The purple crocus flowers have finally bloomed
Author: Lisa
Maple Syrup and Black Walnut Syrup – First Batch
We finished boiling the sap today — three gallons of maple syrup and about half a gallon of black walnut syrup.
Daffodils Sprouting
I remember hearing that maple sap should be running when the daffodils sprout … I guess our daffodils were late this year. The daffodils we planted along the driveway are sprouting up, and we found new daffodils at the farm house.
Still collecting sap
Crocus Blooms!
Another beautiful sunset
Boiling
We’ve got 38 maple trees (48 taps) and 10 black walnut trees (12 taps) – the first collection was 38 gallons of maple sap and 16 gallons of black walnut sap.
Not buzzards yet!
Looking at the calendar, these are clearly turkey vultures. The spell to become buzzards won’t be cast until the 15th!
Collecting Sap
We are hiking the woods collecting maple sap … and we’ve got our maple helpers!
Cool Sunset
