Having weathered one of the snowiest and coldest winters, team Somerskogen has prevailed!  Portions of the sugarbush had thigh high snow, that even snowshoes could not keep us afloat! Three days were required to place 1000 taps.  A slow thaw is hoped for so the moisture can remain in the forest and not run into the lake.

   We are optimistic that this season has the potential to be one of our best   . .  . and so we wait.  Check back for further updates!

 Tapping the maple trees on February 16th and ending the season April 25th was the longest and latest year since we started syruping in 1994. The frequent snow storms in April were terrific for sap flow, but tough on anyone not associated with syruping and hoping for 60 degrees and sun. 392 gallons of delicious maple syrup was produced this year, approximately 1.6 quarts of syrup per tap. We beat our old record of 386 gallons, but that output was greater for our 670 taps with 2.28 quarts /tap.

We will bottle syrup as needed in the sizes shown on our website, depending on demand.  If we are low or out of your desired bottle size, it shouldn't take us long to fill your order. Be patient and soon you'll have delicious syrup or maple cream (pure maple syrup in a spreadable consistency).

Our redesigned website will be educational, easy to navigate, have the ability to use credit cards and show beautiful photography. We hope the new site is up and running within a month. 

Enjoy some syrup from this year! 

Spring is arriving late with what we hope is our final snow storm. We received 7" of heavy snow and the forest looks more like mid-March than April. But, the good news is the drop in barometric pressure and the moisture laden snow, has stimulated the sap flow.  In the last 24 hours, we have collected nearly .75 gallons of sap / tap and we have 1000 taps.  This places the flow in a "moderate" range, which we judge as between .5-1 gallon / tap. This is good news for all of you wanting to satisfy your desire for our premium maple syrup.

We'll most likely open the website for orders within the next week. If you want to dash off an email for your order, we'll get it ready - dsomers@citlink.net.  We are looking at possible options for ordering syrup in addition to Google checkout. Tomorrow, processing sap into syrup and bottling.