4d023 - 2y
GM! Finishing off a batch of maple syrup. A little sweeter than necessary at 67% sugar instead of the necessary 66%.
Dan Wedge @WedgeSocial - 2y
How many trees do you tap each season? Are they the same ones or do they need a rest year?
Mapletrade @Mapletrade - 2y
The best maple syrup you will ever have is the stuff you make yourself.
I try to run all mine at the sweet spot of 67 to 67 1/2
I bet you made everything on the plate yourself! I look forward to homemade bacon. My fruit and nut trees need to start producing first so I have something to feed them.
I have been doubling the amount of taps each year, now at 60 taps. I haven't tapped many of the same trees twice yet, each year where I tap has changed due to where our sheep are and our plans for how to collect the sap. This year I tapped a totally different stand of trees so we could easily collect with the horses. So far, we haven't been able to try it yet. As far as letting trees rest, I don't think it's necessary, I've read that the where the trees are tapped from year to year needs an appropriate distance from the prior years tap. #[2]
I wonder how ₿ig a grove i need for that, very intriguing
