Our Newest Maple Woods 

I try to do my best!

Our pleasure!

Merci d'avoir regardé!

Soo good! When I was young we used to cook hotdogs that way too!

I would bet a poached egg cooked in sap would really be good,

It is tough work! Thank you so much!

a very good workout!

thank you for tuning in!

I never know if I am immune or not but I am always worried about potentially breathing it in 😱

@@MapleFarmer My understanding from back in the day was that the poison ivy plant has an oil that people react to. Since it's an oil in the plant there is no worry about breathing it unless you are burning the vines. Milk goats will eat poison ivy and get the oil all over their hair. People milking the goats often brush up against the fur and get the oil on their arms and have a reaction. Anyway the idea was to wash the oil off of you as soon as possible. It's old rule of thumb stuff, but I hope it helps you out.

I do what I can! 😂

You work your butt all day and still smiling at the end of a wet day!!! You’re Amazing!!!

I would fall flat on my back! 😂

Fortunately in our region we don't get poison oak vines, the majority of our vines are wild grape and poison Ivy.

I will have to try this!

Great thought! I’d have to look into that!

Thanks for watching!

and they seem to be everywhere 😱

False. The sugar content of raw sap is minimal and doesn't really effect the freezing point. Finished syrup does not freeze until about -20f or so.

Some people do it that way but since we have a small number of employees it is easier for us to put the drops on ahead of time and then go back to tap right before the sap runs!

No deer for me this year :(

No she already explained that

Yes!

Our oldest woods has been tapped for just about 100 years and we don't have a problem with them being tapped out. We take pride in keeping our trees healthy that is why we pull the spouts immediately after season!

@@MapleFarmer Thank you for your quick response. So after 100 years of tapping the same tree you must hit old healed over tap holes that are not visible from time to time. I guess the old healed over tap holes don't impede the sap flow much. Interesting.

Yes, I’ll do a video on this when we take them down!

approximately every 10 years

yes you can put two taps in just make sure they are properly spaced apart!

I have no idea but now that you mention it I don't think I've ever seen anyone else do it! 😂 I have been doing it for years to help keep the sun/snow out of my eyes and also keep my head warm!

@@MapleFarmer I think there was a reason why they invented what I call the Elmer Fudd hat, ear flaps down when its cold, up when its warm and has a visor. I've never bought one since all I've seen is Chinese garbage for sale but I think one of those or one of those Russian fur hats would look stylish ... or a coon skin hat ... am I being helpful LOL

No but I would love to find one if you know of anyone!

We like to tap as close to the warm up as possible so it makes the actual tapping process a bit quicker when we put drop lines on ahead of time. With that being said we do know people who tap and put on drop lines at the same time, just need either more employees or to start earlier!

@@MapleFarmer Oh okay i see,,thanks

Not sure if you are referring to the spouts, drop lines or trees! Trees 100+ years, spouts we replace usually when they become chewed by animals or broken, droplines we replace every year.

@@MapleFarmer sorry, I should have said spouts. I thought you guys were cleaning drop lines and reusing both drop line and spout like some of the research facilities have shown recently. So drop lines and spouts go on new quick connect every season?

@@TheSmagzilla the spouts are all cleaned and sanitized every single year to be reused!