My Farm Story

A journey of connection and kindness

Hi, I’m Carolyn, Owner & Farmer of Whipple Bee Flower Farm. Thank you for visiting!

Inspired by my parents approach to life - love for nature, treating people with kindness, and supporting community - Whipple Bee Flower Farm set seed as a micro flower farm in 2021 out of my own appreciation for life’s simplest pleasures - flowers!

Over the last three years, I have had the great pleasure of leasing land to grow specialty tulips and sunflowers at Moraine Farm in Beverly, Mass through the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, an experiential learning program for beginner farmers.

Since wrapping up my final year in the fall of 2024, I transitioned to new land in Marblehead thanks to the generosity and kindness of hosts Susan and Jan at Five Foot Flower Farm. Growing flowers a short distance from where I live in Marblehead feels like home because it is home.

The connection to community that comes from growing flowers is one of a kind. To share a smile, a conversation, and a laugh amongst neighbors, friends, and fellow business owners brings much joy. Thank you for your kindness and sharing why flowers are important to you.

An ode to my mom and dad

My dad, Curt, was a hobby beekeeper who produced some of the most delicious honey I’ve ever tasted.  During my visits home to Pennsylvania, we often talked about going into business together. He would sell honey and I’d help support his venture from afar. How fun would that be?

I helped him create labels for jars and Whipple Bee Honey was born. I had always envisioned being mentored by him and eventually having my own beekeeping endeavor. 

My dad retired and shortly after passed away from cancer at the young age of 65. He would be 79 today. Whipple Bee Flower Farm is a tribute to him, the love he instilled in me for nature, the outdoors and gardening. 

Whipple Bee Flower Farm’s Bloom Kindness Program embodies the generous spirit of my mom, Elaine. Each and every day, she sends a ripple of kindness into the world. Her simple gestures of kindness made me realize how impactful a thank you can be, so I integrated this practice into my business because kindness blooms kindness.