This year our patience is being tested due to the slow growth of the tulips as it has been very cold. This means the growth of the tulips is almost 2 weeks behind compared to the other years. Tulip Route Flevoland was due to start on 10 April, but will now start on 16 April. […]
What a wonderful week we have had! After the cold and the freezing weather, there was beautiful spring weather with a lovely sun. Immediately that means more work on the farm. Our contractor Frens applied our cow’s manure to the land. Let the grass grow! But there was much more activity at De Kandelaar, because […]
Sometimes small thoughts can suddenly become reality. Joris and Marc would like to get more value for their products, Lisette enjoys cheese making and Mariska likes to serve her guests products from their own company during breakfast or lunch. What could be better than cheese made from the cows’ milk of De Kandelaar. And so […]
De Kandelaar’s residents wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year with hopefully lots of fun and activities. In November, the last sugar beets were cleared and the land was plowed. The beets are waiting in the yard to go to the Cosun factory next week. Despite the fact that it is not that busy […]
On Friday 16th October our Jack Russel, Pukkie, made us happy with 4 beautiful puppies; 2 dogs and 2 bitches, all taken good care of by ‘mum’ Pukkie. Their eyes are now open and it will not be long before they will run around. Pip, the black bitch, will become Kaylee’s buddy. We are […]
This month, 12.5 years ago, we officially started a Bed & Breakfast. After a thorough renovation we created 4 bedrooms with en-suite. Recently, De Kandelaar B&B was again awarded with 4 tulips by the Bed & Breakfast Nederland organisation. Walk-in day In the last 5 years, Mariska has also worked as an advisor for Optidee. […]
Yesterday our Bed & Breakfast has been officially classified as four tulips. This is the second highest quality category of the Dutch classification system for bed & breakfasts. Bed & Breakfast De Kandelaar received the four tulips after a visit by a mystery guest from the Foundation Bed & Breakfast The Netherlands. Since June the Bed & Breakfast De Kandelaar has opened their doors again for visitors and guests. […]
On 21st June 2020, it was exactly 20 years ago that the first cows were milked with the “VMS” at De Kandelaar. Definitely a moment to remember with the people of the first hour at DeLaval, Steenwijk, and our current dealer Van der Sluis Agri. We were surprised with a delicious cream cake, flowers and […]
