Growing for Pollinators: Our Year-Round Flower Garden in Tijeras

We began planting our flower gardens to create better habitats for our honey bees and other pollinators. Despite ongoing battles with local wildlife like deer, pocket gophers, and squirrels, we keep expanding our flower selections each year. Using a mix of animal-resistant bulbs and seeds, we aim to provide year-round beauty—and food for the bees. In early spring, daffodils bloom bright, transitioning to elegant irises as the weather warms. Summer brings a variety of lilies and scattered roses, while fall dazzles with sunflowers and vibrant native wildflowers. Our gallery captures the colors of every season—feel free to explore!

Spring Flowers

  • Bright yellow daffodil with an orange trumpet glowing in the morning sun at Fuzz & Buzz Farms in Tijeras, NM.

    Golden Morning: Cheerful Daffodil Catching the Light

  • Delicate peach iris with purple-edged petals and a bold orange beard blooming in the hillside garden at Fuzz & Buzz Farms in Tijeras, New Mexico.

    Pastel Whispers: Peach and Purple Iris in Bloom

  • Frilly yellow bearded iris in full bloom with green buds in the background at Fuzz & Buzz Farms, Tijeras, New Mexico.

    Sunlit Ruffles: Yellow Bearded Iris in Full Glory

  • Striking deep purple iris with white-striped beards standing tall in morning light at Fuzz & Buzz Farms in Tijeras, NM.

    Velvet Royals: Deep Purple Iris Pair in the Garden

  • Elegant white and lavender iris with ruffled purple edges glowing in soft sunlight at Fuzz & Buzz Farms, Tijeras, New Mexico.

    Lavender Edge: Ruffled Iris in the Morning Light

Summer Flowers

  • Close-up of a blooming peach and cream rose surrounded by green foliage at Fuzz & Buzz Farms in Tijeras, New Mexico.

    Blush in Bloom: Creamy Peach Rose at Fuzz & Buzz Farms

  • A lily plant shows off two large, white flowers covered in morning dew after a rainstorm near an apiary in New Mexico.

    Doubles!

  • As Fall approaches, a miniature rose bush rescued from the grocery store clearance section puts on a show with seven pale pink flowers.

    So Many...

  • At sunrise on Fuzz & Buzz Farms near th apiary, a pale pink and white lily opens for the first time.

    Sunrise in the Apiary

  • A pink and peach colored gladiolus blooms near the house on a farm in Tijeras, New Mexico.

    Gladiolus First Bloom

  • A peach colored set of gladiolus flowers bloom in the heat of the New Mexico sun.

    Another One!

Fall Flowers

  • A short, one foot tall sunflower blooms in the New Mexico sun after volunteering in a mulched garden.

    Short, but Beautiful!

  • A bold pink Zinnia blooms in the hot New Mexico sun near an apiary.

    Flowers within Flowers

  • A peach colored Zinnia begins to bloom near the honey bee apiary on a small farm.

    For the Pollinators!

  • A zinnia flower has begun opening in the New Mexico summer sun.

    Barely Beginning

  • A peach colored Zinnia blooms on a mulched background before later being eaten by the local wildlife.

    Deer Snack...

  • An orange colored Zinnia makes a surprise appearance as the only one fo its color at the end of Fall on a small homestead.

    A New Color!