On 12-Dec-17, at 1:34 PM, Peter Borst wrote:

>> Interesting thought,  but what then triggers the actual sap run?
>
> “Frosty nights and warm sun make the maple sap run” is an old  
> Ontario pioneer saying.
>
Hi Pete Charles & All

My friend Jay, the maple syrup guy and former beekeeper knows this and  
when to remove his taps, but I need to see the red/pink hue on the  
crown of the maple bush to know that its time for the bees to get going.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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