Congratulations on your new hives! I noticed the same thing with my two hives...they have totally different personalities and work ethics. One is more mellow and not taking as much syrup, but bringing in a ton of pollen and lots of activity at the entrance, the other one is more agressive, taking in twice as much syrup, but not as active in the field...it will be interesting to see how the each produce down the road...then when my Carnie queens repopulate the hives, they will probably take on new personalities again.
How does your chin look after your Beek initiation...like a comic book "superhero" chin...haha?