hholt
03-14-2011, 02:50 PM
I'm done here in Southern Illinois. I had out 45 taps on silver maples since mid Jauary and only finished 4-5 gallons. Last batch was darker than anything I ever made before. Strange thing was I probably got 0ver 50% of my sap from double taps on just three trees and, the rest were all pretty mediocre. Productivity usually seems more spread out than that.
That being said, I haul all my sap out of my timber by hand, and too much of a good thing wears me old bones out. Just not as much to give away to family and friends.
That being said, I haul all my sap out of my timber by hand, and too much of a good thing wears me old bones out. Just not as much to give away to family and friends.