Tapping birch trees

chuck Junior Member Posts: 50	Tapping birch trees Apr 30, 2009 8:25:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chuck on Apr 30, 2009 8:25:27 GMT -5 Anyone tap birch trees? Every spring we collect enough to drink it is a good change of pace. It is also high in minerals and other goodies.
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blueduck Senior Member Posts: 260	Tapping birch trees Apr 30, 2009 9:03:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by blueduck on Apr 30, 2009 9:03:44 GMT -5 Whats it taste like?

chuck Junior Member Posts: 50	Tapping birch trees Apr 30, 2009 9:54:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chuck on Apr 30, 2009 9:54:12 GMT -5 Sort of like slightly sweet water with a little nutty taste.
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trapperfan6 Senior Member Posts: 268	Tapping birch trees Apr 30, 2009 13:06:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by trapperfan6 on Apr 30, 2009 13:06:56 GMT -5 nice ;D ;D
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penokeemtn5 Senior Member Posts: 297	Tapping birch trees Apr 30, 2009 19:52:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by penokeemtn5 on Apr 30, 2009 19:52:14 GMT -5 Some of the indains here still tap white birch and alder too.You can boil it down into syrup but its like a 100:1 ratio.Havent thought about tapping birch or alder in a while have a karma chuck. ;D
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chuck Junior Member Posts: 50	Tapping birch trees Apr 30, 2009 22:50:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chuck on Apr 30, 2009 22:50:40 GMT -5 Apr 30, 2009 20:50:50 GMT -5 samdog said: I'm gonna try, what time of year do they tap em' You have to tap them while the sap is running in the spring. We have about two weeks before it quits.
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Mamma D Full Member The Bossman's Wife Posts: 225	Tapping birch trees May 5, 2009 8:13:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Mamma D on May 5, 2009 8:13:34 GMT -5 is there a certain type of birch?? seems we have several varieties around here ...
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Tapping birch trees May 5, 2009 9:28:18 GMT -5

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May 5, 2009 8:13:34 GMT -5 Mamma D said:

is there a certain type of birch?? seems we have several varieties around here ...

I don't think there is difference. Our birch are mostly White birch with a few Kenai. The trick to to tap them on the south side for the best flow.

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penokeemtn5 Senior Member Posts: 297	Tapping birch trees May 5, 2009 15:21:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by penokeemtn5 on May 5, 2009 15:21:28 GMT -5 May 5, 2009 8:13:34 GMT -5 Mamma D said: is there a certain type of birch?? seems we have several varieties around here ... They tap both white and yellow birch here.
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naturelover Junior Member Posts: 88	Tapping birch trees May 9, 2009 22:11:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by naturelover on May 9, 2009 22:11:37 GMT -5 i heard that ya could make some wild tea with that and pine needles. i never have tried it before. thanks for reminding about that. it sounds like its delisious.
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lookout Senior Member Posts: 292	Tapping birch trees Oct 12, 2009 8:49:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by lookout on Oct 12, 2009 8:49:44 GMT -5 do you boil it first just to kill any pathogens? or drink it straight up from the tree?
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Tapping birch trees Oct 15, 2009 13:26:37 GMT -5

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May 9, 2009 22:11:37 GMT -5 naturelover said:

i heard that ya could make some wild tea with that and pine needles. i never have tried it before. thanks for reminding about that. it sounds like its delisious.

yeah you can i seen bear grylls do it but with water and pine said it was ok lol

we have black/silver and white birch around here nothing that big though

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