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Fall colours at Fortune Farms

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Fall has arrived and with it lots of rain which will be good for our maple trees. Fortunately,the gypsy moth does not like maple tree foliage and so our sugar bush was spared severe damage which was very intense on other tree species in this area.

With the warm weather and lots of sunshine this summer the trees should have produced lots of starch which will turn to sugar and hopefully result in extra sweet sap next spring.

The trees are just starting to turn colour with the soft maples showing quite a bit of red foliage. It’s a nice time to take a stroll through our sugar bush and our trails will be open this Saturday and Sunday and also next weekend for the Fall in Love with Maple sugar bush visitation event across Ontario.

Our camp will also be open with appropriate Covid protocols and we still have Amber and Dark syrup for sale.

Open 10 – 4pm for two weekends:

Sat, 25 Sept & Sun, 26 Sept
Sat, 2 Oct & Sun, 3 Oct

Your sweet tooth doesn’t have to wait until spring!

Fall in Love with Maple at Ontario sugarbushes from September 25 – October 3, 2021.

Fortune Farms will be open on the both weekends during this time.

Season Over for 2021

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Warm May-like weather seems to have arrived early this year. Such a contrast from last year when we had a long, drawn out and cool March and April.

Tuesday was our last day of making syrup for this year. The maple buds are now well advanced and the trees are taking on a greenish hue. The frogs are singing, another sure sign that spring is here.

The Wood frog in the picture was spotted in our beaver pond by Jim Robertson our local photographer.

We have had a fair season with production a bit above our long term average. Hopefully enough to fill our orders until next year.

Our camp is open daily from 9 to 4 with the usual Covid restrictions. We also have curbside pickup if preferred.

Easter Weekend

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The maple season is winding down. However, there will be several degrees of frost on Saturday night so we may have a final run of sap on Easter Sunday.

Then the weather turns warm, the tree buds will begin to swell, and that will mark the end of the season. This past week, with the warm weather, the syrup continued to darken so we now have an ample supply of Dark and Very Dark syrup.

The migrant birds continue to arrive at the farm. The resident Phoebe is back and nest building. A friend was able to take a very good picture of our resident bluebird and along with his mate they are also busy nest building. It’s amazing how these birds find their way back each year.

Our camp is open this weekend from 9 to 4 each day. The new lockdown rules in Ontario do not affect our operation as we are a food establishment. There is a limit on the number allowed access to the camp at one time.

A blue bird
Birds of spring