Lake Elsinore, California area.

The place that would be possible for me to put a hive is next to my house, facing south. It would be in sun a lot during the day. My area is also very hot in summer (often over 100 during the day), and being southern California, we have very mild winters with flowers all year. However, there is a very large AC compressor unit several feet away from where I would like to place the hive. This is the only place in the yard that would not be disturbed by people, pets, or neighbors, but I was wondering if this very loud air conditioning unit would upset the bees.