Birch Tapping

Despite all the warnings about how much work it is to make syrup from birch sap we thought we would give it a go. The ratio of sap to syrup is about 100:1, so its a lot of boiling to get a little bit of syrup- don't expect birch syrup for Christmas! But so far we have not actually gotten any sap so we will see. The local expert said it should start flowing any day.



The dogs were excited becuase they thought maybe we could tap some squirrels while we were at it.