From the first stirring of sap
deep in the roots of the sugar maples,
through pruning, planting and chick hatching,
spring is a busy season on the farm.
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Tapping Hand drilling a tap hole in a sugar maple tree in late February. |
Sap buckets On a warm day the plinking of sap dripping into buckets makes music in the woods. |
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Late March The evaporator is set up in the maple orchard for making syrup. |
Blueberry pruning Tim chipping blueberry brush | |
Cherries blooming in May. |
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The crabapples are a giant fragrant bouquet in May. |
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Spring Garden Irises and pinks bloom in early June |
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