"Thanks Matthew we enjoyed the visit. I think JKan Michael will have bees this year and I will benifit from it. You had a great crowd there today and everyone appeared to be having a great time. Thanks again"
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Tap your sugar maples any time now.
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This is the time of year to tap your sugar maples. It's a simple thing to make syrup for your family for the year. 1. tap tree(s)2. collect sap3. boil sap until it's syrup4. put in bottles5.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Matthew Groves Feb 9, 2011.
I need buckets! It's Maple Syrup time here in Southern MO
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I could use any extra milk jugs or clean buckets you were going to throw away.If you've ever wanted to make your own maple syrup, now is the time. Here in Springfield there are an abundance of…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Matthew Groves Feb 13, 2010.
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Matthew Groves commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Bill, quite alright to bring him by. We'll start the fire between 9:30 and 10, and as you know, it will go for a while.
Sorry about your mat. I'm going to buy one if I can find it."
Bill Buron commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Matthew I'll Try to get by and watch for a little while. I can't believe its already that time of year. I have a next door neighbor that is wanting to get into bee keeping. He has been reading up on natural hives. I…"
Matthew Groves commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Hey Bill, I was wondering the same for you and your sprouting.
We did tap a few days ago, and will continue to tap a few more.
I'll be boiling next Saturday, Jan 26th. If anyone here wants to stop by, let me know. It won't be a problem."
Bill Buron commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Maathew I'll Bet your getting itchie to get started about now"
Matthew Groves commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Great visits from both of you, Bill and Gary. Haven't bottled yet, but there's between 1 and 2 gallons from today. Thanks for the help and the artichokes and the company. There's worse things than being called defiant, and it might…"
Gary A. Kimmons commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"I meant to say definitely a man of many talents! I actually did grad-e-ate the 6th grade you know!"
Gary A. Kimmons commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Hi again Matthew! Thanks for a great time this afternoon. I never knew that making maple syrup could be so much fun! You are defiantly a man of many talents and I am thankful to know you."
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Springfield Sugaring
Maple Syrup and everything that surrounds it. The trees. The process. The product. Sweet fun.See More
Bill Buron commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Thank you Matthew for inviting me over today to see how its done. You have some great kids there that were a delight to be around and were a great help to you. The process is time consuming but not so much as to take away the fun aspect.…"
Matthew Groves commented on Matthew Groves's group EasyBees
"I checked on the russian hive yesterday. They didn't have a full season to accumulate food, and were running low, so I went ahead and fed them some honey from the italian colony. No stings, very calm bees."
Matthew Groves commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"Here's an article that shows someone near Fellow's Lake making maple syrup. http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012302020051"
Matthew Groves commented on Matthew Groves's group Springfield Sugaring
"We'll be boiling sap probably every Saturday til the season ends. If anyone would like to take a look or just enjoy the sugary steam, let me know."
Matthew Groves replied to Bill Buron's discussion No Chickens here......sigh. in the group CityCoop
"41 years is a lot to throw away for some birds. Good decision. Maybe it will push you toward bees instead."
Matthew Groves replied to Bill Buron's discussion No Chickens here......sigh. in the group CityCoop
"Very generous, Mr. Buron. Fortunately, our friend the opossum has already been re-located. What was the sticking point on you having chickens?"
Matthew Groves replied to Bill Buron's discussion No Chickens here......sigh. in the group CityCoop
"Hey Bill, pre-possum we coulda helped you out.
Maybe we can after we re-stock the coop, and we're certainly close enough."
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- What is your area of expertise?
- Maple Syrup, Woodworking, Blacksmithing, Eating
- What is your favorite vegetable?
- Beef
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 5:35pm on April 6, 2013,
Bill Buron said…
Matthew, thanks again I got the rasberries planted and they look good. I soaked them before planting them and I think that they will all make it.
- At 10:27am on January 10, 2012,
Thats my problem now> to much Dark Side woodworking. I don't know if you ever saw any of the wooden canoes I used to sell but making them was HELL on the lungs
- At 8:54am on January 10, 2012,
I don't domuch in the way of wood working any more. to hard on my breathing. now when I do it is is quick and easy stuff
- At 1:56pm on December 14, 2010,
Galen Chadwick said… Hi Matthew-
I've done a lot of Missouri syruping way back when.
Sap starts to rise any day after Dec 21st, when sun shines and air temp is above 32. Each subsequent sunny day day it goes higher up into tree. First sap is best, about 35:1 water to sugar concentration. As season wears on, dilution reaches 60% : 1, and costs go up, mineral content increases, which makes the darker, second grade syrup.
Springfield has (my estimate) 1,000+ large, old, front yard (close to street) hard maple tree- more than enough to support a boutique cottage industry for someone, given tree owner/partnership/education campaign. A large tree can hold 4 - 6 1gal buckets, which will need emptying 2x day on good days. A sugar shack operation that uses wood for the heat source will need daily provision, production maintenance, and product supervision.
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