Frank Pendell began his own beekeeping business along with his wife, Sheri, in 1991 on the family farm in Stonyford CA. All three children grew up working in the bees and the youngest, Joy, currently manages the business full-time. Frank always had a strong interest in queen breeding and centered the bee operation around creating the finest cordovan Italian queens available. Frank and Sheri started small and slowly built the business under a debt-free model that continues today. Pendell Apiaries is committed to providing quality queens, honey, packages, and pollination services with a customer-first philosophy.