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....
Question: Honey bees have been on our bird feeder for days. Can they eat bird seeds? Reply: Yes, we have heard of bees on bird feeders too. Bees don't eat bird seeds, what they are after is the pollen-like substances on the seeds, which many have guessed to be a mix of pollen and dust. Perhaps that was the best the bees could find to carry back to their hives then.