NY tapping

[Mike in NY]

tried to get 100 taps in today, got 70 before the rain came. The later ones were dripping pretty good as I went along. Had a sm steady stream in the tank at 5pm. will finish this line tomorow weather copperative. new mainline,new laterals and new drops w/ them new clear check valves. should make a decent test sample as to get more new taps next yr

[adk1]

where you located Mike? Seems abit early for us still even with this short warm up.

[Mike in NY]

Kingsbury NY and yes it is about 4 weeks earlier than I have ever tapped but is an experiment. New line on trees I'v never tapped. All new lines and Leaders new clear check valve taps running into a stock tank so can track performance of new stuff.Between production on these taps and weather forecast will likely hold off at least till feb 20th before putting more out

[Nobrihaven Farm]

I'm pretty interested to see how this experiment works out - always wondered if tapping too early is a good/bad thing.

[adk1]

yeah will be keeping an eye on this post

[Mountain Winds Farm]

We are starting our tapping on Monday.Should have around 1450 taps this season. Starting a little early to get ahead of any possible big snows. We usually tap around the 11th

[Mike in NY]

yeah will be keeping an eye on this post

Ran slow the 30th and 31st; made about 1.5 gallons per tap. Will monitor production especially later in the season. If they don't dry up on me in mid/late march I am encouraged and probably would add more next yr

[JSEDLAK]

Any idea on how long a hole will be good for if there isn't a run for an extended period of time?

[maple flats]

I'm going to tap starting this next weekend and for the next several days til done.
Since I started using the CV adapters, I have not had a tap hole dry up. They are still running as I pull the taps even 3-4 weeks after the season ends. I'm using CV1 again this year, but plan to convert to CV2 next year.

[adk1]

I am glad that I have held off. high today was 25 degrees and sunny. WIll be eyeballing next weekend especially since I have a three day weekend. IT will depend on the following weeks weather tho. I added two lateral lines into a 55gallon drum at my buddys place yesterday. picked up another 25 taps so I can officially say that I am tapping 200 taps now. 175 or so on gravity line and 25 on sacks/5gallon buckets. Hoping for a good season!

[Sullydog]

I'm going to tap starting this next weekend and for the next several days til done.
Since I started using the CV adapters, I have not had a tap hole dry up. They are still running as I pull the taps even 3-4 weeks after the season ends. I'm using CV1 again this year, but plan to convert to CV2 next year.

I agree with you Dave. When we pulled the CV1 last year we were still seeing sap come out of them and it had been 2-3 weeks since we stopped boiling. We taped 2nd week of Feb this year and I am glad we did (missed the storm). We caught that early run for 3 days and made about 100 gals of syrup. I can't wait for the main thaw.