The conserving grace of
the change to Daylight Saving Time is that it corresponds with one of my preferred features of spring, maple syrup season! That means days are getting a bit longer and the sun is a little higher in the sky throughout the day. As a result of that increased daylight and heat the sap in maple trees is beginning to run. Some of my regional good friends make their own maple syrup and have actually started to collect sap to make syrup..

Ever Wonder How Maple Syrup is Made? Gardners video shows audiences how he gathers maple sap and turns it into maple syrup. In the video he explains why maple sap is collected at this time of year, how much sap hell collect from a big tree, and just how much sap it takes to make a gallon of maple syrup.

Ever Wonder How Maple Syrup is Made? is a video from Highlights. The concise video reveals a mix of the old method of using containers to gather sap and the modern-day approach of using hoses.

The procedure of gathering sap and turning it into maple syrup supplies some excellent science lessons for students. The process of creating maple syrup can teach trainees lessons about why maple sap is easiest to gather in late winter/early spring, what makes the sap run, and it teaches trainees about evaporation..
Here are a couple of video lessons about making maple syrup:.

My buddy Gardner Waldeier AKA Bus Huxley on YouTube collects maple sap to make maple syrup. He does it the old fashioned way and he made a video about the process. Gardners video reveals audiences how he collects maple sap and turns it into maple syrup. In the video he discusses why maple sap is collected at this time of year, how much sap hell gather from a large tree, and just how much sap it takes to make a gallon of maple syrup. You also get a great trip of Gardners timber.

Maple Syrup the Modern Way is a three minute video about the process industrial manufacturers use to make syrup.