Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box Vytlacil art may you the Saviour's image

may you the Saviour's image bear

peeking out under her head covering

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

and especially one like this with wound scrolls of paper inside

I quite like how wise and serene these two look

Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box Vytlacil art may you the Saviour's imageIve 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