Frank and Sheri Pendell
Fouts Spring Rd, P.O. Box 40
Stonyford, CA 95979
Phone: (530) 963-3062
WE BREED AND SELL:
Cordovan Italian Queens
Texts welcome: (530) 588-6466
Ordering Information
We accept orders by
Phone only:
Phone: (530) 963-3062
Hours
Mon-Sat: 8:00AM-6:00PM
Sun: Closed
Pendell Apiaries -- Stonyford, CA
Interesting Links
(Informational only)
CA State Beekeepers Assoc
Oregon State Beekeepers Assoc
American Beekeeping Federation
Our town of Stonyford

Frequently Asked Questions
(Index)

1. What is a Cordovan Queen?
2. What breeds of queens do you sell?
3. Why do you prefer Italian queens?
4. Where are you located?
5. How do you ship your queens?
6. What is your packaging method for queens?
7. Do you mark your queens?
8. What are the colors you use to mark queens?
1. What is a Cordovan Queen?
It is an Italian Queen with recessive genes that makes her a reddish color.  The reddish color can come in many different shades.
2. What breeds of Queens do you sell? 
We specialize in one breed: Italian Queens.
3. Why do you prefer Italian Queens?
We prefer Italian Queens for three reasons:
1. We like their gentleness.
2. We like their fast brood build up for large colony populations in almond pollination.
3. They are good honey producers.
4. Where are you located?
We are located in the foothills of Northern California on the east side of the Mendocino National Forest. Our third family generation ranch, just outside of Stonyford, is less than a mile from the forest. This provides ideal isolated mating yards for our queens.
5. How do you ship your Queens?
We use UPS Next Day Air for most orders as this provides the fastest delivery time possible. We will also use the US Postal Service for smaller West Coast orders only.
6. What is your packaging method for Queens?
We use queen shipping battery boxes with attendant bees, queen candy and water. We ensure the longevity of the water supply by inserting a presoaked, chemical-free sponge into the shipping box. We ship queens in California mini cages with introduction sugar tubes already in the cages.  You can also request corks for your order.  Small orders are shipped in a 3-hole cage with queen candy.
7.  Do you mark your Queens?
Yes, we mark all our Queens at no extra charge.
8. What are the colors you use to mark your queens?
We follow the international Queen color code listed below. The numbers represent the last digit of the given year. For example, Queens raised in the years 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 will all be marked blue.    

Color Code Key:   
  • 0, 5 = Blue                    
  • 1, 6 = White                
  • 2, 7 = Yellow       
  • 3, 8 = Red
  • 4, 9 = Green