The cranberry bogs of Richmond look pretty from a distance, but harvest workers have no time to admire these sights. Thanks to photographer and blogger Anton Bielousov, you can get a closer look at the cranberry harvest in British Columbia, Canada.
Cranberry harvest in British Columbia runs from late September to mid-November.
A heron flies over a cranberry bog in Richmond, British Columbia.
Cranberry bog in Richmond, British Columbia.
The bogs are flooded prior to the beginning of harvesting operations as cranberries float on water and are easier to collect this way.
Cranberry bog in Richmond, British Columbia.
A worker wades through a cranberry bog in Richmond, British Columbia.
During the harvest, workers employ machines called 'beaters' to separate the berries from the vines.
Workers operating beaters during the harvest at one of the cranberry bogs in Richmond, British Columbia.
Harvest workers often wear life jackets because cases of drowning are not uncommon.
A beater working at a cranberry bog in Richmond, British Columbia.
The bogs of British Columbia can yield up to 40,000 pounds of cranberries per acre.
