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WILMINGTON, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — There's a lot not to like about cold weather.
From increasing the risks of health issues like hypothermia and frostbite, to causing disruptions to transportation due to ice and snow, to closing schools and businesses, to damaging infrastructure like roads and pipes, as well as knocking out electricity and straining the power grid due to higher energy demands.
There's a long list of negative impacts from this prolonged frigid weather pattern we're experiencing this winter.
And here's another: a shortened maple syrup season in the Greater Boston area.
Rob Fasulo of Honey Pot Maple Farms in Wilmington is a small producer of maple syrup, and he said the syrup season is already more than a month behind due to the icy temperatures. "This is the first time that we've tapped this late into the season," he said.
The sap only flows at a specific temperature.
Fasulo said Monday this week was the first day the sap started to run in this area, and while he said this season will probably be shortened, he's still hoping for a good season. "In a good year, we can be up to 60 gallons," he said.
As a small maple syrup producer, Fasulo said he gives his neighbors a cut of the syrup in exchange for using their trees. "It's a labor of love," Fasulo said.
WBZ News Radio's Chaiel Schaffel (@CSchaffelWBZ) reports.