Maple sugaring at Sharon Audubon

It's Maple Sugar season here in Connecticut.


Collecting the sap, one bucket...


or two...


Or three at a time. Then it's time to boil it.


You could do it the old fashioned way, outdoors, or go...


Into the sugar house!


This is a little more high tech, and you can monitor the temperature.

(by the way you can click on any photo to see a larger version!)


It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup and it takes a long time to boil down.




All these photos were taken by my daughters - they've learned well!