Farm News

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
August 6, 2020

Meet Sidekick Flowers!

If you’ve visited us this year, some of you many have noticed a few more blooms out in our fields. We're delighted that our farm manager—Seth Gowans—has started his own flower business, Sidekick Flowers, leasing half an acre right here on the Bees N Blooms property to grow organic flowers. Seth continues part-time here at [...]
Farm News, Flowers
July 31, 2020

Re-Imagining Weddings In The Lavender Labyrinth

COVID is temporary, but marrying the love of your life is permanent and important. During these socially distanced times, we have had to re-imagine how to do practically everything, including getting married. But never fear! We have found a way to make your special day one to remember, even during this pandemic. Our Elopement Package [...]
Events, Farm News
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 16, 2020

Trees to Feed Pollinators in Late Summer

After two amazing weekends of Lavender U-Cut, we are all done for the season, but the farm is still open, 10am-3pm on Fridays and Sundays! Reservations are not required to visit from this point on until we close on Labor Day. This week at Bees N Blooms, we are highlighting our organic Red Flowering Gum [...]
Bees and Honey, Farm News, Flowers, Trees
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