Collins family has been making syrup for five generations As late February and early March rolls around each year, Beth Collins, of Cottonwood, gets the itch to pack up and head north to the Collins’ maple grove and get to tapping trees. Checking trees, tapping trees and collecting the sap that becomes sweet maple syrup have been a lifelong hobby for Collins and her entire family. Beth Collins’ father, the late Philip Collins (known as PR) works with granddaughter, Alena, at