Welcome to Blue Jay Orchards
A place to pick, gather, & make memories
a Bethel tradition since 1935
Seasonal Farm Store
Mon – Fri, 11am-5pm
Sat & Sun, 10am-5pm
Apple Picking
Wed – Fri, 11am-4:30pm
Sat & Sun, 10am-4:30pm
Pumpkin Patch
Mon – Fri, 11am-4:30pm
Sat & Sun, 10am-4:30pm
*Our farm store will also be open weekends from November 1st – Thanksgiving weekend! Stock up on your favorites before they’re gone!
On the trees this week
Our pick-your-own varieties change through the season, here’s what’s ripe and ready to bring home today.
McIntosh · Cortland · Gala · Macoun · Jonagold
Our orchard is open Wednesday – Friday from 11am-4:30pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4:30pm!
Three ways to spend your visit
🍩 Farm Market & Bakery
Visit our farm store for fresh made donuts, pies, various baked goods, jams, jellies, specialty sauces and more!
🍎 Pick Your Own Apples
Wander the rows and fill a basket with 20+ varieties across the season, from early McIntosh to late-fall Fuji.
🎃 Pumpkin Picking
Classic New England scenery and beautiful fall foliage make the patch a favorite backdrop for the whole family.
Three generations, one orchard.
Blue Jay Orchards was planted in 1935, and various families have tended it ever since. What began as a small orchard has grown into 122 acres and more than 8,000 producing apple trees, spanning over 20 varieties from early-season McIntosh to late-fall Fuji.
Through it all, the goal has stayed the same: a real working farm that local families can visit, walk, and pick from every fall — not a manufactured “experience,” just an honest day outdoors.
Food trucks joining us weekends in October!
A rotating lineup of local food trucks sets up in the orchard lot on picking weekends, check our Instagram to see who’s parked Saturday and Sunday.
“We’ve been coming every fall since our kids were little — now they’re bringing their own kids. It’s the same orchard, the same donuts, and somehow it never gets old.”
— A Blue Jay Orchards regular
We’ll see you at the orchard.
Store open seasonally this fall 11am-5pm weekdays, 10am-5pm weekends.
Frequently Asked Questions
Apple picking season usually begins Labor Day weekend and runs every weekend through the end of October.
The store is open beginning the first weekend in September until the end of October. The hours are 11am-5pm Monday-Friday and 10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday!
Apple picking hours are Wednesday–Friday from 11am-4:30pm and Saturday & Sunday from 10am-4:30pm. The orchard closes promptly at 5pm. The pumpkin patch generally opens the second or third weekend in September until the end of October. Pumpkin picking hours are 11am-4:30pm Monday-Friday and 10am-4:30pm Saturday and Sunday. The pumpkin patch closes promptly at 5pm daily.
Currently we only offer apple picking, pumpkin picking, and our farm store. Beginning late September of 2026 there will be various food trucks on site most weekend days until the end of October, weather permitting.
Pick-your-own and the pumpkin patch are first-come, first-served on weekends. Group and school visits do need a reservation on weekends.
No. For the safety and comfort of all our guests, dogs and other pets are not permitted at Blue Jay Orchards. Service animals are welcome in accordance with applicable law.
Our farm market and some parking areas are mostly paved and accessible. The orchard rows and pumpkin patch are on natural, unpaved ground, so strollers and wheelchairs may have a bumpier ride once you’re out in the fields.
Free parking is available on-site at 125 Plumtrees Road, simply follow the signs into the lot when you arrive!