Lavender

October 12, 2020

Pop-Up Open Farm Weekend!

It's that time of year when pumpkins are harvested, corn mazes are happening, and tree leaves are changing colors. It's Fall! This weekend, we are opening our doors for our fall open-farm weekend, Saturday October 17th and Sunday October 18th, 10 AM to 3 PM. Come out to see the gorgeous flowers: Marigolds, Dahlias, Celosia, [...]
Critters, Farm News, Flowers, Labyrinth, Lavender
September 21, 2020

Upcoming Tours THIS Saturday!

****Tours Canceled**** We are so sorry to say that we are going to have to cancel our Saturday, Sept. 26 tours. We've have a staff member who had contact with someone who likely has COVID. Because we can't get test results fast enough to make sure we are not positive ourselves, we can't be sure. [...]
Bees and Honey, Events, Farm News, Flowers, Lavender
August 12, 2020

Day of Tours at Bees N Blooms

NOTE: Because of Heat Warnings, these tours have been postponed to Saturday, September 26, 2020. The links below will allow you to purchase tickets for the new date. As our 2020 open-farm season comes to a close, we are offering a special Tour Day on Saturday, September 26! After much demand for tours, we decided [...]
Bees and Honey, Events, Farm News, Flowers, Lavender
August 11, 2020

Harvest Appreciation

Thanks to the help of many gracious people, we have finished harvesting all of the lavender on the property! We are so grateful to all who joined us over the course of three days, helping us cut, bundle, and hang all of our Grosso lavender, and the various varieties of lavender in the labyrinth. In [...]
Events, Farm News, Lavender
July 23, 2020

Upcoming Tour: Learn About Lavender

As the lavender season comes to a close, we are opening our doors for a special tour to highlight how we grow and process lavender here at Bees N Blooms. Join us for the "Learn About Lavender" tour, on August 1st! This will be a great opportunity to learn about cultivating, tending, harvesting, and processing [...]
Events, Farm News, Flowers, Lavender
July 21, 2020

Lavender Harvest Labor Needed

It's time to do a full harvest of our production lavender field—about an acre of Grosso lavender—and we need some farm labor! If you are interested in a few hours or a few days of harvest work, think about joining us on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, August 3rd through 5th. The farm is otherwise closed [...]
Farm News, Lavender
July 7, 2020

U-Cut Lavender Daze

For those who missed out on our Lavender U-Cut last weekend, or wish to come back for more, bee sure to join us again this upcoming weekend on Friday, July 10th and Sunday, July 12th. With the help of visitors last weekend, around 400 bunches of Grosso lavender was cut! That’s a whole bunch ;)  [...]
Critters, Events, Farm News, Lavender
June 30, 2020

Lavender U-Cut Days at Bees N Blooms

The Grosso lavender field is ready for our U-Cut Lavender Days! Friday and Sunday, July 3 & 5 and July 10 & 12. Reservations are required for these days. Come on out and harvest your own lavender, breathe in the country fresh air scented with lavender, and soak in the sun and the breeze. Take [...]
Events, Farm News, Lavender
June 10, 2020

Feed Your Monarch Butterflies This Year

This week, we are highlighting our milkweeds, which provide food for Monarch butterfly caterpillars. The population of Monarchs has dropped precipitously to less than 1% of the population size in the 1980s and is now under consideration for listing as a federally endangered species. A recent study found pesticide residues at concentrations lethal to Monarchs [...]
Bees and Honey, Farm News, Flowers, Lavender