Anointed Honey started with a single hive in the backyard and a simple idea: if we were going to take care of bees, we were going to do it properly, and we were going to do it in a way that honored the land they worked. A few seasons later, that one hive has grown into a working apiary serving homes, farms, and vineyards across Santa Clara County.
Andrew Gardner, the founder, brings Navajo heritage and a deep respect for land stewardship into every part of the operation. That's not a marketing line — it shows up in how we site a hive, how we talk to a neighbor, and how we decide when a colony is ready to be inspected or left alone. His business partner, Brian, brings the operational backbone that keeps everything running: schedules, equipment, logistics, and the thousand small details that separate a hobbyist from a working apiary.
Founder & Lead Beekeeper
Andrew has about three and a half years of hands-on beekeeping experience, running apiaries from backyard homes in San Jose to farm and vineyard sites in South County. His work is rooted in his Navajo heritage and a belief that land, people, and pollinators are part of a single story.
Co-Founder & Operations
Brian runs the engine behind the apiary: client scheduling, equipment readiness, route planning across our service area, and the systems that let us show up on time and ready to work.
To build a working, honest apiary that strengthens the land it touches — by placing healthy bees on good properties, producing raw local honey the old way, and bringing beekeeping back into everyday life in the South Bay and South County