When and how to collect birch sap: recommendations and useful tips

Many summer residents and gardeners like to collect birch sap. At first glance, it may seem that this is not at all difficult, but even in such a case there are some nuances. In this article, we will figure out how and when birch sap is collected.

We all know that besides the fact that birch sap is very tasty, it is also extremely useful for our body. This drink contains an impressive amount of vitamins and minerals necessary for a person. Regular consumption of birch sap helps to strengthen the human immune system and general condition in general. Therefore, as soon as spring time comes, lovers of this miracle cure are engaged in collecting it. Birch sap is famous for its properties even among people who suffer from diabetes, because the sugar contained in the drink does not affect insulin levels and is quickly absorbed in the body. In general, birch sap has a lot of useful properties! Let's take a look at when and how to harvest birch sap correctly.

Why is this folk drink useful =).

• Birch sap is an excellent remedy for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastrointestinal tract)
• Birch sap increases the body's immune forces
• when used externally, juice is used to wipe the skin from eczema and other skin diseases
• Restores male potency
• Birch sap is a great remedy for acne

Now let's talk about how to collect this valuable drink. Then the instructions are in the pictures.

Caution: (Don't forget to cover the "birch wounds" with wax or resin to prevent damage to the tree)

How to drink a health drink

As mentioned above, "birch tears" are a safe drink. But not everyone can drink it.

To stay healthy, you need to limit yourself in the use of juice:

• people with an allergy to birch pollen;
• persons with kidney stones;
• patients with diabetes mellitus.

And everyone else can enjoy a pleasant sweet woody taste with no more than 2 glasses of the healthy drink a day.

Traditional medicine offers its own recipes to help improve the well-being of patients with various ailments.

1. To cleanse the kidneys, use a cocktail of birch and parsley juice, and also honey (1: 1: 1). This mixture should be consumed three times a day, 2 tablespoons. This course lasts a month.
2. To normalize blood pressure, it is useful to drink half a glass of fresh birch twice a day for a week.

1. Gargling with heated juice will help relieve a sore throat. They should be done several times a day, after meals.
2. A vitamin mixture of several juices at once will be especially useful for children. In addition to birch, you need to add the same amount of nectar from apples and carrots. 2 glasses a day will help strengthen your immune system and prevent anemia.
3. Birch effectively reduces body temperature in case of fever. To do this, it is necessary to put gauze soaked in juice under the arms, on the forehead, under the knees on the folds of the elbows.
4. Half a glass of juice mixed with cow's milk significantly strengthens the immune system. To do this, you need to undergo a weekly course of treatment, using the drug three times a day.
5. Birch infused with oats improves digestion and helps to eliminate toxins. To do this, it must be boiled in a water bath until the amount of liquid is halved. For the proper effect, you need to drink a glass of healing elixir 3 times a day for a month.

Technique for collecting birch sap:

1Select a birch, preferably not very old, but not young either. Let's just say, middle age. Here is a good option =)

Next, we take a knife and make a shallow incision in the bark (shallow, this is the top layer of the birch bark). Let's notice the future "tongue" through which the juice will flow to our container. (The tongue is an alternative to all the tubes and hoses there).

3 Very carefully, so as not to damage the wood of the tree, pull the "tongue out", while helping with a knife

4 It should look something like this

5 Next, you need to prepare a container for collecting birch sap. In this case, it is a bottle of mineral water (not advertising =))

6 Next, we take the rope and put it on the neck of the bottle and tighten the knot

7 We tie the rope around the tree, adjusting the neck so that it is lower than the "tongue" we made earlier

8 We make several holes, above the "tongue" so that the juice flowing down the tongue falls into the container (do not make many holes)

9Tightly fix the rope to which the bottle is tied, if necessary, we can even insert a stick and twist it a little, thus compensating for the sagging of the container

Attention! I remind you again. At the end of collecting the juice, the holes must be covered with putty, resin, garden varnish. If the holes are large, then it is necessary to cut out wooden plugs and insert into the hole, covering them with resin on top, etc. Protect the environment!

How to collect birch sap instructions in pictures

What you need to know when you go for this juice

Before going to a birch grove or forest, you need to arm yourself with the knowledge of technology and the secrets of successful sap collection.

Obey the law, take care of your national treasure!

Do not worry, the legislation of the Russian Federation allows collecting birch sap. The main thing is that the tree remains alive after your extraction. Otherwise, you will be fined.

Only adult birches are suitable for sap collection

To prevent this, choose an adult birch with a diameter of 25 cm... And also do not make rough and deep cuts that are harmful to the tree.

Remember! You can't:

• collect sap of young birches;
• make deep cuts with an ax;
• collect more than 10 liters of sap from one tree (a couple of liters from one tree is quite enough, it is better to bypass several birches).

Correct time of the year

Nobody will tell you the exact date when you need to go for birch sap. It all depends on the weather conditions and the climate of the region. Usually in Moscow, the Moscow region and in central Russia, juice appears in the third decade of March, in the southern regions - at the beginning of March, and in the northern regions, beyond the Urals and in the Altai Territory - by the end of April.

Be observant, as soon as the first signs of spring began to appear, you can run to the birch for a check. Look at the kidneys, if they started to swell, then you can check by making a small hole in the trunk. Most likely, the juice will already run with might and main.

But if the buds are still dry, it is worth waiting a little, as most likely there will be no juice. Or it will be, but in meager quantities.

Table: Leningrad Region, Siberia or Altai - when you can collect birch sap in different regions of Russia

Temperature, lack of rain, suitable hours of the day and other nuances

There are also several "secrets of success" that you should know in advance:

1. The air temperature should reach 5 degrees Celsius.
2. If, after the thaw, frosts hit or it rained, this is not the best time to collect birch sap. Better to wait until more favorable weather conditions. Otherwise, you will simply waste your time.
3. The best time to collect juice is from 11:00 to 16:00.
   

   When there is more sunlight, the birch sap flows more intensely.

4. Pure and high-quality birch sap can be collected only in the forest, in a birch grove, where the environment is clean. Also, avoid swampy areas. Birch sap cannot be collected within the city, especially near factories and factories. This is fraught with allergies, in the worst case - poisoning.
   

   You cannot collect birch sap within the city limits. This is fraught with allergies, in the worst case - poisoning. And, of course, it is impossible to collect birch sap near factories and plants.

5. Collect the sap from the south side of the birch.

Woodworking instructions

This rule overlaps with the first. The thicker the wood, the better... Young birch will not yield as much sap as an adult tree can.

If you choose the right source, then from one birch you can collect up to 7 liters of sap at a time.

And be sure, after you complete the procedure, treat the injured place of the birch... To do this, cover the cuts and holes with garden varnish or close them with a homemade wood cork.

Unique drink and its benefits

There is a popular belief: "Whoever drinks the juice of a birch tree will gain health and vigor for the whole year."

Many people know about the benefits of birch sap. It is good for the whole body. First, it restores metabolism. Secondly, it gives strength and vigor, normalizes pressure. Thirdly, it is a storehouse of vitamin C.

Until recently, everyone could enjoy this drink. Now the production of birch sap has decreased. Now it is difficult to find a natural product even in supermarkets. That is why many people prefer to extract juice on their own. It turns out that this is a simple procedure.

Birch sap is a tasty and healthy drink

Anyone can collect birch sap. The main thing is to know the basic rules.

How to prepare birch sap for use?

125 g of sugar and 5 g of citric acid are added to 1 liter of birch sap. Then it is filtered, poured into jars, pasteurized and tightened with lids. It is useful to mix birch sap with other juices from fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as insist it on the leaves of mint, lemon balm, thyme, St. John's wort, linden blossom, rose hips, lingonberries.

Birch kvass

A bag with burnt crusts of rye bread or breadcrumbs is lowered on a rope into an oak barrel with birch sap. Fermentation will begin in two days. Then oak bark, berries or cherry leaves, as well as dill stalks are poured into the barrel. Kvass is ready in two weeks.

There is also another recipe. Birch sap is heated to 35 ° C, yeast is put into it at the rate of 15-20 g per 1 liter. The sourdough is placed in a cold place for 3-4 days, then poured into containers and canned.