Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box Vytlacil art and especially one like this

and especially one like this with wound scrolls of paper inside

and a pretty rare one with this square base

move in opposite directions

I quite like how wise and serene these two look

Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box Vytlacil art and especially one like thisIve had a handful of old bee boxes, but this is the first true queen bee box Ive foundmade for her alone. I believe a small box like this was used for carrying then introducing a new queen into a hive while protecting her during the acclimation process. There are two carved out holes on one short side; I believe there was likely once a rotating piece of wood or tin that could be used to cover the holes and or secure the cage inside the hive; once