The prolonged winter weather has helped the maple syrup season.  It seems like the slow warmup has allowed the surface moisture to finally seep into the ground so that the trees have access to moisture.  We have had strong flows this past week and are anticipating continued good weather (perspective is relative) for sap flow this week.  We have bottled up some of our first batches of syrup and will make maple cream this week.  On Sunday the 14th, we made 35 gallons of light amber syrup that tasted great and has the proper sugar profile to make maple cream.  If you haven't tried the maple cream before, it is a real treat that has the flavor of maple syrup and the consistency of smooth peanut butter.  Despite its name, it is a pure maple product.  Nothing is added exact raw sap.  The only difference between syrup and cream is that the cream is boiled longer and to a higher temperature that causes the sugars to precipitate out of solution.  It really is tasty and worth a try!  It will be listed for sale on the website as soon as it is ready.

 You may continue to place orders online with Google Checkout.  However, if you prefer to send a check, just take a look at the website, decide what products you want to order and email us at dsomers@citlink.net   

Spring is arriving late with what we hope is our final snow storm. We received 7" of heavy snow and the forest looks more like mid-March than April. But, the good news is the drop in barometric pressure and the moisture laden snow, has stimulated the sap flow.  In the last 24 hours, we have collected nearly .75 gallons of sap / tap and we have 1000 taps.  This places the flow in a "moderate" range, which we judge as between .5-1 gallon / tap. This is good news for all of you wanting to satisfy your desire for our premium maple syrup.

We'll most likely open the website for orders within the next week. If you want to dash off an email for your order, we'll get it ready - dsomers@citlink.net.  We are looking at possible options for ordering syrup in addition to Google checkout. Tomorrow, processing sap into syrup and bottling.

This has been a challenging year, trying to predict when the sap might flow and yield our long-awaited syrup. Flows have been weak to moderate and we are optimistic the weather forecast for the latter part of this week will be beneficial for several strong runs of sap.  Though the flows have been low, the sugar content of the sap has increased from 1.8% last year to 2.3% this year, perhaps a reflection of the drought.

We know there are many of you eagerly waiting to order maple syrup and we hope to satisfy all of you.  Be patient and check back with us next week when we anticipate bottling syrup. We hope we're deluged with sap and subsequently, barrels of syrup.  The latter part of this week's forecast looks promising with lows below freezing and highs above freezing. 

Tuesday

Apr 9

Hi 37°F

Lo 30°F

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Wednesday

Apr 10

Hi 36°F

Lo 28°F

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Thursday

Apr 11

Hi 36°F

Lo 23°F

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Friday

Apr 12

Hi 39°F

Lo 23°F

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Saturday

Apr 13

Hi 43°F

Lo 27°F

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Sunday

Apr 14

Hi 48°F

Lo 30°F

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