Spring has sprung! Come welcome in spring by sharing our first open-farm weekend here at Bees N Blooms, April 3 & 4 from 10am to 3pm. This is the weekend to get your organic tomato and pepper plant starts. We will also have organic ornamental flowers available as well. If you haven’t already pre-ordered plants, you can do so here to ensure you get the plants you desire! Otherwise, purchases day-of at the farm stand is possible, but options may be limited.
In more news, down at the Poultry Palace new baby goslings have been hatching! The first round of eggs have hatched out from parents, Ella, Honey and Angel. They were our first geese on the farm and had babies last year. Now they’re having babies again, as well as our geese imported from Washington to ensure genetic diversity. They are currently sitting on their eggs, patiently waiting. As you can see, there is an abundance of animal activity to observe at the farm when you visit!
After spending some time with the animals at the Poultry Palace, walk the lavender labyrinth, peacefully taking in the surrounding scenery. Enjoy the tall mustard flowers that are illuminating our fields with bright, brilliant yellow and snap a few photos of you and your bestie with the flowers. Listen for the call of the tricolored black birds in the mustard fields, as they search for a mate.
The Tricolored Blackbirds are finally back after a five years of absence due to a devastating loss of their nests in 2016 as a result of silage crop harvest in the fields adjacent to our property. Over just the last 70 years, the Tricolored Blackbird population has decreased by more than 80%. Habitat loss from conversion of land to human living spaces, filling wetlands, and destruction of nests with agricultural practices have devastated the species. As a result of recent population declines and ongoing threats, the species was listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act in April 2018. Thankfully, here at Bees N Blooms, we provide a safe sanctuary for these birds to rest and thrive. Come see them for yourself now that they’re back! To learn more, check out Ben Goldfarb’s 2019 article on the tricolored blackbird.
It’s a great time to come out and enjoy the many treasures of Bees N Blooms farm and labyrinth. We’re so excited to share it with you! Be sure to subscribe to our Farm News blog here for updates about our next open dates and times.
Thank you for all the important information especially about the Tricolored Blackbird.
who knew…I didn’t and now I do thanks to you. Looking forward to meeting Ella,Honey,
Angel and their offspring.