Owner DeAndra Axlund is retiring, according to an email sent out by the shopping center.
"We will greatly miss having Queen Bee at Marsh Manor, and wish to thank DeAndra ... for making the shopping experience here just a little bit sweeter," the email reads.
Queen Bee Ice Cream owner DeAndra Axlund and her husband in the Redwood City shop. Courtesy Queen Bee/the Almanac.
Queen Bee sold Marianne's Ice Cream from Santa Cruz, including its own signature flavor: See’s molasses chips, dark chocolate and honey in a vanilla base. The menu also included ice cream sandwiches, malts and ice cream-filled cupcakes.
The shop won best ice cream/frozen yogurt in the Almanac's 2015 Best Of competition.
Queen Bee will be open on its last day from 1-7 p.m.