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Make Your Own Maple Syrup This Year ā€“ Part 3
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March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

Make Your Own Maple Syrup This Year ā€“ Part 3

Maple syrup season is upon us! In parts 1 and 2 of this series we described how to prepare for the season, what equipment youā€™ll need, and how to tap your trees and begin boiling the sap. This post describes the finals stages of boiling and bottling maple syrup. At this stage youā€™ll have collected...

Make Your Own Maple Syrup This Yearā€“Part 2
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February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Make Your Own Maple Syrup This Yearā€“Part 2

Maple syrup season is just a few weeks away! In part one of this series we described how to prepare for the season and what equipment youā€™ll need, and in this post we describe how to tap your trees and boil the sap. Look out for the final post in a few weeks where we...

Make Your Own Maple Syrup This Year – Part 1
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January 19, 2021February 16, 2021

Make Your Own Maple Syrup This Year – Part 1

Maple syrup season could be just a few weeks away! Once daytime temperatures start to creep above 0ā€™C, the sap in maple trees starts flowing. In Haliburton Forest, the maple syrup season lasts for 2-10 weeks, anywhere between the end of February through to the beginning of May. We tap the trees a few days...