Van Dyk's By Nature

09/18/2026

As our harvest season has officially been wrapped up, it’s time for a bit of rest!
The rest isn't for us humans though, it’s for the plants we just harvested. Those wild blueberry plants will be taking a year off.
At the end of each harvest season, our crop fields are mowed, removing next years fruit buds, allowing these plants to take a break from fruit production and focus on the health of the plant. This 24 month, alternate year, harvest cycle for all of our fields, is demonstrated in this timelapse video. Watching carefully, you will see the beauty of each season, and each stage of the blueberry bud growing bigger, turning into a blossom and ultimately into our magnificent wild blueberries! 🫐🫐🫐

For more information you can go to our website: vandykblueberries.ca

This project was completed by Amber Leary of Wildflower Studios over the 2-year growth period. The video consists of approximately 1600 photos edited together to create the timelapse effect. A total of 68 hours were spent in the field and another 107 hours of editing were invested to make this video. All that work was worth it to share a small glimpse into the incredible journey of a wild blueberry, with all of our customers 💙

09/18/2026

Looking back at the Cape Breton flooding and its impact on wild blueberry growers 🫐

The heavy rainfall and flooding that occurred a few weeks ago in Cape Breton came at a critical point in the wild blueberry harvest. Strong rain and winds knocked ripe berries from the plants, some fruit was damaged, and saturated fields delayed harvest as they were too wet to get equipment in.

For growers, it meant losing fruit that was ready to be harvested.

We know the impact of the flooding has been felt across Cape Breton, with communities facing loss and significant damage. Our thoughts are with those who have been affected as the region works through the aftermath and as communities continue to recover. 💙

08/28/2026

Wouldn’t you like to have this office view? 🙂🫐🌤️ We are in our final weeks of the 2026 Harvest! Hard to believe it’s almost over for another year!

08/26/2026

08/04/2026

Happy Harvest! 🫐🌱☀️✨Ever wonder what it would feel like to be a wild blueberry being harvested?? Well, wonder no more! 📸: Wildflower Studios

05/28/2026

It is blueberry blossom time 🫐🐝

05/04/2026

Spring has been a wet and cold one here in Nova Scotia. We are happy to see some warmer temperatures on the way!

We’ve been busy in the bee yards every chance weather allows in preparation for pollination season which is right around the corner 🫐🐝

03/13/2026

A Disturbing Development in the Matter of Blueberries!

Lady Spillington regrets to inform the town that Van Dyk's By Nature of Caledonia has sent us several items of highly questionable restraint.

Namely:
• Wild Blueberry Juice — which tastes suspiciously like Nova Scotia in a bottle.
• Blueberry Blossom Honey — which may cause spontaneous happiness and a second piece of toast.
• Wildflower Honey — which makes one feel refined enough to speak in complete sentences before coffee.

I conducted a thorough investigation this morning.

The results are troubling.

Lord Spillington has already been seen hovering near the blueberry juice like a man with no self-control and a biscuit.

So if you wish to support local Caledonia goodness, I suggest you come secure your supply before this household finishes the evidence.

Lady Spillington 💙

02/28/2026

We spent the afternoon sampling our juice and chewy berries at the tail end party for the Nova Scotia lobster crawl! 🫐🦞