At Andaz Scottsdale, even the Wagyu gets a seven-day honey treatment before reaching the table at a five-course dinner this September. Harvested from hives elsewhere on the resort grounds, the honey sweetens the restaurant’s espresso and cocktails throughout the month, while Palo Verde Spa & Apothecary uses it in the cream massaged into guests’ hands and feet.
For National Honey Month, Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows integrates this local ingredient from hive to treatment room and table. Harvested on the resort grounds from hives maintained with urban beekeeping company Alvéole, the raw honey is used at both the spa and Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen.
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The bees’ homes sit among citrus trees and desert gardens near midcentury bungalows with private entrances and patios, while Camelback Mountain rises beyond the grounds as a beautiful backdrop.
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The resort’s honeybees are only a small part of Arizona’s broader bee story. Arizona is home to more than 1,300 native bee species, and nearly 1,000 types can be found in the Sonoran Desert. Most live alone rather than in hives and do not make honey, though their relationship with the landscape can be just as specific. Cactus bees favor prickly pear, cholla and other cactus blossoms, while Centris bees help pollinate the yellow blooms of palo verde trees, a reminder that the desert has long been abuzz with their caretaking.
Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows | Photo by Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart
Pedicure Treatment at Palo Verde Spa & Apothecary, Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows
That relationship between bees and desert plants is on full display at the spa, where the Bee You Manicure and Pedicure begin with warm milk-and-honey aromatherapy. A prickly pear sugar scrub and cuticle oil lead to the most relaxing step: honey cream massaged into the hands and feet. The cream and experience make the adage “land of milk and honey” less biblical and more like an excellent afternoon in Scottsdale. During the treatment, guests receive treats of honey madeleines and almond granola, both made in-house.
Elsewhere in the spa, the Just Bee Massage uses a warm honey balm and a milk-and-honey scent, while the Bee Natural Facial includes honey lip butter. The Meant to Bee Scrub takes the ingredient full-body, pairing honey granules with orange whipped body butter.
Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen, Bronwyn Knight.
At Weft & Warp, Executive Chef Sam DeMarco carries honey into breakfast with a glazed doughnut filled with citrus pastry cream and a honey oat shaken espresso. By evening, the menu shifts to cocktails and burnt honey gelato with freeze-dried honey and toffee bits, with honey-roasted peanuts served alongside drinks at the bar.
The savory side gets its turn during Hot Honey Happy Hour, where fried chicken dressed in chiltepin hot honey, house pickle and aioli is served with Frites Street cottage fries and live music. An Alvéole pop-up gives guests a closer look at the on-site hive program.
The one-night-only five-course Honey & Vine Wine Dinner follows a more expansive path, opening with beet and burrata finished with honey tuile before moving to bluefin with burnt honey-chili crunch and puffed rice. From there, rosemary-honey-cured duck confit and seven-day honey-cured Wagyu show how well the ingredient handles savory dishes before honey cake closes the evening, with wine selected for each course. The special night is set for September 30th.
Throughout September, the working hives reach their full potential, connecting the spa and restaurant through one local ingredient, from honey cream treatments to the dinner table. Following that journey through the resort makes this month of transitioning to the fall season that much sweeter.
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A spa service includes access to the steam rooms, secluded pool, private outdoor hot tub and fitness facilities. Outside guests are welcome. Arizona residents receive 15 percent off Monday through Thursday.
September specials at Weft & Warp include a honey-glazed doughnut with citrus pastry cream and a honey oat shaken espresso available in the mornings. Cocktails, aptly named Lavender Bee, Buzzy Bee, and Honey, I’m Home, are available later in the day, alongside the burnt honey gelato with freeze-dried honey and toffee bits. Even the snack of complimentary peanuts at the bar are honey-roasted.
Hot Honey Happy Hour: Saturday, Sep 26, 2026, 4:00–6:00 p.m.; tickets are $15
Honey & Vine Wine Dinner: Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30–8 p.m.; tickets begin at $125 plus tax and gratuity and should be purchased in advance for both events.
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