Day 25

I inspected the hives today. All 3 queens are present (I saw them all, and saw new eggs), and the brood seems to be coming along nicely. I'll post some pictures of the frames later. Two small bits of concern: supercedure cells and SHB.
I saw a few small hive beetles in each hive. I really don't know what is the point to be worried. Is a couple of SHB's bad? Or is 20 considered bad? I'll have to ask if I ever get to one of the association meetings. Or maybe post a question on Beesource.com.
I found a few more supercedure cells. I'll post the pictures later. I think the supercedure cells I saw a week ago are gone. Of course, I failed to note WHICH hive it was, but I'm pretty sure the cells I saw today were in a different hive. If so, the original cells were gone (All queens witnessed today were the original marked ones). Again, is this somewhat normal? I think so, but I'll have to study up on it.
OK, so I three hives; one with white plastic, one with black plastic, and one with wire wax. So far, the black plastic seems to be lagging a little behind, but I can't see any difference between the white plastic and the wax. Not really enough data here to make a judgement, but I think I have decided to use wired wax for the hive brood bodies in the future, and maybe use the plastic for honey supers (white). Once I have a number of strong hives, I may start to introduce some plastic via one of the hundreds of BeeSource techniques.
I replaced the baggies of syrup today, but it seems that the bees are beginning to lose interest in it. I heaved the pollen patties into the forest, I don't think they want it with so much real pollen around.
Oh, I did see a bee emerging from a cell today, so I guess the next generation is on the way. Maybe now the colony will start to take off. Might need to add the second hive body next week?