Photos of the Day: Maple Syrup Under Way in Mass.

Maple syrup season is finally under way in Massachusetts after getting off to a slow start because of unusually cold weather. Maple season starts at the end of February in a typical year, but temperatures have been lower than normal in the state.

Mar 17, 2014

In this March 9, 2014 photo, Turtle Lane Maple farmer Paul Boulanger taps a maple tree by headlamp Sunday evening in North Andover, Mass. Maple syrup season is finally underway in Massachusetts after getting off to a slow start because of unusually cold weather.

Read: Maple Season Off to Slow Start in Mass.

In this March 14, 2014 photo, Kathy Gallagher places maple sugar candy on a drying rack at the Turtle Lane Maple sugar house in North Andover, Mass.

In this March 14, 2014 photo, Kathy Gallagher places maple sugar candy on a drying rack at the Turtle Lane Maple sugar house in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

In this March 14, 2014 photo, Paul Boulanger pours boiled maple syrup into molds to make candy at the Turtle Lane Maple sugar house in North Andover, Mass.

In this March 14, 2014 photo, Paul Boulanger pours boiled maple syrup into molds to make candy at the Turtle Lane Maple sugar house in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

In this March 14, 2014 photo, Paul Boulanger pours boiled maple syrup into molds to make candy at the Turtle Lane Maple sugar house in North Andover, Mass.

In this March 14, 2014 photo, Paul Boulanger pours boiled maple syrup into molds to make candy at the Turtle Lane Maple sugar house in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

In this March 13, 2014 photo, Kathy Gallagher makes sure sap doesn't boil over in the evaporator at the Turtle Lane Maple sugar house in North Andover, Mass. It takes about 40 gallons of sap to yield one gallon of syrup. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)