Lavender Bee Farm — Attraction in Petaluma

Kinda disappointed, last week I made a apmnt for 1 pm today. It was my last day of vacation I rearranged and even canceled some family things to go to the farm store and no one ever showed up. I called a few times left voicemails 2.5 hours later still no call back. I waited around in town all day for nothing. Really sad I wasted a big chunk of my last day.

Edit(sorry it took so long) the owner called us back after a bit and explained they had a bee emergency he had forgotten to let his wife know we were coming and she was outside tending the animals and couldn’t hear the phone ring he apologized profusely and agreed to make it right the next time we’re in Cali or if we placed a...

I visited the Lavender Bee Farm to do an engagement photoshoot this weekend (August 21, 2016). JoAnn and Rick were amazingly accommodating and helpful! They answered questions when I called to ask about the farm and sent me test pictures to see how the flowers were looking this late in August. When we arrived on Sunday afternoon, JoAnn gave us a tour of the grounds to help us find a few great spots. She told us a bit of the history of the farm and that they have ~4,000 lavender plants! We got to sample the honey and see the lavender products that they sell as well. Overall it was a...

Had such a great time here, it's an incredibly scenic property. The owners host a small 1½ hour tour on weekends where they'll tell you about how they grow and harvest the lavender as well as take care of the bees that feed on the flowers. Afterwards they'll give you as much time as you'd like to take plenty of photos for your social media of choice.

Make sure to call a week or so in advance to get a space on the tour, since it's quite a small group. $15 pp entry, and a jar of delicious raw lavender...