Sugar Bush Maple Syrup Season

Reader Contribution by Jennifer Sartell
Published on February 6, 2013
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It’s sugar bush maple syrup season. Learn step-by-step how to tap your own Sugar Maple trees, reduce the sap and can the delicious syrup.

The sun was sparkling on the icicles hanging off the covered porch this morning. The pine trees are glistening as the white snow melts and drips from the laden branches.

In other words…it’s melting!

I like winter, really I do. But come February, it starts to wear out its welcome. During this last lingering bit of cold, where Mother Nature teases us with warm-looking, sunny days that seem inviting until you step outside and she smacks you in the face. “Just kidding, it’s still frigid!”

There are things that get me through the home stretch till spring. I like to take time to finish indoor projects like drawing, dying wool and spinning. I also look forward to the seed catalogs coming in the mail, planning the garden out on graph paper, and setting up the seed starter trays and grow lights.

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