Our Story
About Us
A Brief History of integriBees
Started in 2003, the idea for integriBees centralized around developing quality hives that would help sweeten the world around us.
Bee care isn’t complicated, but it does require heart and passion. After spending some time in office and manufacturing careers, our founders, Randy and Roberta Verhoek, embarked on creating a business that they could incorporate their family and faith into.
They started with 500 hives and an apprenticeship with Roberta’s grandfather. Throughout the years, we have heeded her grandather’s advice: Take care of the bees and they will take care of you.
Presently, between integriBees and Harvest Honey (our sister company) we operate 5,000-10,000 colonies annually.
Our bees contribute to almond pollination in California, local wildflower and crop pollination in Texas, and honey production.
Meet Our Hive
Queen Bee: Roberta
Owner
Guard Bee: Rebekah
Legal Department Lead
Nurse Bee: Maria
Human Resources
Forager Bee: Victor
Operations Manager/Head of Sales
Temperature Controller Bee: Rochelle
Head of Finances
Worker & Builder Bees:
Ancelmo “Pancho”
El Sauce, Leon, Nicaragua
Darwin “El sauceño”
El Sauce, Leon, Nicaragua
Enrique “Kike”
Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Gilberto “Don Beto”
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Ivan Andres
Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Ecuador
Miguel “Camacho”
San Fernando, Municipio El Sauce, Nicaragua
Nelson “El Pariente”
El Sauce, Leon, Nicaragua
Nildenson “Wirro”
Jocoro, Morazan, El Salvador
Oscar
Jocoro, Morazan, El Salvador
Rafael “Capitan”
Leon, Nicaragua
Salvador “La Máquina”
Estelí, Nicaragua
Walter
Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Ecuador
Photo Gallery
It’s more than just bee work: protecting nature’s pollinators to sweeten lives and the world around us.
Core Values
Stewardship
Manage the Natural Resources & Time that supports our business in a way that stewards the environment and provides excellent care for the bees.
Doing Things Right the First Time
Communicate clearly. Accomplish Correctly. Perform Efficiently
Family Oriented
Balance work & family life for the best interest of our people.
Sweetening Lives
We believe that blessings received are to be shared. We are intentional in giving to the community, tithing off of our income, and creating jobs & opportunities for those who may not otherwise have one.
Authenticity
Truth & Transparency in all of our products.