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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....
Foundationless comb is not exclusive to any type bee hive, even though it is promoted by some as a benefit to a particular style hive. You can have foundationless comb with top bars only, with full frames, and everything in between. We love using foundationless systems.