Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box Vytlacil art and a pretty rare one

and a pretty rare one with this square base

who carved this one in the 1920s or so

may you the Saviour's image bear

and really love this tiny one

With their flat backs it seems quite possible they once decorated something else

Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box Vytlacil art and a pretty rare oneIve 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