I am new to this and not sure what to do. I have a hive with 1 deep and 1 medium for the brood nest. I used starter strips in the frames cause eventually I would like to be as foundationless as I can, so the bees can do their own thing. They are doing well, but when I inspect the med. it has comb built all over the place in and out of the frame, attached to the hive body etc. They have indeed "done their own thing." And this is the "level" hive. I have not wanted to pull out the frames and tear up the work they have done. One thought has been...it is the nest so just leave it alone, what difference does it make? But then the other thought is...if I have to inspect each frame and eventually change out the old comb (every 3 years?) I am going to have to tear it all out. I don't think mid July is the best time to do something that drastic. Can you guys give me some thoughts on how to think about this?
Thanks!