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Alaska Wildflower Honey is a small beekeeping operation that is run by the Victors family on Fish Creek in Big Lake, Alaska. We have between 60 and 100 hives and keep our bees near where we live. We run several yards of bees with each yard having up to 25 hives in it. This keeps the bees spread out over the general area and assures that there will be enough forage for all the colonies. Some of our yards are located in the area that was extensively burned with a major wildfire in 1996. This fire has changed the growth from mature birch and spruce forest to many open areas of fireweed and wildflowers. Bees will forage in a range that is within a mile and a half of their hive. Our yards are placed so that within this range there is little else to forage on except the natural wild vegetation. An aerial view of our area and the location of some of our yards is in our picture gallery: AERIAL VIEW In addition to our home yards we have hives placed in the Wasilla area to add variety to the pollen and honey that we collect.

We also have a dealership in beekeeping supplies through Mann Lake Ltd. and carry supplies for the local beekeepers. Although we are able to offer all of the items that are listed in the MANN LAKE CATALOG we don’t have all the items in stock. We do have on hand all of the basic supplies that are commonly used in beekeeping. By bringing supplies to Alaska on pallets we can save on the cost of shipping, so our prices are likely to be less than mail order. A list of SUPPLIES is located on this site that we have on hand most all the time.

In the spring, we import packages of bees from Northern California to stock our hives. We also import many additional packages for the local beekeepers association SABA (South-central Alaska Beekeepers Association) as well as other beekeepers in the area. Packages are delivered in mid April to various areas of the region. If you are interested in ordering bees, please visit the PACKAGE BEES page. Orders for spring delivery need to be placed by the end of February (earlier if possible) to ensure availability.

South-central Alaska Beekeepers Association is a group of beekeepers that get together each month in Eagle River just outside Anchorage. Our membership is about 150 members. It is a great group of people who share an enthusiasm for beekeeping. They now have a website of their own, www.alaskabees.com.

Of course HONEY is what we are in business for and we produce some of the finest tasting and purest honey that can be found. Although we are a small beekeeping operation, we produce several thousand pounds of honey each summer. We usually have honey in stock year round. We sell throughout the state as well as here in Big Lake. We have listed a number of sites that you can find our products on the HONEY page. We also collect pollen throughout the spring and summer. This is frozen to preserve its taste and healthful qualities.

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