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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Bergen. Another 22 are within 25 miles. From Rochester, NY, Bergen lies roughly 17 miles to the west.
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Based on the typical seasons for New York, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 24). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Within 25 miles of Bergen there are 23 farms on our map in 15 towns. Among them: 11 orchards with apples, 10 with blueberries, 9 with strawberries, 9 with raspberries and 8 pumpkin patches. For 16 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Bergen's own U-pick farm is Carson's Blooms 'n Berries, with flowers. It sits on 328 Reed Road. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Fisher Farms Brockport | 3 mi | 11 |
| Blueberries | Robb Farms Spencerport | 6 mi | 10 |
| Strawberries | Duncan Family Farms Northeast Brockport | 5 mi | 9 |
| Raspberries | Robb Farms Spencerport | 6 mi | 9 |
| Pumpkins | Whittier Fruit Farm Rochester | 9 mi | 8 |
| Cherries | Fisher Farms Brockport | 3 mi | 6 |
| Peaches | Fisher Farms Brockport | 3 mi | 5 |
| Blackberries | Robb Farms Spencerport | 6 mi | 4 |
| Flowers | Carson's Blooms 'n Berries Bergen | in town | 2 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New York; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Bergen sees its last frost around April 24 and the first one of fall around October 30. That leaves about 187 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in New York | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers | July to September | 72–80 °F | 7 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Bergen, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Bergen 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 Bergen, 13 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Bergen: Carson's Blooms 'n Berries. Within 25 miles there are 22 more.
The farms here list flowers most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
Around April 24 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 30. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Bergen, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Fisher Farms in Brockport, about 3 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 11 farms with apples in total. The usual season in New York is September to October.
Robb Farms in Spencerport, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 10 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in New York is July to August.
Duncan Family Farms Northeast in Brockport, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in New York is June to July.
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