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....
Once the bees make the honey, the honey is then placed in one of the cells of the comb, and then it is sealed with wax. Honeycomb. The wax of the honey comb is often used to make many things, such as candles. The actual comb is considered a gourmet treat.