The maple syrup season incorporates a number of activities beginning with tapping trees and finishing with pulling taps and clean-up when the trees begin budding and the sap run is over.
Maple syrup is the product of boiling sap over heat until it reaches 7 degrees above the boiling temperature of water. While that is typically 219° F, the boiling temperature is influenced by atmospheric pressure. The amount of time required to cook sap down to syrup depends on the heat, Read more…
As February approaches, the question that is top of mind for most maple syrup producers in Wisconsin is when to begin tapping trees. There are variables to consider such as weather forecast, number of trees, method of sap collection (lines vs pails), and size of crew available to help. Tapping Read more…