entercover or not

[schawee]

do you really need the entercover or is it ok not to have one?   ...schawee

[fermentedhiker]

If you are using a migratory cover then it is unnecessary.  If you use telescoping covers you'll find it nearly impossible to get the cover of if you don't use them.

[Eshu]

Without an inner cover the bees will eventually propolize the telescoping cover to the box.  There is no convenient way to pry off a telescoping cover in that case.  Migratory covers only overlap the boxes on two sides, so you still have the two other sides to get your hive tool under.