Hello.
My bees came with wax foundation that the bees wouldn't touch, and I was gettng no comb drawn. Someone told me that pure, all-wax foundation was the way to go, as they would draw it much faster, so I bought some. I wired it as instructed, but most of it sagged in-between the wires. Thankfully, the bees DID draw it out, but it made rippled, wavy comb.
I learned to wax the plastic foundation, and the bees drew some out nicely, and others became abstract art.
But in those early days, I was just glad to get any kind of comb.
Fast forward a couple of years. Last year, my bees made tons of nice, flat comb, both on wired wax and plastic foundation. I have most of the wonky stuff down in the brood boxes, but it's kind of a mess.
So what do YOU do with wonky stuff? Put it in swarm traps? Use it in splits and nuc boxes? Melt it down and re-use the frames?
Comb is so valuable to new beekepers, that I hesitate to destroy it. Would it be unethical to put it in splits that I trade or sell, just so it doesn't go to waste? The bees seem to like it just fine.
Chuck