A compact insulated queen-mating hive box built for small colonies, enabling efficient queen rearing without interrupting honey production. Designed to fit standard hive bodies and mating nuc boxes for easy integration. - Primary benefits: Use with small numbers of workers to mate queens while most of the colony continues honey production; scalable approach that fits common beekeeping setups. - Security and handling: Front panel slides to cover the ventilation net or entrance; easy to move the hive box to the mating hive; back feeding area separated by a queen excluder; anti-escape and anti-theft features. - Temperature and seasonality: Insulated construction delivers up to 3.5x the thermal performance of wood, helping maintain brood and queen health in early spring, hot summer, and late autumn. - Breeding efficiency: With fewer workers, queen development proceeds more reliably and the colony tends toward a stable, compact structure that supports uniform development. - Build and compatibility: Constructed from durable insulating material; compatible with standard hive bodies and mating nuc boxes for versatile use. Use scenarios - Scenario 1: You have a small nucleus or split and want to raise queens without halting honey production. - Scenario 2: In temperate climates, you need reliable queen rearing across spring to autumn with stable temperatures. - Scenario 3: Moving queens between apiaries or mating hives, with secure entry/exit and easy transport.