Cranberry bogs are unique wetland ecosystems designed for the cultivation of cranberries, a fruit native to North America. These bogs, often situated in areas with acidic peat soil, sand, and an abundant water supply, provide an ideal environment for cranberry plants to thrive. During harvest, the bogs are flooded with water, allowing the buoyant cranberries to float to the surface for easy collection, a process known as wet harvesting. Cranberry bogs are not only agricultural sites but also play a role in local ecosystems, supporting biodiversity and acting as natural water filters. Also there apparently filled with spiders, according to this story…
I’m imagining a backpacker rocking up in response to a job ad and being asked that question and replying with a snort “Mate…I’m Australian”.
This whole thread gave me the giggles! If it wasn’t for my advanced age nowadays I would be fine with this job. I helped a late Fall honeybee swarm whose hive had been destroyed by a Catskills bead looking to fatten up for winter. They had found my last hummingbird feeder, and were desperate for more. I got in touch with a local master beekeeper, who gave me a recipe to give them what they needed, and I spent three weeks refilling that feeder every couple hours. Every time it emptied I had to climb on a step stool and while they were waiting for me to hang it back up I had bees on my face, neck, arms – whatever they could land on. In due course they had carried off enough of this special formula to get through the winter in their new home – probably a hollow tree or log – and I was left with an experience of a lifetime, not a single sting, and the nickname Dances With Bees. After that I don’t think wolf spiders would faze me in the slightest – besides, they’re kinda cute!