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Tree tapping started a week later than last year at Ruscom Maple Farm in Lakeshore, Ont., where there’s optimism this year’s up-and-down winter temperatures will be beneficial for business.

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Maple tree tapping started a week sooner than usual in southern Ontario where a mild winter has maple syrup hobbyists and producers hoping things cool down. Sap buckets were overflowing less than 24 hours after being installed in Ruscom Station, Essex County — but the warm weather could cut the season short.

Rob Nadeau has tapped his maple trees earlier than ever in hopes of catching the sweet stuff often. Despite the early haul, Nadeau and other area maple producers need to play a waiting game, in hopes Mother Nature has a sweet tooth.

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