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Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in Beallsville. Another 37 are within 25 miles. Beallsville is about 25 miles northwest of Arlington, VA.
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Based on the typical seasons for Maryland, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 14). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Counting Beallsville itself, we list 38 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 21 towns: 13 orchards with apples, 12 pumpkin patches, 10 for cut flowers, 9 with strawberries and 9 with blueberries. For 29 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Beallsville itself you'll find Pirate Adventure Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 18912 Darnestown Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Aix La Chapelle Farm Poolesville | 1 mi | 13 |
| Pumpkins | Homestead Farm Poolesville | 4 mi | 12 |
| Flowers | Lewis Orchards Poolesville | 1 mi | 10 |
| Strawberries | Butler's Orchard Germantown | 10 mi | 9 |
| Blueberries | Homestead Farm Poolesville | 4 mi | 9 |
| Blackberries | Homestead Farm Poolesville | 4 mi | 8 |
| Cherries | Kingsbury's Orchard Poolesville | 1 mi | 8 |
| Peaches | Aix La Chapelle Farm Poolesville | 1 mi | 8 |
| Raspberries | Butler's Orchard Germantown | 10 mi | 7 |
| Corn maze | Pirate Adventure Corn Maze Beallsville | in town | 5 |
| Grapes | Sycamore Spring Farm Frederick | 15 mi | 2 |
| Lavender | Soleado Lavender Farm Dickerson | 5 mi | 2 |
| Pears | Crooked Run Orchard Purcellville | 16 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Sunflower Farm Lisbon Lisbon | 21 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Maryland; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Beallsville is April 14; the first fall frost arrives around October 29. That leaves about 196 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Maryland | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 65–76 °F | 6 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Beallsville, 11 miles away. The actual dates in Beallsville can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Beallsville, 11 mi away.
Illustration Satisfying to watch
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Beallsville: Pirate Adventure Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 37 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 14 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 29. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Beallsville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Aix La Chapelle Farm in Poolesville, about 1 mile away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 13 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Maryland is August to October.
Homestead Farm in Poolesville, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Maryland is September to October.
Lewis Orchards in Poolesville, about 1 mile away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 10 farms with flowers in total. The usual season in Maryland is June to October.
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