The economy of Turkey is defined as an emerging market economy by the IMF. Turkey is among the world's developed countries according to the CIA World Factbook.
And when one of these hives do die off, the comb is sometimes damaged by wax moths or even mice. But not the wax foundation. You can scrape down any bad comb to the plastic foundation and the bees will draw out the comb once more. A huge savings in time rewiring wax, and no costs for additional foundation. As a side note....
Insert the thermometer probe into the beeswax pellets. Stir the wax pellets as they melt with a metal spoon. If a lump of melting wax develops in the center of the pouring pot, break it up with the metal spoon to encourage faster melting. Add more water to the saucepan if the water level goes below 2 inches.