Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
Gut a pumpkin in seconds with your drill
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in bear creek. Another 8 are within 25 miles. From Green Bay, WI, bear creek lies roughly 33 miles to the west.
Search the map around bear creek
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from late May.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 4). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Within 25 miles of bear creek there are 9 farms on our map in 7 towns. Among them: 5 with strawberries, 2 with blueberries, 2 orchards with apples, 2 pumpkin patches and 1 with raspberries. 6 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
In bear creek itself you'll find Blueberry Haven, with blueberries. It posts updates online and sits on W9967 county road XX. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Glendale Farms Clintonville | 3 mi | 5 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Haven bear creek | in town | 2 |
| Apples | Hofacker's Hillside Orchard, LLC Appleton | 21 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Porter's Patch Bonduel | 16 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Terry's Berries Hortonville | 20 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
Around bear creek the last spring frost usually comes around May 4, and the first fall frost around October 6. That leaves about 154 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near bear creek short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | July to August | 79–81 °F | 7 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to bear creek, 5 miles away. The actual dates in bear creek 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 bear creek, 5 mi away.
Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsWe know of one farm in bear creek: Blueberry Haven. Within 25 miles there are 8 more.
The farms here list blueberries most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around May 4 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 6. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest bear creek, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Glendale Farms in Clintonville, about 3 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
Right in bear creek: Blueberry Haven. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is July to August.
Hofacker's Hillside Orchard, LLC in Appleton, about 21 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Let us know and we'll add it.