Newbie considering buying and need some info about hive

[desertblade (Ben W)]

You can add Hue bulbs directly to the ST Hub, but I would recommend getting a Hue hub. It has some functionality in managing Hues, and is supported/recommended.

Here is a long thread about it:

Hue bulb without Hue Bridge?

I’m contemplating picking up a couple Hue A19s but am still uncertain how the setup will go with my STv2 hub… I’m assuming the same issue exists where if you link to the ST hub, the bulbs will be unrecoverable other than by using that Lutron dimmer to reset them? If I just buy a couple Hue A19 bulbs (not part of any kit, etc) do I need to do anything special before attempting to set them up on the ST bridge? Sounds like I need to use the device handler mentioned somewhere up the thread previously to get things going with these?