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N.H. sugarmakers nervous about forecast

Peter Gregg |

Sugarmakers in the Granite State are worried about the forecast this week.

“It looks like it’s going to warm up real fast,” said Bruce Treat, a sugarmaker in Bow, N.H. with 700 taps on pipeline. Treat tapped on Feb. 17 and 18 and boiled for the first time on Feb. 21. “It makes you wonder if the the trees are going to recharge,” he said.

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Mass sugarmakers happy so far

Peter Gregg |

Bay State sugarmakers were rejoicing over what was for many a record-setting February production. “I’ve never made that much in February,” said Robert Spencer of Mt. Massaemet Sugar House in Shelburne Falls, Mass. He was like many sugarmakers in the state and throughout lower New England who were scrambling to get all their taps out and keep up with the early season.

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Second big sap run continues fast season

Peter Gregg |

The season is in the midst of its second major sap run.

Sugarmakers across Ohio, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast made a bunch more early syrup this past weekend through Monday.
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