Shaken Creeks Farms is a family-owned blueberry farm in Pender County, North Carolina. We produce four varieties of Southern Highbush blueberries as well as raw, local honey. We are also proud to provide nucleus bee colonies 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 900 hives and counting, 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 Honey page for more information and our Online Store to purchase your own delicious jar!

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE FARM

Our 2023 blueberry harvest will open on May 17th and last through mid-June. Come visit us to pick your own berries or grab a pre-picked box. You can also support our farm by purchasing a bottle of raw, unfiltered honey from our Online Store.