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I put out my first ever bait hive last week. 1-2 scout bees turned up within 24 hours. For the past couple of days there have been 12-20 bees showing an interest. Does scout activity like this keep increasing (if they are keen on the possible new home)?

Depends. If there is old comb in there then it will attract both scout and forager bees.

If theres old comb have a peek
If the tips of the cells are very clean its possible a nearby colony has been helping themselves to free wax.