At this same time last year we had been eating on our deck for 3 nights because it was so warm.  It was like summer really and the season came to an abrupt halt pretty much throughout the state on about March 15, 2012.  This year everyone we have spoken to is having a pretty good year so far.  More light amber made than ever by many.  We just made our first dark amber syrup this year from the run on Wednesday.  It got really cold last night and the trees took until about 4 o’clock to warm up enough to run.  But that late in the day, they won’t put out much before they are chilled back down.  We’ll see what happens this coming week.  Sounds like some cooler weather.

Hours this weekend will be  12- 5 pm Saturday and Sunday

Don’t forget Maple Weekend March 23rd and 24th.  We’ve already ordered our ice cream for those ever popular maple sundaes!

More info and hours will be posted this coming week.

What a beautiful weekend we had.  So nice to see so many folks come out and learn about maple sugaring.  It’s amazing what you hear from the uninitiated.  We had someone this weekend tell us someone they knew wanted to know how we get the maple syrup out of the trees after we cut them down!  YIKES!   That’s a new one on us.

Hours this weekend 3/16 & 3/17 will be 12- 5pm both days.

Don’t forget we have Maple Cones and Maple Taffy (la Tire) too!

This morning while out collecting Brian happened upon this happy little guy right on Rte 102 in Chester heading towards Raymond.  He was rolling around and wriggling in the snow having a grand old time with the day.

Happy Otter

Saint’s preserve us!  We had sap coming fast and furious today.  Just like the faucet was turned on.  So we have plenty to boil today through the beginning of the week.  An FYI to those who might be coming to visit – appropriate footwear is recommended for mud, snow and/or slush.  The driveway and parking area are dirt and if you want to walk out to the buckets on the trees we have close by, you will need boots.  We’ll be open Sunday March 10th from 12 to 5 pm.

NH Maple Weekend is just a few weeks away – March 23rd & 24th.  Next week we will have an updated post about that weekends activities. 

Gosh and golly.  We have had a great couple weeks for sap which means lots of syrup too.  Brian has been collecting and boiling all week so far.  Talking with another producer today we have both made more Light Amber syrup this year than anytime before.  And we are still making Medium Amber.  Hope everyone else is enjoying the good conditions.  We’ll be open and boiling this weekend 12-5pm on Saturday and Sunday.  Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead.

Steamy Wednesday – just the way we like it!

What a surprise this morning to see a few inches of slush instead of a foot of sloppy, wet snow.  Between Chester and Concord it was just rain.  But on the way home tonight it was a slick and slippery ride with the late afternoon snow on top of that rain.  Brian’s boiled and packed more syrup over the last few days so we are adding to the tally daily.

Hours         Sat March 2nd    12-4 pm                Sun Mar 3rd    12-5 pm  Boiling both days