Beavers have started chewing on the sycamore twigs. . . This means that the slightly sugary sap has started running (which a fingernail scratch on a tree trunk confirms). That means maple sap is already running too, or will be within days, and sassafrass will be in a couple more days. . . Traditionally in Kentucky we say that the third week in february is time to harvest sassafrass bark (when the sap is running you don’t even need a knife, you can peel it with your front paws), but this year it will be more like the end of the first week. . . . #herbalmedicine #remedy #trees #disturbanceintheforce #wildcraft #foraging #animalsign https://www.instagram.com/p/BtaPaM1Bdpm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dftxoangenm1