The Bluebird Lady

I recently held a bluebird program in New Castle Pennsylvania and met a wonderful little old lady which is known as the Bluebird Lady. She is a very delightful and dedicated bluebird Landlord. She lives on a farm and has several bluebird nest boxes installed and has bluebirds staying all year long. And it’s no wonder! She raises mealworms by the thousands; one can say she has a mealworm farm too. Florence is 89 years young and very active. She maintains a working farm and cares for her bluebirds too. She feeds the bluebirds mealworms three times a day in a dome covered feeder along with a special treat of her cornmeal mixture of honey in a wooden box tray outside of her dinning room picture window.

The relationship between Florence and her bluebirds is incredible. This loving little old lady walks outside on the porch rings a dinner bell for dinner, and not only the family responds to the sound but the bluebirds too. The bluebirds come in flying all around Florence waiting for their medley dinner of fresh mealworms and cornmeal honey mixture as the family members all settle down for dinner. Totally awesome!

In the mornings Florence goes outside and calls the bluebirds with her soft voice singing: BLUEBIRDS , BLUEBIRDS , GOOD MORNING BLUEBIRDS, TIME FOR BREAKFAST and sure enough the bluebirds come flying in for fresh tasty mealworms and a warm cornmeal mixture of honey. What a delightful experience to witness. The bluebirds are bouncing around wing waving while Florence is talking to them and serving them breakfast.

She is so knowledgeable of her mealworm farm that I was impressed as she explains to me how she manages the several containers of the mealworms. She explains to me in detail the beetle and larva stages and the care that is needed in feeding, changing the bedding material, moisture control and warmth that is needed to keep the mealworm farm in a productive stages. What a remarkable demonstration!

This is a special relationship between bluebirds and a little old loving lady that is so unique that brings her much joy and happiness as she lives her remaining days in caring for her family and nature too. What a remarkable testimony. I thought I had a passion for bluebirds, until I met Florence, The Bluebird Lady.

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