Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box stork shaped sold on this toy as

sold on this toy as soon as I saw this blue eyed pair in their orange uniforms and caps

and then this shelf packed with other little dolls and doll house furniture

and the first I've seen that is pictorial

Thanks to the help of a brilliant customer

which I understand from the seller would have been made for an Italian opera theatre

Primitive Old Handmade Queen Bee Box stork shaped sold on this toy asIve 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