Orchard
Beardsley Cider Mill & Orchard
U-pick apples in Shelton, Connecticut
From the farm's website
The farm's own words, quoted as posted on its website, with the page each line comes from and the day we read it. Seasons, hours and prices change: check with the farm before you go.
U-pick
“We offer PYO apples on weekends and sometimes Columbus Day if ripe fruit is available.”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples, checked October 6, 2026
“Since we are a working farm, we cannot accommodate wheelchairs in the Pick-Your-Own orchard.”
“Pick-Your-Own will continue weekends until all the fruit has been picked, usually by mid to late October.”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples, checked October 6, 2026
Crops and picking times
“Pick-Your-Own Apples, September and October”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples, checked October 6, 2026
“Typically they are one of the last apples an orchard picked near the end of October.”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples/apple-varieties, checked October 6, 2026
Hours
“Pick-Your-Own Apples: 10am to 4:45pm on Weekends only”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples, checked October 6, 2026
“PYO is weather permitting from 10am-4:45pm WEEKENDS ONLY”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples, checked October 6, 2026
Before you go
“According to the State of CT, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) program and requirements, pets are not allowed in the orchard .”
“Service dogs are always allowed.”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples, checked October 6, 2026
“Please, NO BACKPACKS or LARGE HAND BAGS over 10 inches in the orchard.”
Source: beardsleyscidermill.com/pick-your-own-apples, checked October 6, 2026
What you can pick
- Apples · Sep–Oct
Crops and months read from the lines quoted above; a crop with no months is one the farm names without a picking window.
| Crop | How | Months | When (farm) | Varieties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | U-pick | September–October“September and October” | – |
Typical Connecticut seasons (a published harvest calendar, not this farm's dates)
- Apples: July–October. Source: Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022), read October 6, 2026.
At a glance
- Picking months
- Usually September–OctoberThe months the farm’s website gives for its U-pick crops; it lists no dates for a specific season.
- Price
- peck bag $25 per peck
- Address
- 278 Leavenworth Rd, Shelton, CT 06484Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
More from the farm’s website
The farm prices peck bag at $25 per peck.
Prices
| Item | Price | Notes | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| peck bag | $25 per peck | Year not stated |
As the farm publishes them. Prices change during the season; older prices are removed.
Beardsley Cider Mill & Orchard: questions
Does Beardsley Cider Mill & Orchard have U-pick?
Yes. The farm's website says: "We offer PYO apples on weekends and sometimes Columbus Day if ripe fruit is available."
When can you pick apples at Beardsley Cider Mill & Orchard?
September–October, in the farm's words "September and October", according to the farm's website (checked October 6, 2026). Picking depends on the weather and the crop: check with the farm before you go.
How much does U-pick cost at Beardsley Cider Mill & Orchard?
peck bag: $25 per peck. Prices as the farm publishes them; they can change during the season.