Farm Life
Farm Life
Caring for Bees, Season by Season
January doesn’t slow things down for us. If anything, this is when everything overlaps — flowers, seed trays, greenhouse checks — and somehow the bees are always part of the...
Caring for Bees, Season by Season
January doesn’t slow things down for us. If anything, this is when everything overlaps — flowers, seed trays, greenhouse checks — and somehow the bees are always part of the...
Winter Work: The First Tulips
Winter has been asking a lot lately. When temperatures dropped to –15°F, the kind of cold that seeps into everything, the farm shifted into survival mode. Chores were shorter. Doors stayed...
Winter Work: The First Tulips
Winter has been asking a lot lately. When temperatures dropped to –15°F, the kind of cold that seeps into everything, the farm shifted into survival mode. Chores were shorter. Doors stayed...
Early Tulips and a Fresh Start to the Season
I’m just back from the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers conference in New Mexico, and coming home...
Early Tulips and a Fresh Start to the Season
I’m just back from the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers conference in New Mexico, and coming home...
Behind the Scenes: Preparing for Spring Blooms
Now that we're halfway through January, the farm feels full in a way that’s both exciting and a little overwhelming—in the...
Behind the Scenes: Preparing for Spring Blooms
Now that we're halfway through January, the farm feels full in a way that’s both exciting and a little overwhelming—in the...
About the Author
I’m Catherine, the heart behind Hive & Petal—a boutique flower farm and apiary in Prairie City, Iowa. When I’m not harvesting blooms or tending honeybees, I’m often crafting something beautiful, cooking something delicious, or watching hens explore the field. I believe in wide open skies, good books, and sharing farm life—one story (or bouquet) at a time.Â