Checked on the girls yesterday, and replaced syrup baggies. There are still a good 3 to 5 untouched frames in each body, so I don't need to add a second just yet. I found the queens, and saw new eggs in each hive. Also saw for the first time that the ladies have capped some honey, and brood as well. There appears to be some supercedure cells in one of the hives. Don't really know whether I should be worried or not.
I also saw a few hive beetles in two of the hives. I did some research and will have to decide whether to go for something like Apistan ($$$) or some other "approved" method, or to take some other route in dealing with the Small Hive Beetle (SHB). Of course, two or three SHB's may be nothing to worry about, although I didn't really expect to see any pests so quickly after starting the hive.
I ordered some medium foundation today. Since came up one deep body short, I'll have to use mediums as hive bodies on the third hive. That will work, I think, as I will use all mediums on future hives.
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