Hive Pocket

Your Queen Bee can be placed anytime from your first to your fourth turn, and you must place it on your fourth turn if you haven't already (p.3).

Except for the very first piece each player places, new pieces may not be placed next to (i.e., touching) an opponent's piece (p.2).

No — the pieces in play must remain linked at all times, so you may not move a piece that would leave any part of the Hive unconnected or 'stranded' (One Hive rule, p.9).

A piece with a Beetle on top cannot move, and for the placing rules the entire stack takes on the colour of the Beetle; Beetles may move on top of the Hive and can drop into surrounded spaces (pp.4–5).

Once in play the Mosquito takes on the movement characteristics of any creature it is touching at that moment; if moved as a Beetle on top of the Hive it remains a Beetle until it climbs down, and if touching only Mosquitoes it may not move (p.8).

Most pieces must physically slide into their destination; if a piece is blocked so it cannot slide out it may not move — exceptions are the Grasshopper (jumps), the Beetle and Ladybug (climb), and the Mosquito (which can mimic one of those) (p.10).