Hi Dave
If those hives collapse, I'd keep the all equipment from that yard separate from your good hives.
I can trace the flow of disease via interchanged combs from the commercial guy's bees into my own. Then I spread the stuff around by shuffling combs while splitting.
Regards - Dennis
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