Maple trees should be tapped in February or March for the sugaring season. We tapped our tree on February 24th.The sap runs when the weather allows for cold nights and warm days. Unfortunately, our weather has been very unusual and inconsistent this year, so soon after tapping the tree it...
- Dave Ackert, CEO of Maple Craft Foods in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Is There a Season? In a good year, tapping season is six weeks long, starting in late winter and ending in early spring. That’s when sap actively transports nutrients within the tree. “Sap goes into the roots during...
I also needed to create a splice to connect one piece of racking to the next. This was very simple. I just slid the splice component in, drove in two self-tapping screws, slid the other piece of racking on, and drove in two more screws. Easy-peasy. The metal roof was steep and sl...