The sap is running.
Which means maple syrup.
It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.
That's a lot of trees that need tapping.
This sugar bush has approx. 6000 taps on 80 acres. They hope to produce 1000 gallons of maple syrup this season.
The photos, each one of them looks so lovely. Snow here just makes everything brighter! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Merlinda, so glad you stopped by!
DeleteIs this your operation? Sugaring is just finally getting going this week here in Maine. The sap has flowed a day or two but nothing major. We have a small operation (just 75 taps this year) that we are expanding every year. I'm not showing this post to my husband. He will have serious evaporator envy. ;)
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No, this isn't our operation (I wish)...it's a spot just a short drive away that's open to the public. They hope to make 1000 gallons of syrup this spring!
DeleteCan pancakes be far behind?
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of pancakes for dinner tonight. Nothing wrong with that, right? I want to put maple syrup on all the things.
DeleteFascinating - thanks so much for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/03/springtime-at-last.html
ReplyDeleteVery nice pictures, yet I am happy to be far from the cold and the snow.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and keep warm.
I've always wanted to stop there. Do they give you tours there?
ReplyDeleteI didn't see any organized tours, but they have horse-drawn wagon rides and marked walking trails through the sugarbush. There's a a viewing platform by the evaporator and a gift shop. It's an impressive operation...6,000 taps across 80 acres.
DeleteI love sugaring season! I live in the thick of it, here in MA. I have friends with sugar houses and I will never again complain about the cost of maple syrup. That is a LOT of work!
ReplyDeleteIt really is impressive what goes into one of those bottles!
DeleteMy daughter has a maple tree in her front yard. It's a huge tree, and she and her husband were considering tapping it, but they didn't think they would get much sap to make much syrup.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Jenn, I never realized till last week where Maple syrup came from, I love it on pancakes :)
ReplyDeleteWow, gorgeous pictures! I know now why syrup can be so pricey ;) Thank you for linking up at Wordless Wednesday this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is on my bucket list! I have wanted to experience tapping a tree and making maple syrup since I was little and read Little House in the Big Woods! Wishing I was right there with you!
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yummy!!! One of my favourite times of the year! We went to visit our local sugar bush too -- but it was so cold I didn't get very many pictures.
ReplyDeletebut, it's not a bad thing at all to sit inside and eat fresh made pancakes and syrup. :)
Ha, things I learn from fellow bloggers. Do trees die from all the holes? Thank you for linking up to Thursday Favorite Things and we hope to see you again next week!
ReplyDeleteJas, not at all! Some of the trees have been providing sap for decades!
DeleteNow I am in the mood for chicken and waffles! Gorgeous photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post. It looks so beautiful. Thanks for linking up to #PointShoot x
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting subject that I never thought much about. Love all the snowy shots.
ReplyDeleteWow this is very interesting and nice captures of it all too. As soon as I saw the name sugar bush I thought of sugar cane, that is the nickname for it around here. I don't think this happens at all here in Aus so this is awesome to see.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. I knew that making syrup was labor intensive, but I didn't know quite how much. Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party on Organized 31.
ReplyDeleteHow very, very, cool! I've always wanted to do this.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous pictures you've shared too.
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xoxo
HI Jenn,
ReplyDeleteDid you go and visit somewhere that they harvest sugar maples? Or is that your property?
Great shots.
Jen
Wow! I didn't know it takes so much effort to produce maple syroup!
ReplyDeleteI love the wintery forest photos - the tubes make it look a bit eerie though...
#point+shoot
We tap three trees (2 taps in each) and I find that is more then enough work for me! I couldn't imagine all the work they must do. We usually make around 2-3 gallons of syrup a year. Lots of boiling..... a whole LOT of boiling.... Thanks you so much for sharing on the (mis)Adventures Mondays Blog Hop. I look forward to seeing what you share this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic post! I never knew how they did this before and this is my lesson learned for today. Great photos as ever Jen :) Thank you for linking to #PoCoLo x
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