Yes, you can drink the sap directly from the trees -- but it'd be like drinking maple water. The slightest whisper of maple flavour / sweetness, but almost entirely water. In case anyone's wondering, starting sap to final syrup is a 40 to 1 ratio (meaning, for simplicity's sake, let's say you want a gallon of syrup. You'll need 40 gallons of sap to boil down, as the water content is so high. Most healthy maples can give you around 10 gallons of sap -- so you don't need many maple trees, just a lot of their sap).
Don't forget that if you want to make syrup you have to carefully boil off the water at a very carefully controlled temperature so as to reduce the volume but not burn the sap. Also do it outdoors or everything in your home will get covered in a thin sticky residue.
@@pwokus From what I can tell on Google, it seems like trees can be tapped for years in a row, (during the right season), without any issue. It seems like what can really hurt the tree is having multiple taps in one tree. From what I can tell, (and I could be wrong), it seems like the tree continuously produces sap faster than the slow drip feed you get from a single tap.
And they say the world just “happened “ , bro this is a clear sign of god existing look at all these things in life and how god perfectly created them (Islam ❤)
I remember my thrill in my youth when we tapped our woods in Ohio in the 50s. All our buckets would be co-opped with our neighbors and boiled collectively to share equipment. It was easy to measure what percentage each contributor would get. We would often drizzle the hot sugar syrup in newly fallen snow to make squiggly candies! It wasn't until I moved to the west coast that I found out black walnut also makes a remarkably unique syrup.
Growing up in Northern PA I would play around a large 100 year old Sugar maple, we had a swing hung from one of the branches... I remember many years when I was a kid it would be so loaded with sap that certain knuckles of the tree would actually start dripping sap. I was a kid and knew it was how maple syrup was made so I caught a few drops and tasted it... in it's raw form it was almost just sugar water. I was surprised at how clean and sweet it tasted.
We used to have a silver maple in our front yard when I was in elementary school, and I really wish we had tried tapping it once before it got sick and had to be cut down (this was in north Alabama, btw; I’m still living in the same house).
I sawed a branch off of a dirty birch tree in our backyard one spring, and for a couple of days that nub flowed like a faucet! I should have tried to see how much sap i could capture, but I really wasn't expecting it. I did end up drinking some of it straight from the tree, and it wasn't that bad at all, I'd definitely consider that in a survival situation.
@@allstaraussie3629 It's actually you who interpreted it that way so there. He could have seriously been implying this whereas you assumed what you hear on the daily basis.
How's the birch taste? Is it slightly sweet/fresh? In Holland (and Germany) birch sap has traditionally been a hair product for a long time, people use it when they have hair issues like dandruff. It has a very nice smell !! Love your videos, I always learn something new!
Tastes like fresh water with a very slight earthy aroma and a little bit of sweetness. You can notice the difference from plain water but it's very subtle
I've tried birch beer. Reminds me of pine needles in root beer. It is exactly how you would think it would taste, honestly. You know how you can smell something, and it tastes exactly like it smells? That is birch beer anyway. It isn't bad. Just I don't think it is good either. Better then nothing for sure!
First time seeing this tapping maple trees . Great tips bro. We don't have maple trees in Malaysia .🇲🇾 We have rubber trees in Malaysia 🌳very similar method they tapping rubber trees to get fresh whithy rubber milk from it. Love your video...thanks
One small hole will definitely not hurt the tree. It will grow over it in one season. However, many holes after many seasons can definitely affect the overall health of a tree.
Wth?? You really think a 5/16 inch hole will cause a tree to "bleed" to death? You've been watching too much YT. I've seen trees grow through concrete slabs. I've seen them completely encompass steel posts and barbwire over years of growth. I've even penetrated some tree trunks with hundreds of rounds of 9mm and 5.56. They're still growing to this day. This is bogus.
I have cut many branches off of trees with axes in my life and despite how rough the cut looks the tree always heals even if I cut a massive opening on it. trees are tough mother fuckers, it's why I hate removing tree stumps
I agree with the idea of covering the holes though, not all trees are the same, and there’s the chance they get infected by a plant disease if the drill is not sanitized or if the hole is kept open long enough…
My cousin and her husband have a maple syrup company in Portsmouth, NH. My memory is he said 32 gallons to one of syrup but that was years ago. In any case, I was lucky enough to get a bottle of the original virgin tap. Omg it was like a soft, vanilla marshmallow flavor. Growing up in maple syrup counyry, I can say it was the most amazing taste, ever.
@@positivelynegative9149 it takes about 40 litres of sap to make one litre of maple syrup because it is boiled therefore evaporating much of the liquid. ❤
In the spring and fall, doing tree work can be fun. On the coldish days after making pruing cuts on a maple it will literally produce small sugary ice-cicles. They are a delicious treat.
Many thanks! I'm going on my 2nd year in New England and only remembered yesterday that my husband bought a tapping kit. He's traveling and I was wondering if I should try it on my own.
@@Sirburgers170no offence, but I don't think men are generally known for their delicate hands. If it breaks she can easily order a new spile anyway, or do you think she would need assistance with that too? 😂 Also, you are assuming that they're all made of glass? There are stainless steel ones available. Don't tell me that I, a mere woman, knows more on this subject than you, a wise old sage of a man...? 😂😂😂
For those wondering about the South side of the tree thing - it really makes a difference between the hot and cold side of a tree. On certain days, one side will run (south side) and the other won't
Aye man came across your channel a while back but I’ve been watching your shorts loving the channel great work with everything thanks for sharing and teaching the camping tips!
@jakethemcufan7021 to be honest, I didn't know that it is possible to make any kind of syrup from birch tree juice :) I should try it just for fun :) Spring is coming :)
@@WoodsboundOutdoorsit's a window,below freezing at night and warm days..that's when the big dogs with thousands of taps fill tanks to evaporate the sap. Maine maple lover..
My Sister and her Family Taps Maples on rheir property ever year and they are so wonderful to share their maple syrup harvest with her Sibling's which I an so thankful for... Its a Harvest that requires a great deal of attention in slowly boiling off the water content from the many gallons of sap. I have offered to go and help in the boiling off process for the years that Ive received their Amazing Harvest. I use the mason jar of Maple Syrup sparringly. Instead of using it at 100% Pure, what Ive done that helps to stretch out this Sweet Harvest is to buy Maple Table Syrup with 15% Real Maple Syrup and then I add about 10% more Pure Maple Syrup to it. This helps to improve the taste of Maple Table Syrup by bring the Pure Maple Syrup content up to 25% Pure Maple Syrup in each Bottle of Maple Taple Syrup. Yum!
@@user-gt4gs5xu6s well, Actully you need some logic man, He bring drill in forest, so he need an thing to give it engery, Not all people can afford it 😒.
I love maple sap! When i was in a montessori school one of our only competent instructors was a naturalist who would come in once a week, and every year he would have us tap the maple trees on the property. We would make maple syrup and have a big pancake party, and when chunks of sap froze in tbe buckets, he would sometimes let me eat the delicious maple ice 😂
"I was in the middle of nature, lost, without food or water, but luckily I had a... DRILL in my pocket!" 😂😂
Or a drill for an arm after the war
I had my government mandated cocaine and a philipshead screwdriver
not a survival video. not that driving a hole like this is impossible without a drill anyways
Not any drill... my dualt 515😊
😂 ur very stupid
Yes, you can drink the sap directly from the trees -- but it'd be like drinking maple water. The slightest whisper of maple flavour / sweetness, but almost entirely water.
In case anyone's wondering, starting sap to final syrup is a 40 to 1 ratio (meaning, for simplicity's sake, let's say you want a gallon of syrup. You'll need 40 gallons of sap to boil down, as the water content is so high. Most healthy maples can give you around 10 gallons of sap -- so you don't need many maple trees, just a lot of their sap).
but will they die if you take 10 gallons?
Don't forget that if you want to make syrup you have to carefully boil off the water at a very carefully controlled temperature so as to reduce the volume but not burn the sap. Also do it outdoors or everything in your home will get covered in a thin sticky residue.
@@pwokus From what I can tell on Google, it seems like trees can be tapped for years in a row, (during the right season), without any issue. It seems like what can really hurt the tree is having multiple taps in one tree. From what I can tell, (and I could be wrong), it seems like the tree continuously produces sap faster than the slow drip feed you get from a single tap.
also itll be a laxative so i really dont advise it
Wouldn’t a moderate amount of maple water be healthy? The minerals and electrolytes would be highly bioavailable, wouldn’t they?
🇨🇦 I LOVE MAPLE SYRUP!
No.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@LaCokaNostra_bro more than 70% of The world production of maple sirup is from Canada
@@LaCokaNostra_ why are you like this
@@LaCokaNostra_fine, drink your oil and eat your eagle wings
@@LaCokaNostra_ur pfp is the average American
Never thought I'd be called a tree mosquito lol.
It's crazy what some trees can provide. Simply beautiful.
And they say the world just “happened “ , bro this is a clear sign of god existing look at all these things in life and how god perfectly created them (Islam ❤)
@@khalidalnasserwhy would this be anything other than nature and natural evolution of organisms?
@@scorcher117 وهذه الكائنات لا بد من وجود خالق لها اليس كذالك فلنقكر سبحان الله من خلقنا ايضا في احسن تقويم تحياتي
@@khalidalnasser god does exist but I don't feel it's a person or a form it's just a power of fortune and good luck to create and sustain life forms
God bless you all ! Jesus loves you all!
Damn, Hunger Games had me thinking spiles spill out water like a tap
Yup
It can flow decent if the weather's right
😂 river birch drips pretty fast in the south, decent drinking
hi cube
Depends on the tree
This is the most Canadian thing I’ve seen today
My grandpa lived in a forest full of maple trees so every once in a while I would help him tap some so this really brings me back 😊
So Canadians are tree mosquitos 😂. Cool tutorial! Makes me want to try it sometimes.
And they give it to the Americans, Russians, Japanese and the Korean.
@@okamijubeiDa! In mother Russia we tap birch to get birch sap!
tree mosquitos with an entire bank of syrup.
@@okamijubeiNo we Canadians make like 90% of the worlds maple syrup we sell it worldwide 😂
@@jakethemcufan7021 is Maple tree can be found only in Canada? 🤔
Delicious tree blood!
Put it on your pancakes
Tree Milk.
😂😂😂
@@inisipisTV this gives me Snilk vibes and I don't like it. Iykyk.
Well there are more liquids than blood 😏.
Love your videos so much. And the narration is oddly calming. Keep up the great work.
The sweet nectar of nature’s heart! 🇨🇦
Your videos are always very informative. Thanks for creating these videos and sharing knowledge!
हाय
I remember my thrill in my youth when we tapped our woods in Ohio in the 50s. All our buckets would be co-opped with our neighbors and boiled collectively to share equipment. It was easy to measure what percentage each contributor would get. We would often drizzle the hot sugar syrup in newly fallen snow to make squiggly candies! It wasn't until I moved to the west coast that I found out black walnut also makes a remarkably unique syrup.
Thank you for sharing that story
💀💀💀 Only in Ohio 💀💀💀
@@badluck9749bro just leave, IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE USING THAT SENTENCE HERE.
Maple taffy, a Canadian favourite
@@badluck9749 I hope your username has some truth to it, you deserve bad luck
My ass would forget about that 😂
you like maple syrup?
Wow, didn't know it was so seasonal
In my country we tap birches and drink the sap as it is. Spring doesn't feel right if I haven't had some birch sap!
Hey friend, forgot to say which country?
@@ijooz Finland
We do that in russia too
The sap's delicious
@@zeunders3787 Nice. I bet they do in Sweden and Norway too
@@ilikevideos4868we do it in the Baltics as well! A slice of lemon and raisins, can't go wrong with that one.
Growing up in Northern PA I would play around a large 100 year old Sugar maple, we had a swing hung from one of the branches... I remember many years when I was a kid it would be so loaded with sap that certain knuckles of the tree would actually start dripping sap. I was a kid and knew it was how maple syrup was made so I caught a few drops and tasted it... in it's raw form it was almost just sugar water. I was surprised at how clean and sweet it tasted.
From another comment I saw that the ratio from sap to syrup is 40:1 once melted
Depends on the tree, there are many different types of maples.
Maple sap = tree c•m
@little.bear344 ummmm that's, thats ummm OK then👍
(911 what's your emergency?)
HELP
This is really interesting!
We used to have a silver maple in our front yard when I was in elementary school, and I really wish we had tried tapping it once before it got sick and had to be cut down (this was in north Alabama, btw; I’m still living in the same house).
We had some Norwegian maples we tapped growing up, such an amazing flavor
hi cube
Norwegian maples have beautiful leaves!
Jeg tenkte å gjøre dette ut i skogen! Hvor mye trenger man for å ende opp med 500ml sirup?
I sawed a branch off of a dirty birch tree in our backyard one spring, and for a couple of days that nub flowed like a faucet! I should have tried to see how much sap i could capture, but I really wasn't expecting it. I did end up drinking some of it straight from the tree, and it wasn't that bad at all, I'd definitely consider that in a survival situation.
Bro I played this at my workplace, as soon as you said "lets tap these maple woods" a bunch of co-workers yelled 'AYoo' from the distance
This guy just appeared in my recommended one day, so I clicked on one of his videos, and that was the best choice I’ve ever made.
I love tapping some birches!
Not funny
@@allstaraussie3629 Very funny
@@allstaraussie3629 It's actually you who interpreted it that way so there. He could have seriously been implying this whereas you assumed what you hear on the daily basis.
Haha
@@allstaraussie3629 cope or don't go back to comments you nub
How's the birch taste? Is it slightly sweet/fresh?
In Holland (and Germany) birch sap has traditionally been a hair product for a long time, people use it when they have hair issues like dandruff. It has a very nice smell !! Love your videos, I always learn something new!
In Pennsylvania, they have a drink called Birch Beer. It’s similar to root beer but even better (to my tastes anyway ha ha).
Tastes like fresh water with a very slight earthy aroma and a little bit of sweetness. You can notice the difference from plain water but it's very subtle
It tastes just like spring water with a slight sweet flavor. I love the taste of it.. and that's interesting thanks for that info
I've tried birch beer. Reminds me of pine needles in root beer.
It is exactly how you would think it would taste, honestly. You know how you can smell something, and it tastes exactly like it smells? That is birch beer anyway.
It isn't bad. Just I don't think it is good either. Better then nothing for sure!
@@dianapennepacker6854 thank you for the replies =)
This brought back childhood memories of my great grandparents maple farm in upstate New York back in the 80s. Thnx man
My fav is when you use a wood fire to get rid of the water. It really gives it a nice smokey flavor.
First time seeing this tapping maple trees .
Great tips bro.
We don't have maple trees in Malaysia .🇲🇾 We have rubber trees in Malaysia 🌳very similar method they tapping rubber trees to get fresh whithy rubber milk from it.
Love your video...thanks
Well you can always drink rubber milk, in case you were wondering.
@@shashwatkr 🤣 you also can drink it ...extra free
Birch sap is full of vitamin C.
One important thing I wished you'd mentioned: re-plug the hole or the tree will literally bleed to death.😮
One small hole will definitely not hurt the tree. It will grow over it in one season. However, many holes after many seasons can definitely affect the overall health of a tree.
Wth?? You really think a 5/16 inch hole will cause a tree to "bleed" to death? You've been watching too much YT. I've seen trees grow through concrete slabs. I've seen them completely encompass steel posts and barbwire over years of growth. I've even penetrated some tree trunks with hundreds of rounds of 9mm and 5.56. They're still growing to this day. This is bogus.
@@Justaguynamedsuethat’s because the bullet is the plug now! 😂😂😂
I have cut many branches off of trees with axes in my life and despite how rough the cut looks the tree always heals even if I cut a massive opening on it. trees are tough mother fuckers, it's why I hate removing tree stumps
I agree with the idea of covering the holes though, not all trees are the same, and there’s the chance they get infected by a plant disease if the drill is not sanitized or if the hole is kept open long enough…
My dad used to do this every year . Where we live there was only birch though. It was still really good especially on snow.
My cousin and her husband have a maple syrup company in Portsmouth, NH. My memory is he said 32 gallons to one of syrup but that was years ago. In any case, I was lucky enough to get a bottle of the original virgin tap. Omg it was like a soft, vanilla marshmallow flavor. Growing up in maple syrup counyry, I can say it was the most amazing taste, ever.
Takes 40 gallons to make one gallon lol. Cheers from NH .
I'll be lucky to get a pint lol.. especially with this warm weather
What? 🤔
@@positivelynegative9149 it takes about 40 litres of sap to make one litre of maple syrup because it is boiled therefore evaporating much of the liquid. ❤
@@hazelrobertson9415 Oh. Thanks.
Seriously ? Maybe I won't even attempt this then. 😅
In the spring and fall, doing tree work can be fun. On the coldish days after making pruing cuts on a maple it will literally produce small sugary ice-cicles. They are a delicious treat.
Tree: "Who Tf Drilled my Ass-"
"AAAAÆH-"
love this direct to the point ❤
Been wondering why maple syrup is so pricey. Thanks for the info
It is a great but expensive substitute for sugar and also healthier. My mother would add maple syrup instead of sugar in most of her recipes.
Yep I understand that too
You’re finally getting the recognition this channel deserves!
Trees are the most beautiful thing.
Thsi gives me MAJOR Sweet Tooth vibes (the tv series) I WOULD LOVE IT THERE❤❤❤
Fascinating content
In Malaysia, there's similar method to obtain a coconut or nipah sap. It's called air nira and very popular drink in two northeastern states
This is the most informative video on any topic I've ever seen
as a non Canadian this feels like the most Canadian thing i'll ever see in my life
I just learned so much in one video
Perfect short.
"I'll push this in, and give it a light tap"
Uh huh, buddy. Sure.
As a Canadian I can confirm this is how we survive
Last I checked there are 9 Maple species which produce Sugar Sap, the rest are normal trees.
Many thanks! I'm going on my 2nd year in New England and only remembered yesterday that my husband bought a tapping kit. He's traveling and I was wondering if I should try it on my own.
No offense, but I think it would be better if you waited for your husband to help. These taps can break
@@Sirburgers170 tf man stop infantilizing women
Go for it! If you screw up just try again and be nice to the trees. No reason not to learn something to bring you closer to nature!
@@Sirburgers170no offence, but I don't think men are generally known for their delicate hands. If it breaks she can easily order a new spile anyway, or do you think she would need assistance with that too? 😂 Also, you are assuming that they're all made of glass? There are stainless steel ones available. Don't tell me that I, a mere woman, knows more on this subject than you, a wise old sage of a man...? 😂😂😂
Maybe he will be disappointed if he was planning on you doing it together.
You are one of the many pure yt channels left,
Love your videos~
Maple trees are really intelligent, storing energy to get through the winter😮
For those wondering about the South side of the tree thing - it really makes a difference between the hot and cold side of a tree. On certain days, one side will run (south side) and the other won't
in russia each end of summer you have a season of "birch juice" which is basically birch sap.
That's weird. I completely forgot birch sap existed at all. Well, I probably sleep in too much in summer.
Tree: this fü(ckin maniac attackin me with da drill he is boutta drink my blood
Good to know that you have to put it on the side that gets the most sun. I didn’t know that.😊
Bro summoned all my Mexican homies with the drill 🗿
all the mexican & latin american dads 🫡
This whole time we been eating a trees blood😭
This has been very informative, thank you.
Aye man came across your channel a while back but I’ve been watching your shorts loving the channel great work with everything thanks for sharing and teaching the camping tips!
Love from India🇮🇳❤
Hate from America 🍔
My granddad did this once. me, my dad and my granddad did this trust me its fun, interesting and fun in person.
Simce you said it twice, I have to trust you that it's fun and your granddad did it.
Birch Sap is actually really nice
We do the same to birch in Denmark, and it tastes sooo good.
My friend brought me some syrup from Canada. DELICIOUS... !!! Greetings from Poland :)
Yeah we don’t use birch trees we use real maple trees and we make around 90% of the worlds maple syrup.
@@jakethemcufan7021 :)
@jakethemcufan7021 to be honest, I didn't know that it is possible to make any kind of syrup from birch tree juice :) I should try it just for fun :) Spring is coming :)
Can you make a video showing the whole process
Yep as long as I get enough. The weather is weird this year, it's supposed to warm up for a while so it might get too warm for the sap to flow
@@WoodsboundOutdoorsit's a window,below freezing at night and warm days..that's when the big dogs with thousands of taps fill tanks to evaporate the sap. Maine maple lover..
I am so glad that someone or several someones throughout time figured out how to make maple syrup. That shit is delicious!
I want buy it off you !!!!😮 it looks delicious 😋
This was done with the help of xylem 😳🤯
My Sister and her Family Taps Maples on rheir property ever year and they are so wonderful to share their maple syrup harvest with her Sibling's which I an so thankful for...
Its a Harvest that requires a great deal of attention in slowly boiling off the water content from the many gallons of sap.
I have offered to go and help in the boiling off process for the years that Ive received their Amazing Harvest. I use the mason jar of Maple Syrup sparringly.
Instead of using it at 100% Pure, what Ive done that helps to stretch out this Sweet Harvest is to buy Maple Table Syrup with 15% Real Maple Syrup and then I add about 10% more Pure Maple Syrup to it.
This helps to improve the taste of Maple Table Syrup by bring the Pure Maple Syrup content up to 25% Pure Maple Syrup in each Bottle of Maple Taple Syrup.
Yum!
Thank you. I didn't know how to tap some maple trees.
Idk why but that drill made a sound of a heavy metal singer lol
Maple Tree: YOU AIN'T TAPPING ME WITHOUT CONSENT!!!
Cringe
Ok?
How bro brought that drill in the Forest 💀
With his hands
@@user-gt4gs5xu6s who said, he bring it with his legs 🗿🔥🔥🔥
@@Jisper46 you're the one asking stupid questions
@@user-gt4gs5xu6s well, Actully you need some logic man, He bring drill in forest, so he need an thing to give it engery, Not all people can afford it 😒.
@@Jisper46 it's a rechargeable battery drill
Reminds me of the episode where George learns to prepare maple syrup
The fact that that kills, the tree is crazy
Amazing 👏
Radheykrishna ji 🙏 😊
Mashallah Allah Is merciful ❤
Very calming voice
"Let's tap some maple trees!" Steady on there
As a French Canadian, i take great pride in our maple syrup, may all enjoy it
I've heard of tree-huggers, but tree _tappers_ are new to me...
Thanks for providing the details!
Hey that’s my family’s maple syrup business! Very cool seeing it.
When i was young i remember birch sap tasting exactly like watermelon
Sending love and peaceful vibrations from the creeks and woodland of Missouri.
A way to tell us you're Canadian without telling us that you're Canadian.
i ❤ channels like this!!
If I recall correctly, if you boil it for maple syrup, the ratio is 40 to 1. Meaning you’d need 40 gallons of maple sap for 1 gallon of maple syrup.
Bro the accent- I can’t take his suffering and crying seriously with the Italian accent-
What's that now?
I always thought it came out like it does in cartoons lmao. Like it basically looks like when you buy it in a bottle.
I have actually wanted to see someone do this to a maple tree!😮
I love maple sap! When i was in a montessori school one of our only competent instructors was a naturalist who would come in once a week, and every year he would have us tap the maple trees on the property. We would make maple syrup and have a big pancake party, and when chunks of sap froze in tbe buckets, he would sometimes let me eat the delicious maple ice 😂
Looks so fresh you are really lucky 🍀 ❤❤❤❤
OMG I LOVE LEARNING. THATS AMAZING WOW THANK YOU VERY MUCH ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I remember drinking apple cider from maple tree... Thats some sweet stuff a little too sweet for me, but this is great to know
It’s like The Hunger Games
This is one of the few things I miss about New England.
You can get the sap from the branches as well, and it doesn't allow fungus into the important wood
How he said DeWalt as "DeWool" was juwt somehow some feeling ☠👌