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team40
03-14-2012, 04:42 PM
we ended up with 25 taps on buckets made 3/4 gallon of syrup got 50 gallons of sap gave 25 gallons just could not keep up with
a turkey fryer tapped feb 17th first boil feb 19th last boil march 14th all and all i think it was a good season hope next year will be
better

mitchellbob
03-14-2012, 06:52 PM
I think I will pull my taps this weekend made 22 gallons was 4 gallons behind last year.

steve J
03-14-2012, 08:07 PM
Pulling this weekend made 5 gallons which is 1/3 of last year.

Lindsey Simanskas
03-14-2012, 08:59 PM
Seem a bit early...

northwoods_forestry
03-15-2012, 07:57 AM
It is early, way early, but no freeze = no sap = end of season. I'm pretty sure we are finished for the season as of yesterday.

Revi
03-15-2012, 08:04 AM
We're still on the cold side of the front, but this weekend ends it. We are going to see 60's until late next week. I think we'll pull this weekend, or maybe the next.
It was short, but sweet.

smokeyamber
03-15-2012, 10:44 AM
Pulling taps this weekend too... very short season. Glad I tapped way early, still boiling my now unfrozen sap. Will be making some very dark syrup, but I will get some at least. Already planning for next year with this just finished evap ( fired up yesterday ). We had 3ft of snow this time last year... talk about a change ! :o

Daren
03-15-2012, 10:58 AM
My last boil will be tonight. Can't believe it is over on march 15th. Total season span was two weeks! Wish I had tapped the second week of feb this year! First time I have lots of wood left over!

canes2012
03-16-2012, 01:17 PM
Hung taps on February 14 - boiled just twice, may be lucky to can a gallon. Pulling taps tomorrow. Worst season in 46 years.

Gravel
03-16-2012, 02:59 PM
I agree its been a horrible year but until them buds pop my taps are staying in, this is VT could get another foot of snow and 10 degree weather...

802maple
03-16-2012, 07:12 PM
I agree its been a horrible year but until them buds pop my taps are staying in, this is VT could get another foot of snow and 10 degree weather...

I agree, the vacuum stays on until opening day at the Road, I will let you boil it in Marcel.

MapleChaser
03-17-2012, 06:56 AM
I agree, the vacuum stays on until opening day at the Road, I will let you boil it in Marcel.

Interesting to see fellow sugarmakers and then to see fellow T-Road friends. I dont know if I have turn any laps with you 802 but I have turn a few with Marcel. Iam also going until it will not go threw the press. Commercial will bring more then 2.00 a lb. We have to keep pulling. Going to process another 4000 gallons of sap today.
MC

Sweetrun
03-17-2012, 07:18 AM
Ants, sugar moths, more drowned mice in buckets than I have ever seen, all in mid March. Not good. Looked back at a friend's grandfather's surgaring log book that goes back about 70 years, nothing like this.