Shaken Creeks Farms Inc. produces four varieties of Southern Highbush blueberries and high-quality, raw honey. We are also proud to offer nucleus bee colonies, mid-atlantic acclimated queens and pollination services.

Shaken Creek Farms Inc. was founded by brothers Alfred and Curtis Wooten in 2009. Raised in a farming family, both Alfred and Curtis worked for a local blueberry producer when in high school in the mid- and late-1960s. Curtis went on to pursue a career in wildlife conservation, working with Ducks Unlimited for more than 20 years. Alfred pursued a career in agriculture. He founded Quality Turf, Inc. in 1984, which has become a major producer of turfgrasses for the golf industry and residential lawns in eastern North Carolina. By 2011, the pair had planted more than 100 acres of Star, Oneal, Legacy and Rebel varieties of blueberries just a few miles from their childhood home in Maple Hill, North Carolina.

Blueberries and bees go hand-in-hand. Blueberry plants need bees for pollination. Bees need flowers to make honey. As lifelong hobbyist beekeepers Curtis and Alfred opted to raise their own colonies for use on the farm, but their enthusiasm for beekeeping continued to grow. They expanded from a hobby apiary of under a dozen hives in 2008 to over 700 hives by 2014, providing enough bees to pollinate the blueberry plants each spring and a surplus that is rented to other produce -growers in the area. 

A sweet side-benefit is the production of high-quality Holly, Tupelo and wildflower honey for local markets. Visit our Bees&Honey page for more information and our Online Store to purchase your own delicious jar!

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE FARM

Brr! Things are chilly and quiet on the farm right now. The blueberry plants have turned a beautiful shade of red (we think it's in celebration of the holidays!) and gone dormant for the winter. Southern Highbush blueberries require a lot of down-time after the busy harvest season. Depending on the variety, our blueberry plants require between 400 and 1,700 "chilling" hours, achieved when temperatures drop below 35 degrees Fahrenheit, to reach full fruit production in the next season. Rest up, blueberry plants, spring is just around the corner!