Colonial Williamsburg

Drilling the tapping hole is the first step in the tapping process.

Colonial Williamsburg

Drilling the tapping hole is the first step in the tapping process.

Colonial Williamsburg

A mallet positions the spile into the maple tree.

Colonial Williamsburg

A mallet positions the spile into the maple tree.

Colonial Williamsburg

A close view of the spile and bucket that could be used for gathering sap.

Colonial Williamsburg

A close view of the spile and bucket that could be used for gathering sap.

Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Gardener Wesley Greene reenacts the tapping process.

Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Gardener Wesley Greene reenacts the tapping process.