Some apple orchards in New York are seeing a surplus in leftover crops this season.

After last year's crop came in light due to drought conditions, Soons Orchard in Orange County gathered a hefty harvest of apples this season. The last of this year's fruit was picked in early November.

Sharon Soons, manager of Soons Orchard, said they end up with anywhere between 10,000 bushels of apples during a really bad year to 17,000 during a busier one.

This year, the orchard gathered 14,000 bushels, and they have to go somewhere.

She said charities, events and schools are always worthy donation destinations to make sure one of New York’s most prized products is savored, not wasted.

“You have to hustle because if you don't pick them when they're ready, you may end up picking them overripe and then they won't keep nearly as well,” Soons said.

Soons Orchard is a four-generation, family-owned farm in New Hampton. After having a light year last year due to drought conditions, Soons said this year is proving plentiful.

“It's a little nerve-racking because they don't wait for you,” Soons said. “They're not going to keep forever.”

Much of her family’s business relies on people picking their own apples, but the weather prevented peak picking.

“I haven't said no to anybody who wants apples, for sure. We're happy to give apples to whoever needs them,” Soons said.

While some orchards report a surplus in crops, the New York Apple Association said that’s not the case everywhere. Some isolated parts of the state were hit with a late May frost that hurt the ripening of apples this year. The state’s five-year average for apples is nearly 32 million bushels per year. This year, growers are estimating a statewide total of 28.5 million bushels.