Backyard Sugaring Time!
After a rather jiggy start, I’m out straight with backyard sugaring time! The snow finally melted enough to afford me access to a few more of my maple trees so those were tapped. I’ve been collecting as much as I boil every day and the other day I actually collected 9 gallons but only boiled [...]
Pictures of our maple syrup!
Well, another sugarin’ season has come to an end. Although I’m relatively new to the whole sugarin’ thing, this year didn’t appear to be a great year. I tapped early enough and still, my entire season was a mere four weeks. My homesteading journal from last year shows a longer season. The temps have been [...]
My Maple Sugaring Operation
As I previously mentioned, it’s tapping time here in CT! I thought you might enjoy seeing pics of my ‘fancy’ sugaring operation. The woodpile under the tarp is but a small part of my pile. The remainder is to the left, just out of the picture. The wood stove helps to minimize the wind and [...]
It’s tapping season!
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I had a feeling it was coming. The patches of grass showing. The longer days. The feeling that it was above freezing yet the nights were still below freezing. The feeling that Mother Nature might (MIGHT) be losing her wintery grasp. We pulled out the maple sugaring equipment that I had begun to prepare. Went [...]