Tattletale Honey

08/11/2026

4:00 AM — The Guard Bees are still on duty. 🐝
Protecting the hive. Guarding the liquid gold.
Security never sleeps.

08/02/2026

🐝🎙️ MAT-SU HIVE TOWER – LIVE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE NECTAR FLOW

Hive Tower: “Attention all foragers, the pattern is full. Fireweed arrivals, enter left downwind. Clover traffic, extend your upwind. Expect delays.”

Bee 327: “Hive Tower, Bee 327, five wings east of the hive, heavy with nectar. Request full-stop landing.”

Hive Tower: “Bee 327, you’re number 12 behind traffic on final. Continue holding. Caution: high pollen wake turbulence.”

Bee 614: “Tower, we’re bingo nectar! These baskets are overflowing!”

Hive Tower: “Roger, Bee 614. Continue orbiting the dandelion patch. We’ll get you in as soon as the unloading crew catches up.”

Bee 118: “Tower… we’ve got another wave inbound from the fireweed fields!”

Hive Tower: “Copy. All outbound bees, expedite departure. No loitering at the entrance. This hive is operating at maximum honey-making capacity.”

😂 Somewhere in Alaska, the hive’s air traffic controller is questioning career choices while these girls are flying 24/7 trying to beat the weather.

🍯 Busy bees don’t complain… they just keep bringing home the honey.

07/31/2026

8:50 PM and the bees are still hard at work, taking full advantage of Alaska’s midnight sun and this incredible weather. Every minute counts during our short season, and they’re making the most of it—bringing in as much nectar and pollen as they can while the conditions are perfect.

Nature never stops amazing me. 🐝☀️🍯

07/31/2026

07/21/2026

I broke out the Ouija board and asked the spirits for few things…

🌞 Warm sunshine.
🌼 Blooming flowers.
🐝 Strong nectar flows.
🍯 Heavy honey supers.

If there are any beekeeping spirits listening, we’re calling in a stretch of beautiful weather—not just for me, but for every local beekeeper. Here’s hoping the forecast changes, the bees can finally get to work, and this season turns around.

Come on, Mother Nature… the bees are ready. 🐝☀️

07/17/2026

One of the things we’re most proud of is seeing Tattletale Honey become part of something people love. 🍯🍦

For quite some time now, Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream has been using our locally harvested honey in their incredible Fireweed & Honey ice cream. It’s an honor to have our honey featured in a flavor that celebrates the best of Alaska.

Thank you to the team at Big Dipper Ice Cream for supporting local beekeepers and local ingredients. If you haven’t tried their Fireweed & Honey ice cream yet, you’re missing out on a true taste of Alaska!

07/12/2026

Talk about a 'witch's finger'! 🧙‍♀️🐝 My bees decided to take queen cell construction a little too literally, building this absolutely massive structure right on the frame edge. Honeybees never cease to amaze me with their incredible architecture. 🤯👑🔍

Beekeeping Fact: While normal queen cells resemble peanut shells, bees sometimes extend them into these dramatic shapes when they have extra vertical space.