Little Creek Maple Farm

Syrup 4.0

By billcarpenter4February 12, 2012

This Saturday was my best sap haul so far this season. I had about 6 quarts that I froze thursday night and collected close to 3 gallons Saturday morning with the family. There was a small learning curve with using the gas grill to boil the sap down but after a half hour of experimenting […]

Syrup 3.0

By billcarpenter4February 7, 2012

Today was my best maple sap haul to date. I pulled 2 gallons from the jugs beneath my 10 taps. Thankfully I had my little helper to hold the flashlight as we ventured off into the sugarbush. The sap was crystal clear, cold, & sweet. Looking ahead temperature-wise tomorrow is looking like a slow day, […]

Syrup 2.0

By billcarpenter4February 5, 2012

Well the 2nd week of syruping was not as good as I thought. Come to find out I am probably a little early on the season. I had a couple good days last week which prompted me to add some more taps. I am now up to 10 total but I got virtually no sap […]