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Built combs are frames with wax cells already fully built by bees. Beekeepers can save the built combs after harvesting the honey from them and use them during the [[Expanding | expansion]] of a hive in the next year. One has to be aware that it is possible to spread diseases through the introduction of built combs. | Built combs are frames with wax cells already fully built by bees. Beekeepers can save the built combs after harvesting the honey from them and use them during the [[Expanding | expansion]] of a hive in the next year. One has to be aware that it is possible to spread diseases through the introduction of built combs. | ||
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[[File:Half_built_comb.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Half built comb, with some of the foundation wax still showing around the edges]] | [[File:Half_built_comb.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Half built comb, with some of the foundation wax still showing around the edges]] | ||
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[[Category: Equipment]] | [[Category: Equipment]] | ||