Maple Syrup

I'm not sure why this never occurred to me before. We have 2 rather large Maple trees on our property, the equipment for tapping is minimal and the season is right. This year, I want to try tapping our trees, collecting sap, and making Maple syrup! Wish me luck, as best I can tell it takes a LOT of sap to make a small amount of syrup. I may ask around and see if anyone will allow us to try tapping their trees as well.