Canadian Couple tries making MAPLE SYRUP for the first time - Surprisingly Easy and FUN!

Spring came very early this year! Maple syrup season in our area is typically at the end of March/beginning of April. But this year, thanks to very warm weather at the end of February, the trees started running sap in the first week of March. We had to hurry to prepare everything we needed if we didn't want to miss it! We built a rudimentary fire pit using old cinderblocks and collected dry standing fire wood, along with scrap wood from the cabin build. We tapped 29 trees and we were able to boil for 4 days in the span of a week, collecting a total of 180L of maple sap and boiling it down to a total of 6.5L of maple syrup.
We absolutely loved this process and are already thinking about how to improve our system to collect even more syrup next year!

[@philcatorio630]

Hello Nick and Maela: a big thank you for bring us along, I found this very interesting and I have to say this seem real easy to do. Now let's see the pan cakes and waffles being made later on and then you too can enjoy this again. Have a good time and enjoy cabin life, stay safe and I will see you both next time.

We didn’t expect it to be so easy! It’s time consuming for sure, but what a blast! Such a gift to be able to relax around a fire and smell the sugar concentre slowly over time. Truly blessed :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@bbayerit]

Love watching you two youngsters working together. Nothing tops teamwork and you two set the standard. Nicky, you've got a real keeper there in Maëla, she's a great young lady and partner! Thank you for sharing your life's adventures with us. Love... and bring on the pancakes and waffles!!!

Thank you so much :) we’re indeed very happy when we work together! Take care :)

[@BirdYoumans]

You two are more than amazing. When I see that house you built with your hands like no other in the world and now finally making syrup I'm just more than impressed. When I was a kid I was the second generation off of the farm. My grandpa farmed 50 acres with a mule, never owned a tractor and fed 11 kids. All his kids except one "moved to the city". I lived for a couple years about a mile from him so tho my dad wasn't a farmer, I got to experience a lot of what went on in the old way of farming. He always had a stand of sugar cane and when it got ready, he had a cauldron that he could put over his black smith fire pit that was probably about 8 or 10 inches deep but probably 18 to 24 inches around and it formed a shallow bowl toward the bottom. I didn't understand the science then, but now I see that the evaporation area was quite large compared to the contents. Smart. He would hook that mule up to a metal cylinder that had a companion piece and they both had gears at the bottom so that when the mule turned one, it turned the other and of course they met each other and you stuck the cane in there and it would smash it absolutely flat squeezing every drop of that sweet cane juice out that would drip down into a run off that went into a barrel which collected the juice. Through out the day they would boil the juice down and make sorghum syrup. Great thick syrup. And around the edge of the cauldron would form this taffy like candy which they would take a husk from the cane and run it around the edge to collect it and give it to us kids to eat. And that cane juice was one of the sweetest drinks you'll ever taste. Fond memories! Great job with the syrup you two!!

Wow, such a complex and beautiful expertise to have witnessed!! It sounds like great memories of another time and way of doing things.. you’re very lucky to have experienced it first hand :) thank for sharing and bringing us along!! It’s always a pleasure to read you :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@viejo2a]

So much work, so much fun, so much satisfaction. It could all be read on your faces. New skills, new supplies, new adventure. Well done, the both of you. 🙏🏻🇺🇸🇨🇦

Thank you! Definitely a new found passion :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@csehszlovakze]

welcome back!

Thank youu! Happy to be back :)

[@kathyw1710]

Thank you for showing us your great victory you guys are the best I love watching you. God bless you you are the cutest couple I’ve ever seen. God bless you and thank you.

Thank you so much! God bless :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@neawashington5061]

Wow you got so much syrup! That is great for your first time boiling sap. And as anyone who enjoys making maple syrup, the talk is always of “next year”. And so your syrup making grows and grows. But it is always fun and very rewarding.

It’s scary how quickly we got into making the syrup ;) after the first day of boiling, we were already talking about expending ahaha it’s already a passion

[@antoinelemarier3567]

Merci beaucoup Nick et Maëla pour cette charmante vidéo que vous avez partagée avec une joie évidente. Vous avez accompli une belle tâche pleine d’histoire au Québec, et avez ainsi fait connaître à nombre de gens qui n’ont pas la connaissance de la fabrication artisanale du sirop d’érable, ce qu’est c’est (une image vaut mille mots). Vous rendez hommage à nos ancêtres. Votre sirop a l’air délicieux. 😃Et salutations au 🦉

[@antoinelemarier3567]

Ce que c’est. Mes excuses pour la faute.

Un grand merci! Votre message nous touche beaucoup :’) de voir pleins de gens découvrir et apprendre à travers notre chaine et le plus grand cadeau! Merci encore!

[@Void_And_Absent]

Thanks for showing us all.

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@kaym9501]

To say it in German: Das habt Ihr gut gemacht! Thanks a lot to see and learn how Maple Syrup is made! Good Job! Fun to see every episode since the beginning! :-) Kay

Thanks, Kay :) glad you enjoyed it!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@janmitchell641]

What a magical and fun episode! I’ve been hoping for a video like this from you, and it didn’t disappoint. Thank you, and happy pancakes days! By the way, I really prefer the rudimentary method, it brings back a time gone by, and evokes memories of school 16mm movies teaching us in western Canada all about maple syrup making (I’m betraying my age!😂). I loved it then and I’m loving it now, with the two of you. An absolutely delightful visual feast.

Thank you so much! Hearing about those 16mm movies brought a big smile to my face :’) glad we could remind you of that time in your life :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@GinaMacArt]

Congratulations. What a happy moment for you both. It is great to see another video from you. I look forward to seeing more from you. Hugs from, Gina Mac of Queensland, Australia. 😊❤️🙏🇦🇺

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it :) Yes we're excited to start putting out more regular videos come summertime

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@rosesrambler]

My grandfather had a sugar bush on his farm . We had “maple syruple” on the table every day and what you made there definitely looks like “maple syruple”.

[@scottfesko6626]

Good job, good to see that your caring on the tradition

[@patriotordinance9695]

Great job brings back memories of a month when I was a little boy, my aunt and uncle and mom and dad

Your family had a maple syrup farm? It most be such a great place for a kid :)

[@canebuilder3520]

Only fantastic, or pardon, fantastique!

Ahaha fantastique en effet ;) thank you very much :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@_evildoer]

I had no idea you could get so much sap from so few trees, and day after day as well. Surprising..

We didn’t know either! There’s also a lot of factors that influence how much they give. Like after a rain fall? They give a lot since they just got all that water. Same happens after a very warm day where a lot of snow melted. But a cold and windy day? You get almost nothing!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@theozarkduke]

That looks so fun , wish i could try it one day.

Hope you can too! It was a beautiful experience and i would recommend it to everyone ;)

[@YYChinook]

well done

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@charleshutchings9355]

This was fun to watch. Now I know how my uncle was able to make his Maple Syrup from his farm in Illinois. For beginners, you did quite well, as I would have expected. I'm very happy to see you again, and I hope it won't be long until the next time. Keep well!

Thank you for your kind words, Charles! It’s nice to know people can make syrup down in Illinois :)

[@user-ky1vg8yk3c]

Thank you for your sharing life is so sweet

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@larrykelly2838]

Wow, yummy, congratulations, you did great.

Thank you :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@hannahmcmeekin6089]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching you make maple syrup. Always enjoyed getting maple candy when skiing at Mont Blanc. It was also great to hear you talk more. Great video, love Quebec

Glad you liked it! And thank you for your kind words about our little province :)

[@barbaramalchatsky4815]

CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. LOVE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS. SEE YOU BOTH SOON ON YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE.

Thanks so much Barbara!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@patbrougham9929]

Great to see you two again. Excellent work with the syrup making! Take good care.

Thanks, Pat! :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@jofleury2982]

Nick & Maela, watching you make maple syrup, brought back memories - Uncle had a Sugar Shack, & then you are making La Tire brule!!!!!! Ohhhh yummy!!!!!! C'est tres bon!!!!!

Glad we could bring back some good memories!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@SirHackaL0t.]

I think that your definition of ‘surprisingly easy’ is vastly different to mine!

Ahaha we most have made it looks harder than it is then ;) most of the time we were just sitting around the fire, enjoying the spring weather!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@scottfesko6626]

The kids today have it easier than we did because they have so many resources at the tips of their fingers today. In the old days it was the library or friends or family, with that being said I also enjoy that technology as well.

[@terryw428]

Congratulations!! Thanks for the watch!!

[@upswds]

Very lovely couple. Enjoyed watching.

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@richardofsylmar]

I can only imagine the joy of making your own maple syrup from your own trees, while living in your own cabin, that you both built with your own hands, but I know it must be quite joyous. I also know that my wife and I will be having pancakes with real maple syrup tomorrow night for dinner. Thank you so much for this adventure.

It's definitely a highlight of our life so far! Enjoy the pancakes, nothing beats real maple syrup

[@0210rokvist]

Lovely to see you so happy

It’s the best season of the year :’)

[@user-gw5wt7rf1o]

훌륭한 시즌이군요 두분이 행복해 보여서 기쁨니다. 내년 시즌 기대되네요.감사합니다.

[@rolandlontine2785]

You guys are awesome and make a good couple

[@graciemaca6996]

So interesting! I've never seen the process of making maple syrup before this.😊👍

Glad to be the one to introduce you :) it was very interesting for us too, doing it for the first time !

[@corriganconroy6827]

Yall are a motivation for what other couples should strive to be more like. The amount of talent you have with wood building is amazing. Thank you for your insight and education 🙏 👍 👏 major fan from Denver, Colorado

Wow, thank you! We hope to be a good inspiration for people of all ages :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@lynnemac1402]

Well done that was so interesting to watch - enjoy the spoils of your labour x

Thank you! We've been eating lots of pancakes lately haha

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@nancyjohnson7744]

Amen. I'm so happy for you many blessings, and keep safe 🙏

Thank you, Nancy! Same to you :)

[@fredmatuszewski8051]

I watched you guys, bud the cabin. You did an amazing job. Now you making maple syrup. Wonderful job.

You’ve been there for a long time then! Thank you for your support :)

[@scottfesko6626]

You two make a great team

[@sandratweedale2579]

Lovely to see you both again. Congratulations on another big step in your journey. Lots of exercise in beautiful scenery around your place in nature. Spring is right around the corner and what a sweet way for you to begin the season. Ottawa fan 👵🥰🤗

Hi Sandra! Glad to hear from you, neighbor :) Hope all is well, thank you as always for your kind words

[@jofleury2982]

Hi, I have watched all your videos & enjoyed them. I am glad Nicks arm is better. I could tell from your accents you both speak French. I am proud of both of you. How you work in unisom is great!! Always always keep communication. Look forward to seeing more videos.

Thanks so much! 😊 Yes we're both francophone. Glad you're enjoying our videos, and we're excited to start releasing more regularly come summer time :)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@katw01]

Syrup looks delicious, great adventure thanks for sharing✌️💛

Thank you so much :)

[@carlosc.v.9690]

Muchachos los vemos desde Uruguay 🇺🇾 Suramerica

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@jimsilver9349]

i love this and your log cabin build videos! amazing being able to share together the joy of this kind of life and also sharing it with others is truly amazing, thank you so much

[@charles11ification]

We enjoyed it too!

[@johnstewart6500]

Great video. Glad that you're enjoying yourselves.

Thanks John!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@jsimes1]

That was so much fun! I live in New Hampshire and have spent my whole life going to Sugar Shacks in the spring to enjoy the boiling of the maple syrup. But I've never boiled maple syrup myself. You've inspired me to try next year!! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!

Oh that’s so great! Please do try it :) it’s so enjoyable and surprisingly easy!!

[@gardnerwilson57]

Hello again, Yes I'm still here. This one guys was very informative and entertaining. Loved each minute! Great start from scratch just like in the old days. Should be proud that you did so well on your very first try. Every journey starts with the first step. Ya done good!! Love that deep brown golden goodness. Looks tasty too!! your cyber friend, Me southern AZ. (USA)

[@elizabethirizarry-wj7zr]

Congratulations i hope for the next year you make more syrup and sell it

We do plan on making more and maybe selling some, if our friends and family don’t take it all ;)

[@jomac2913]

What could be better than homemade maple syrup. It's the only sweetener I use. That was a fun adventure, looked like a lot of work to me. Thank you!

Thank you :) it’s definitely a new found passion!! Nothing better than maple syrup indeed ;)

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@user-wq9rx6xi5q]

So So proud for the both of you. You two are an amazing young couple.

Thank you very much :)

[@manonpelletier9393]

Une corde de plus à votre arc ! Vous êtes vraiment EXTRAORDINAIRE 🎉J’ai bien hâte de goûter ça ✨🫶

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@AlecKeller]

well done guys....!!!!!

[@alexsnow8894]

Hahaha a title card looked like you start to brew own beer. Then I read...ahh. a maple syrup.

[@user-so8st7dp9t]

Congratulations on your first maple syrup harvest. 😊Glad it was so enjoyable for you both. I was hoping to see you eat some over pancakes, or waffles. Always enjoy watching . Look forward to the next one. 🍁

We definitely have done that since! The best pancakes we ever had :) thanks a lot!

[@melissabarron1574]

Proud of you and congratulations on everything 🐝

[@gl2856]

Well that was just amazing and this 80 year old didn’t have a clue how you made maple syrup very educational video, love watching you both in whatever you do, what will you come up with ! next ❤Graham L

Oh so glad we can teach people about our little provincial pride (maple syrup) ahaha thank you so much :)

[@ThomasCooke-ip9fc]

You hit the jackpot with her, hang on to that one.

[@Dineshkumar-kr6lf]

I like the 20.17 to 20.50 part of couple you live , upload more like them...

[@user-ni8rd7pk9p]

Where are you guys? Missing you guys on the weekly!

[@cjyounglangford8413]

Miss your videos!

[@josephpiskac2781]

You really understand the process. I made maple syrup with monks at a Manitoba Monastery. They had a cute Sugar Shack and did everything in doors. Great fun fantastic food.

Oh that’s so cool! What an experience that must have been :o

[@josephpiskac2781]

@ Our Lady of the Prairies near Holland Manitoba. Great French Monks and me typically a terrible American. If you are out that way I am certain they would enjoy showing you around and sell you some Maple Syrup and Cheese.

[@davidbiggs8047]

Hope we see u soon great to have u back

[@tonycorvair]

Awesome job guys can't wait to see your next video god bless

Thanks, Tony! God bless you :)

[@terrylangley8997]

Fantastic job! Love your videos and your journey into "Off Grid Living..."

[@maryanndavis8539]

Happy to see a new video and your maple syrup is amazing!

Thank you so much :)

[@cinnamonbord3387]

Me encantan sus videos, los disfruto mucho... Un gran abrazo para los dos desde Chile ❤❤❤

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@frankie21963]

You guys are fantastic!

[@lidiamar7860]

Felicidades Chicos, me ha parecido impresionante vuestra aventura con el jarabe de Arce.

[@jamesseltenreich652]

Great job guys, being I’m in Alaska I’m tapping my birch trees to make syrup here soon, nice stash of maple 🍁 I bet it’s delicious, your Alaskan friend 🙏❤️

Oh lucky! we’ll have to try to make birch syrup at one point :)

[@jamesseltenreich652]

@ I started tapping yesterday and it is dripping good I’ll be boiling soon, bless you two, love your videos, your Alaskan friend 🙏❤️

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@jamesseltenreich652]

I’ve put up over a gallon and a half still collecting and boiling, I definitely need a bigger operation, it’s amazing too Blessings 🙏❤️

[@dennisbeaver5958]

Nice job, for the first time around! And you obviously hit it at the right time! As soon as you put those taps in, the sap was running!

We both had audible gasps when the sap flowed as soon as we hammered in the tap! We felt like little kids experiencing the world for the first time haha

[@timmaggard8862]

Nice job guys!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@rockysplace6012]

Awesome 😊

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@Jeff-vt8kn]

Nick and Maela you should rebuild the interior of the sugar shack this Spring and summer.

Yes a renovation of the sugar shack is definitely in our list of plans. Not sure when we'll have time to get to it though!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@rosspearle6367]

I am always on the lookout for another video from u guys and this one is excellent as usual. Take care of each other and hope to see u both again soon.

Thank you Ross! We're excited to get back to making lots more videos come summertime :)

[@joedannunzio9416]

Hi N and M. Dump the syrup and carry on building log cabins. Your good at it. ❤

[@johannepelletier7490]

Merci bcp à vous deux car', j'en ai vraiment apprise bcp sur le sirop d'érable bien que je suis une québécoise 😊 vous m'inspirer !

[@stanB950]

Loved your video ❤️

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@xgprom]

Very good job guys, congratulations!

[@brianpasifull-fb4gt]

👏👏👏. I have been really looking forward to this and obviously I wasn’t disappointed. You are both so amazing

Thank you so much, Brian :)

[@yomama5785]

LMAO, watch the squirrel at 13:00. Hope hes paying rent.

We’ve left him notices and eviction warnings, but he doesn’t care ;)

[@cath7336]

Congratulations 🎉. Great job 😀

[@ligiamaria7953]

Vcs são demais obrigada por compartilhar e tirar as minhas duvidas até breve fiquem bem

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@cathybrewer8958]

Great job and oh what fun to watch you making syrup. Hard to believe that clear substance turns to an awesome taste.

It was indeed very surprising ! To see the color slowly change as the water evaporated was so fun :) thanks, cathy!

[@troyrunyan249]

Very cool!

[@MsTamSurvival]

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[@chipspencer8040]

Congratulations guys that's pretty damn cool to be able to make your own syrup 😁

Thank you Chip!

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

Thank you for posting this video 😊 It brought back a lot of fond memories of making maple syrup with my grandfather and great uncle when I was a kid. We produced enough for personal use and a little extra for friends and neighbors. The lighter syrup got turned into granulated sugar for holiday baking and the darker was left liquid for pancakes and etc. Good job, love your videos.

Sounds like great memories :’) a maple syrup farm sounds like a nice place to grow up! We didn’t think about turning it into granulated sugar at the end of the season, We’ll have to look into it, thank you for the advice :)

[@mtcklc]

Very enjoyable video

[@ninacarson5336]

That was amazing to watch! You did a great job, congratulations!!!

Thank you so much :)

[@bruceasans6608]

Giday guy's from Ottawa. My brother's and I do it as a hobby as well. Little larger scale but we have a tank to keep sap in close to the boiler it pre heats the sap so it doesn't drop the temperature as much when you add some sap. We keep the sap in the boiler 3.5 inchs deep evaporates the sap the best. You have lots of slop there you could easily do lines to run down hill to a tank. Also some of those trees you can have more than one bucket on the sunny side. Experiment and find what works best for you guy's. Great channel great job on the syrup good luck for next season.👍☕️🍻🇨🇦

Thanks Bruce! We've thought about installing the gravity tubes (the previous owners had them) but we don't really like the aesthetic of them. We find it ruins the look and feel of the forest, so we'll stick to the buckets for the near future at least. We might try 2 buckets on big tress next year!

[@casst346]

oh that looks sooo great! would luv to try some of that! yum! great work!

[@luccote2581]

J’ai regardé depuis la Floride où j’habite maintenant tous les épisodes de votre série sur la construction de votre cabane en bois rond. Tu es l’homme le plus chanceux du monde car à tes côtés évolue une fille qui, en plus d’être vaillante comme pas deux et la plus fidèle des compagnes, est belle comme un cœur. Je le répète: tu es l’homme le plus chanceux du monde.

C’est très gentil, merci beaucoup! C’est en effet un cadeau de la vie, de s’avoir trouver :) merci et profitez bien de la belle température de la Floride!!

[@giselecontassotdesayvre8090]

merci à vous deux, c'est un succès bien que ce soit une première..félicitations..très belle vidéo, vous êtes deux jeunes gens courageux, adorables ...très bon travail, tout en vous amusant, c'est ce qui fait que nous aimons autant visionner vos vidéos...à bientôt, encore merci. 🤩🤩

Merci Gisele, c'est très gentil!!

[@jerrystout3032]

Great Job guys!😇!😇!

Thank you!

[@Marcos-pw9xf]

Olá ao casal meus parabéns, fico feliz por ter dado certo e por vocês proporcionar essa experiência para nós inscritos e que assiste ao canal de vocês aqui do Brasil

[@skruloos1]

Excellent job! It really does look like fun..

Thanks! It sure was :) can't wait for next year!

[@dulcegouveia1234]

👏👏👏👏Eu vos saúdo do Brasil! AAAAAMO Xarope de Bordo!Sempre tive curiosidade em saber como era colhido e feito! Obrigada por compartilhar conosco essa maravilha de vídeo!Vcs são INCRÍVEIS!🇧🇷💗👏🇧🇷

[@user-rq1ve4kw8p]

Привет от русской бабушки из Ульяновска! Из России с любовью и уважением. Про таких, как вы, у нас говорят: "Золотые руки".🎉

[@algreenwood4114]

Ahh.. the most wonderful time of the year. Greeting from the Northeast in Maine. And yes, the season started early this year; we started in early February.

Yeah we think maple syrup could start to be our favorite time of year! Though fall is pretty hard to beat... Have you had a good yield this year so far?

[@algreenwood4114]

@ about 16pints/2gallons. We just do a backyard operation

[@salvadorvidal423]

!!!fntastic!!! Producción 6.5¡¡¡¡

[@MsTamSurvival]

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