Honi and Hive

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while getting her usual trim, Honi’s regular asked the stylist: ‘Do you ever feel like bees are following us everywhere?’ The stylist smiled knowingly. ‘Oh, definitely!’ she replied. A few days later, a delivery driver commented on how busy the bees seemed around here too. Before long, everyone in town was talking about it—until one day, Honi’s neighbor joked, “Maybe they’re just after your honeyed reputation!” And thus, Honi and Hive became notorious for more than just great haircuts.

2. While waiting for her appointment one afternoon, Honi overheard an unusual announcement over the salon’s intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—your hair is officially now part of our loyalty program!’ Curious, Honi asked around, and soon learned that every time someone left the salon, they received a special card with their hair clippings inside. The more trims you got, the closer you were to winning a free hairdo—or so it seemed. A regular customer joked that he’d finally found a way to accumulate frequent flyer miles without leaving his neighborhood. In the end, though, no one ever won anything except maybe a few extra strands in their pocket.

3. While waiting for her appointment one day, Honi noticed something peculiar on the bathroom mirror: a small, handwritten note that read, ‘Today is your lucky day—ask anyone here for a free hairbrush!’ Smiling, she approached a delivery driver who happened to be passing by. ‘Excuse me,’ she asked, ‘do you know where I can get a free hairbrush?’ The man looked confused but replied, ‘Just ask anyone here—apparently it’s your lucky day!’ Turns out, everyone in the salon had been instructed to give away brushes as part of an internal contest. By the end of the day, Honi left with not only a new brush but also a handful of funny stories from strangers.

4. At dawn, when most salons are quiet, Honi heard a soft buzzing sound coming from the back room of Honi and Hive. Curious, she peeked inside and found the stylist humming gently as she worked on a beehive hairstyle that seemed to come alive, moving slightly with each stroke of her brush. As she watched in amazement, the bees seemed to dance along the hairline, creating an intricate pattern. Startled, the stylist dropped her brush—and so did the bees! They scattered like a flock of startled pigeons, leaving behind only a few confused buzzes. The next customer—a delivery driver—asked if he could get his usual haircut while they sorted out what had just happened.