Birch syrup production to increase the economic sustainability of maple syrup production in the Northern Forest
A presentation on the potential value of adding birch syrup production to an existing maple operation.
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Black maple (Acer nigrum) species page
Current inventory and climate change threat information for black maples.
Blending Syrup Part I: Blending Off-Density Syrup with Other Syrup to Adjust the Density – Determining How Much I Need
This article demonstrates how to use alligation to determine weights or volumes to mix when combining two syrups to obtain a blend with the desired density.
Blending Syrup Part II: Blending Heavy Syrup with Water or Sap to Lower Its Density – Determining How Much I Need
This article will demonstrate how to determine the amount of sap or water to add to heavy syrup to reduce its density to the desired level.
Boiling Clean With Air
I have been using the bubbler now for six years. I have found that the bubbler allows me to boil as hard as I want without using any defoamer. Pumping natural clean air into the pans is better than adding defoamer of any kind to make a good tasting and pure product.
Bosley Tapping Dos and Dont’s
Tapping best practices.
Buddy Syrup
What is buddy syrup, and how to avoid it.
Building Your Own Reverse Osmosis Machine
Tips for building a homemade reverse osmisis machine.
Calcium and aluminum impacts on sugar maple physiology in a northern hardwood forest
Forests of northeastern North America have been exposed to anthropogenic acidic inputs for decades, resulting in altered cation relations and disruptions to associated physiological processes in multiple tree species, including sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.). In the current study, the impacts of calcium (Ca) and aluminum (Al) additions on mature sugar maple physiology were evaluated at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (Thornton, NH, USA) to assess remediation (Ca addition) or exacerbation (Al addition) of current acidified conditions. Fine root cation concentrations and membrane integrity, carbon (C) allocation, foliar cation concentrations and antioxidant activity, foliar response to a spring freezing event and reproductive ability (flowering, seed quantity, filled seed and seed germination) were evaluated for dominant sugar maple trees in a replicated plot study.
Calculating costs for a maple tubing system
An important part of beginning or improving the tubing system in a maple enterprise is to have a good estimate of just how much the project will cost. Though there are many variables in installing a new or replacing an old system the cost of materials is predictable. Two factors allow you to make a reasonable estimate of what a sap collection system will cost in materials. The first is the number of taps per acre. The second is the density of trees.