Well the maple syrup season has ended. the buds will be out soon as its April which will make syrup taste bad. But as you can see as I removed the taps by simply lightly tapping on the sides of the tap, the syrup is still running!

I have enjoyed watching the sap drip from the taps. I have taken a lot of pictures of that happening. I just checked the buckets today. There is a bit of sap dripping so hopefully ill have enough to keep evaporating the next day or so while it rains.

I’ve decided that it might be a good idea to document here my experiences making maple syrup. It is my first year trying it out with my backyard forest maple trees. I haven’t been able to complete a first batch of syrup yet. I have evaporated around 13-15 gallons of sap so [...]