[Brad Bee]

If you don't remove the box, and the bees have access to it, you're going to have a brick of funky comb.

 

[Vance G]

Yes remove it right away.

 

[Snookie]

10-4 Thank U

 

[Michael Bush]

Never leave a box on a hive with no frames that the bees can get access to. Never leave a single frame out of a hive you are closing up even if you think it will only be for a minute. If you forget there will be a comb in that place next time. Bees prefer to build their own comb in empty space to building on foundation in your frames and they can do it very quickly if you let them.

 

[Andrew Dewey]

This is a time when you should take off the box. BUT... I have found with bees that if I can't quite figure out what to do I'm generally better off doing nothing.