As the spring warms up, geez, it’s taken a long time hasn’t it? the sap flow starts to dwindle and our maple syrup season will come to a close. We love making maple syrup and it surely is a labour of love, but all good things must end. BUT, we have one more event and it’s [...]
Last weekend was our annual Family and Friends Day at OurSugarBush. Lots and lots of visitors enjoyed our little piece of maple goodness in OurSugarBush and we filled lots of bellies with pancakes and fresh maple syrup. I even heard one young fella named Rayj claim “those were the best pancakes I ever had!” Wow, now [...]
For several years now, we have tapped in February and made maple syrup before the end of the month. Last year we tapped in January, believe it or not and made syrup in February. This year… not! Here it is mid March, St. Patrick’s Day, and we’ve finally made some maple syrup. The sap finally started [...]
Ok…what’s with the weather? I’ve said many times this winter that I like winter. I do. I like it when winter acts like winter and spring acts like spring and summer acts like, you get the picture. So winter is definitely acting like winter and it’s about time it was warming up. We tapped the trees [...]
Do you love maple? Then OurSugarBush Maple Butter is a must try for you soon! This creamy maple goodness is made from one ingredient - 100% OurSugarBush maple syrup heated, cooled and stirred to creamy perfection. Maple butter, also known as maple cream is a confection that is made from 100% pure maple syrup with a [...]
Our weather has been crazy for the past month. From sub zero temperatures to snow, then rain, then freezing rain, and sub zero temperatures again is the definition of a Canadian winter weather roller coaster! But as I look at the 14 day forecast, I figure this craziness can't last forever and the temperatures are predicted [...]
Welcome to OurSugarBush's new website! Here it is February already! I have no idea where the time goes. My latest saying is “the hours are long but the years are short.” And sometimes the days are short too. It sums up my life! We have been busy working in the sugar bush. We have over 13 [...]
