When inserted properly, the spile does not harm the tree. In the early days of sap gathering, people hung pails under the spiles and let the sap drip into them. It was hard work to collect and ...

When inserted properly, the spile does not harm the tree. In the early days of sap gathering, people hung pails under the spiles and let the sap drip into them. It was hard work to collect and ...

Here are some of the items you should consider. 1. Drill and drill bits for drilling holes in the trees. 2. Spiles or taps to insert into the drilled holes. 3. Buckets or sap bags. 4. Lids or covers ...

To make syrup, sugar-makers must first tap maple trees for sap. Traditionally, sugar-makers used spiles to tap trees. However, many now use vacuum tubing systems that can “easily double” the ...

Why not? At barrel proof, this stuff was seriously great. We hammered spiles into the barrel to plug up the holes that had been drilled and hopped onto the bus. We’d tour the distillery next. Brought ...

WORK to protect about 100 homes and 30 businesses in Seaham from coastal erosion is to resume following a winter break. The £3.4m project at Seaham’s historic North Pier – involving Durham ...