Tag Archives: Sugaring

Sugaring 2013 – The First Taps of the Season Part 2

Saturday night I checked the 10-day forecast on Wunderground and proceeded to get very nervous and anxious.  Apparently this is a common trait among “Maple Sugarers”.  The 10-day forecast was showing a warming trend starting Friday February 8th.  This trend included  40-degree highs with 20 degree nights from February 8th into February 12th.  This is […]

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Sugaring 2013 – The First Taps of the Season Part 1

Saturday afternoon was our first attempt at hanging tubing.  My little guy and I had just gotten back from our morning jaunt (4-hours) to Bascom’s Maple supply house for some tubing supplies, mostly fittings to hang the tubing we had purchased months earlier.  I had no idea what I was going to buy and figured between […]

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Sugaring 2013 – Boarding & Bricking Part 3

So, I have to admit I was a little sore yesterday.  There was a lot of crouching and bending over the arch to insert and take away bricks and I sure felt some stiffness in the morning and the fact that the weather was still miserable out didn’t help motivate me.  The temperature was a […]

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