Northwoods Nectar

05/29/2026

05/27/2026

Pretty lady and scrumptions ploye cookie ice cream sandwiches! Made with our own maple sugar! Only found at Bouchard's Country store!!

05/27/2026

Some photos taken this season by a friend Joyce Nadeau. :)

05/22/2026

hand painted glassware at the sugar shop. :)

05/15/2026

Larry's One Stop in Madawaska has fresh maple taffy and cream in the cooler! Also Bouchard' Bouchard's Country Store a fresh batch also delivered there!

05/14/2026

What have we been up to since our final sap run? 🍁

Every season starts long before the sap actually flows. We begin tapping trees in February so we’re ready when Mother Nature decides it’s time. With 5,700 taps, it takes the two of us nearly 20 days to get everything set up — usually working through deep snow and only managing a couple hundred trees at a time.

This summer Steve plans to finish another 300 taps just to bring us to an even 6,000 trees… because why not? 😄 We could go even bigger, but for now we’re staying put.

Since the season ended April 27, we’ve been busy soaking and cleaning equipment, plus unplugging every single tap. Steve has been tackling that solo while I snuck away for a little family vacation in North Carolina. He still has about 1,200 taps left to pull!

Next up: firewood season. Steve will cut, split, stack, and dry about 15–20 cord for next year’s boil.

And… we also have something exciting in the works that will help improve how we operate here at the sugar shack. We’re not quite ready to share yet, but we’ll keep you posted as we work toward that goal. 🍁

This time of year my “day job” really ramps up with real estate, and Steve is usually deep in the woods working most days. Between the two of us, it gets a little tricky keeping regular shop hours.

BUT — you can still find Northwoods Nectar products at all of these great locations:

🍁 Bouchard’s Country Store
🍁 John’s Market
🍁 Hannaford – Fort Kent
🍁 Corriveau’s – Wallagrass
🍁 Lake Road Grocery – New Canada
🍁 B & C Pitstop – Eagle Lake
🍁 Larry’s One Stop
🍁 Hannaford – Madawaska
🍁 Sleepers
🍁 Hannaford – Caribou
🍁 Martin’s General Store – Sinclair

And proudly served at:
🥞 Rock’s Diner – Fort Kent
🥞 Mama D’s – Boothbay Harbor

Looking for something special or don’t see what you need? Just send us a message or give us a call — we’re always happy to get products to you! ❤️🍁

04/29/2026

Beautiful :) Now waiting for full spring.

04/28/2026

Man are we tired! So are our trees! We boiled today, but the sap that came in later was getting cloudy and it smelled different. Two indicators to call it a season.

04/26/2026

Oh… what we noticed today: little red buds are forming on the maple trees. Once our maples begin to bud, we shut the evaporator down for the season. Budding trees can change the sap and give syrup a bitter or “buddy” flavor.

Fun fact: Did you know one of the first pollens our honeybees gather each spring often comes from maple trees? Yes they do! 🍁🐝

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04/25/2026

Who would have thought the sap would still be at 1.9% and who would have thought we made 2 barrels of Amber today. Go figure. I can never figure it out but we are grateful for it!

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