Sugaring off

[Aemma]

Nice! I make maple syrup. While Quebec it the world's leading producer, Vermont is number one in the US.

It's coming certainly but we have a bit of winter to get through yet. The sugar maples on my land (at least the ones with southerly exposure) usually start to run during the third week of March and the colder, north facing trees run until the end of the third week in April (weather depending, of course).

Here are a couple of my different grades from last year (yeah, I'm showing off a bit ):

Ohh you lucky man! I know it's hard work but wow, the rewards of being able to tap your own trees would be marvellous I'm sure. Ohh I can't wait for the sap to start flowing!

Got any other pics on hand Dalton that you'd like to share with respect to the process? (Ok, I admit that my ulterior motive has more to do with wanting to see some of your great photography and that great property of yours, but anything you've got to offer, I'll take! )

Cheers Good Neighbour! ...Aemma

PS: Very elegant pic btw. I love it!

[Allenson]

Here's a picture of a couple of buckets taken last year. I only make a few gallons of syrup every year and give most of it away in pint or quart jars--so, I don't need to mess around with tubing and instead, just stick to the old bucket collection method: