#maple sap

[julesofnature]

“A sap-run is the sweet good-by of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.” 

-John Burroughs, Signs and Seasons, 1886

[purplespacekitty]

no because what really terrifies me about Stardew is that the fucking maple trees produce syrup year round. forgetting the fact that they produce syrup without you having to boil sap to make it, maple trees just shouldn’t be able to do that. they have different growth functions that operate at certain times of year as they cycle through the seasons and sugaring season is only for a small window of time between winter and full-fledged spring. too cold and the sap won’t thaw. too warm and the tree starts diverting energy to budding, which means all the sugar you find in the sap during sugaring season is going towards leaf growth. little to no sugar = bitter yucky syrup/no syrup. for sap to keep running, you have to have days just above freezing (32-55ish degrees F) and nights below freezing (anything below 32 degrees F). which means this is either how Pelican Town is year round or something else is afoot. and those maple trees would never have leaves if their sap was always sugary enough to be boiled into syrup, which means they would like die within idk a week? a month? without photosynthesis. they simply could not sustain themselves unless they had some other magical mechanism performing cryosuction for them while they also grow leaves and photosynthesize in the warmer months. and they’d need so much more fucking sugar. what are these trees, living thermoses? i just. i get it, it’s a game. but climate-wise, what in the fresh fuck.

[paulpingminho]

[kedreeva]

For the first time, I am attempting to tap the maples on my property. At least, the three big ones. The first tree I tapped started dripping sap immediately, just as I expected/was told it would. But the other two... the third one I tapped DID drip but WAY slower, and the biggest maple... nothing. I'm hoping she just hasn't woken up yet, since it's only JUST getting above freezing as of like 2-3 days ago (and still it snowed yesterday). I left the spiles in and the buckets on, so we'll see if she wakes up as it warms up here.

I'm a little excited to try this out. I know with only 3 trees I won't get a ton, but it's more about the learning experience at this point. Being able to have maple sugar from my own property would be cool.

[witch-with-scissors]

~~ March: Worm Moon ~~

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The third collage from my new series: "13 Full Moons". 🌕 The March full moon is called the Worm Moon. Other names for the March full moon include Death Moon and Sap/Sugar Moon (after the tapping of the maple trees). 🌕🐛🍁💀

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Check out the previous ones:

January: Wolf Moon 🌕🐺🏠

February: Snow Moon 🌕❄️🐻

[thegodwhocums]

finally brought anthesteria offerings outside to the crypt tree and the mother tree

AND

tapped the maples! 5 trees this year, same as last year. what are some favorite offerings to give the trees themselves? we scraped some spongy moth egg masses off their bark but I want to do more than just say thank you verbally/energetically

[geodethecrow]

I'm actually crying right now this maple syrup butter so godsdamned good

2 parts softened butter (yes butter substitutes work!) to 1 part maple syrup, whip until smooth with an electric mixer. spread on bread and consume to achieve nirvana

[specialagent0911]

favorite icecream flavor

"Well my first pick would be vanilla but if that's not a good enough answer then maple."

[mekonenet]

saw the first snowdrops of spring yesterday and nearly wept

[july-19th-club]

the major appeal of the Corn Maze is tapping into the human experience of Being Surrounded By Maize During Harvest . i love you corn and i love walking in circles under an autumn sun while you rustle gently and smell exactly as you always have for the past many hundreds of years at this same time in this same spot. effervescent

[simbasomba]

BrambleShade is taking ballet classes

(Feather and tawny design by @warriorcatdumpster )

[prep4tomoro]

Make [Natural] Granulated Sugars from Honey, Fruits and Tree Saps

Honey/Honey Sugar is the only natural sweetener not made from plants.

Many fruits, trees and plants contain natural sugar. Sugars from flowers and plants are mostly gathered by bees to make honey. Removing the moisture (by cooking or dehydration) from the sap/juice, then crushing the dry residue, produces granulated sugar to use for sweetening.

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[promptcorner]

I feel like a half written OC.

[andrasthehun]

Sugar Shack Experience in 2025 April 18, 2025 We went to a sugar shack in April this year. April weather is ideal for maple syrup flow, which happens when nighttime temperatures are -5 °C and daytime highs are 5°C (24°F to 40°F). Such weather is a pleasure to walk about, especially in contrast with the much colder weather in February and March. I enjoy visiting maple sugar farms for their…

[iras17514]

flashbacks to the Canadian field trip experience