A changing climate and severe weather can delay the start of the maple syrup season. How long depends where you are. Even in the same part of the state, producers’ seasons might be different — especially in southern Minnesota.
Recently in rural Waseca, Christa Wadekamper had been cooking down her raw sap for several hours by the time midday rolled around.
“So for me, I don’t mind what the color is, it’s gonna taste delicious either way,” Wadekamper said. “Either way, the lighter syrup is your earlier syrup. So, early in the season, that stuff is gonna turn out to be lighter syrup. And then, as you get later on, it gets darker and darker. And, it’s still gonna be just as delicious.” | 
