APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Thanks to the recent warm weather, maple syrup season has officially begun here in northeast Wisconsin.
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A naturalist at Bubolz Nature Preserve in Appleton says that the first week of March is a pretty typical starting point for the maple syrup season. They add that the recent warmer weather has made it a sweet start to the season as they have collected over 60 gallons of sap at the preserve just this week.
It is dependent on when the freezing temperature that 32 degrees, when we get above that during the day and below it during the night that’s when the sap will start moving.
Hannah Wentzel, Bubolz Nature Preserve School Program Coordinator / Naturalist
Wentzel states that the preserve does not sell its maple syrup, instead, it is used for educational programs and their annual Maple Syrup Saturday Fundraiser, which takes place this Saturday, March 7.
“Get outside for the nice warm weather we’ll be having this weekend and we’ll be having a tasty breakfast with some homemade maple syrup,” she said.
Up in Denmark, at Skarda Maple Farms they’ve also began tapping their maple trees.
“It’s always a gamble when the weather comes in the spring, because if you tap too early they say you miss the run,” co-owner Andy Skarda said. “The goal is as soon as you drill the hole that’s when you get the most sap so we try to time that weather.”
Skarda said they’ve already collected about 6000 gallons of sap which makes about 150 gallons of maple syrup.
