The Algonquin Tree Sap Collector is a food grade vessel attached to a sap producing tree by a food grade tubing hose clamped at the vessel storage container and at the Spline inserted into the tree. The food grade tubing is also clamped with a zip tie at the point said tubing enters into the vessel, discharging Sap into the collection vessel.

The Algonquin Tree Sap Collector may also have a web based app activated to inform the Farmer when each individual vessel has reached its fill point by virtue of web based notification from a measuring device inserted into the vessel.

A tree sap collecting device having at least one hollow main conduit extending between a first end adapted to be inserted into a tree and a second end. The main conduit has an external surface and at least one protuberance extending outwardly from the external surface. The at least one protuberance occupies a circumferential extent on the external surface that is less than a circumference of the external surface. The at least one protuberance engages a collection tube upon said collection tube being mounted to the external surface.

A tree sap collecting device having at least one hollow main conduit extending between a first end adapted to be inserted into a tree and a second end. The main conduit has an external surface and at least one protuberance extending outwardly from the external surface. The at least one protuberance occupies a circumferential extent on the external surface that is less than a circumference of the external surface. The at least one protuberance engages a collection tube upon said collection tube being mounted to the external surface.

This is an original design of a small diameter maple spile. It is designed to facilitate sap movement from any sap-producing tree into the tubing. Two o-rings provide additional sealing surfaces to safeguard against leaks and increase spile visibility. Design and material provide a more hygienic connection between the tree and tubing, compared to the connection of a larger spile, which is more easily contaminated. The small size diameter of the tap hole causes less damage to the tree and consequently allows swift healing. The smaller tap hole also promotes tree health by lessening risks of bacterial and fungal infection. The linear design of this spile allows for ease of cleaning by ultrasonic means and indefinite reuse.

This is an original design of a small diameter maple spile. It is designed to facilitate sap movement from any sap-producing tree into the tubing. Two o-rings provide additional sealing surfaces to safeguard against leaks and increase spile visibility. Design and material provide a more hygienic connection between the tree and tubing, compared to the connection of a larger spile, which is more easily contaminated. The small size diameter of the tap hole causes less damage to the tree and consequently allows swift healing. The smaller tap hole also promotes tree health by lessening risks of bacterial and fungal infection. The linear design of this spile allows for ease of cleaning by ultrasonic means and indefinite reuse.

There is presented a pressure sensing device for a sap collection system. The pressure sensing device generally has an electronic circuit having a controller, a pressure sensor communicatively coupled to the controller, a communication module communicatively coupled to the controller, and a battery powering the controller, the pressure sensor and the communication module; and a hollow spout body having a first end mounted to the electronic circuit, a second end opposite the first end, an internal wall defining a cavity extending between the first end and the second end of the hollow spout body, and an external wall, the first end enclosing the pressure sensor and exposing the pressure sensor to the cavity, the second end connectable to a tube of the sap collection system.

There is presented a pressure sensing device for a sap collection system. The pressure sensing device generally has an electronic circuit having a controller, a pressure sensor communicatively coupled to the controller, a communication module communicatively coupled to the controller, and a battery powering the controller, the pressure sensor and the communication module; and a hollow spout body having a first end mounted to the electronic circuit, a second end opposite the first end, an internal wall defining a cavity extending between the first end and the second end of the hollow spout body, and an external wall, the first end enclosing the pressure sensor and exposing the pressure sensor to the cavity, the second end connectable to a tube of the sap collection system.

Disclosed is a device for maple sap harvesting, which includes an assembly of a tubular sleeve which is removably mounted inside a tubular section of a tap. The tubular sleeve may be molded from a food-grade, anti-bacterial material. The tubular sleeve is inserted into the tap before the tap is driven into a maple tree. When the tap is removed from the tree at the conclusion of the sap harvest period, the sleeve may be discarded. The next season, a new sleeve is placed in the tap, with the new sleeve containing no residual bacterial contamination from the previous season of use.

Disclosed is a device for maple sap harvesting, which includes an assembly of a tubular sleeve which is removably mounted inside a tubular section of a tap. The tubular sleeve may be molded from a food-grade, anti-bacterial material. The tubular sleeve is inserted into the tap before the tap is driven into a maple tree. When the tap is removed from the tree at the conclusion of the sap harvest period, the sleeve may be discarded. The next season, a new sleeve is placed in the tap, with the new sleeve containing no residual bacterial contamination from the previous season of use.

The invention relates to a method for collecting sap from a tree. The method comprises a collection stage and an analysis stage, in which the purity of the sap being collected is determined and, on the basis of the information obtained, the collection stage is terminated. With the aid of the method, sap is produced, in which additives are not used, and which is not heat-treated, and which has, however, good preservability at room temperature. The invention also relates to an apparatus for collecting sap from a tree.