Tattletale Honey

🐝 The 2026 Bee Season — One We Had to Earn 🍯

This season definitely didn’t make it easy on the bees—or the beekeeper.

We started with a long, cold spring that seemed like it just didn’t want to let go. The bees were slow getting started, colonies needed extra attention, and every warm flying day mattered.

Then came July, with plenty of rain and wet weather, right when we needed those good nectar-producing days. In Alaska, our season is already short, so losing even a week of good weather can make a huge difference.

But the bees kept working.

Whenever the sun came out and the temperatures climbed, they took advantage of every minute they had—working the fireweed, clover, and everything else they could find. There were plenty of days this season when I wondered what the honey harvest would look like, but the bees reminded me just how tough and adaptable they are.

And now, we’ve finally started harvesting. 🍯 After everything this season threw at us, there’s something pretty special about pulling those first frames of capped Alaska honey.

But I also know I couldn’t have done this season alone.

I’m incredibly thankful for the support of my family and friends, especially Jud, Mark, Jack, Rob and the Andersons family. Whether it was lending a hand, offering advice, helping when things needed to get done, or simply supporting what I’m trying to build, it has meant more than you know.

I also want to give a huge thank-you to Bushes Bunches and Misfits Farms for their continued support. Having great local farms, businesses, friends, and family behind Tattletale Honey makes all the hard work worth it.

It may not have been the easiest season, and it certainly wasn’t the season I would have ordered, but that’s beekeeping in Alaska. You work with what Mother Nature gives you.

Every jar of honey harvested this year represents a colony that made it through the cold, the rain, and a short Alaska summer—and thousands of bees that worked their wings off whenever the weather gave them a chance.

This harvest isn’t just about the honey. It’s about the bees, the people who helped along the way, and a community that continues to support local agriculture.

That makes this year’s honey a little more special. ❤️🐝🍯

🐝 Tattletale Honey — Wasilla, Alaska 🍯
A tough season. Hard-working bees. Great people. Alaskan honey.

Misfits Farm🐝 Bushes Bunches Stand🐝 Alaska Grown🐝 Apimaye USA

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

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. 🐝☀️