Well, I went into my new (and only) hive for the third time ever
today, and I still haven't seen the queen.  I have seen some eggs, some
standing and some lying down in the cell, not lots, but that may have been
the poor light.   Over a dozen swarm cells (which I cut out).  And two more
supersedure cells.  I added third hive body with undrawn frames, putting a
couple of frames of brood and a couple more of honey into it.  I left the
supersedure cells in the hive this time.

My questions are:

Should I cut those supersedure cells out?
How can a newbie like me tell whether the hive is queenright?
Will adding the new super & frames cut down on the swarm cells?


Many thanks!


Amy Thomson