Making Maple Syrup: Tapping Your Trees

Making maple syrup, a video guide to the backyard sugaring process. Part 3: Tapping Your Trees.

[@giselasmith7819]

Is it a maple tree? Small bubbles can be seen when maple sap exits a tree taphole. These bubbles are actually gases that come from the tree's wood as part of its respiration process, and are a natural occurrence. The bubbles are tiny near the tree but grow larger as they move through the spout and dropline, and move slowly, perhaps an inch every few seconds. Some say that these bubbles are the reason maple trees run sap in the spring.

[@JrnMnd08]

Cliff hanger ending got me like whyyyyy I need to know!

[@dienteduro]

You should really put this video on your Amazon store for each of your products. I just bought your spile, bucket and lid separately. Reading the reviews everyone was complaining about no instructions. Luckily I found your channel on youtube. The shopping experience will be much easier with this video. So the lid really doesn't come with the wire? That's what a review says. I guess I'll have to be patient and find out.

[@nathanielp2119]

They suck

[@ZomBeeDabadee]

Im Australian and about to sit my Trials in a few hours why am i here? I dont think ive even seen a maple tree in years

[@panchikofan123]

I thought maple sap was actually thick like ones used on pancakes

[@zellafae]

You have to cook it down and refine it to make syrup

[@chriscornett7992]

nah that aint sap that water

[@nathanielp2119]

These really aren't ideal wide open bucket leaves room for bird shit / debris from a windy day the list goes on. What a waste