Category Archives: maple syrup
2015 syrup season
The 2015 maple syrup season is over! We finished boiling the last of the sap last night. The color of the last syrup batch was considerably darker which is common as the weather warms up and the sugar content changes in the … Continue reading
tapped
It looks like the thaw is finally here. With high temps over 40 as far out as the forecast goes, we tapped a bunch of maples last Friday. Here is part of the intricate path system between trees. 😉 The snow … Continue reading
2014 sap & syrup stats
Our first maple sugaring season is now in the books. We pulled the taps on April 18th or 19th, I’ve already forgotten. By our best estimates, we gathered about 80 gallons of sap and ended up with about 2 gallons … Continue reading
syrup: round 2
Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 8 pm to midnight Approximately 3.5 gallons of sap, first run boiling on modified barrel stove (top cut out for pan). For the record, the barrel stove already existed because Steve would say you can never … Continue reading
first syrup
A few weeks ago after we tapped trees, I collected the first few gallons of sap. This wasn’t really enough to warrant the full blown outdoor burner setup, which wasn’t ready yet anyway (but is now – future post hopefully, … Continue reading
tapping maples
We’re hoping to make some maple syrup this year for the first time and tapped the first 5 trees today since it was above freezing. We could have done more, but my lack of bucket washing motivation is the gate. … Continue reading