My 2013 Sugaring Videos

[DonMcJr]

I feel like my videos are all over the place and I wanted to put them all in one post.

So here's my Video Diary of 2013. (that sounded corny, lol)

1st Year Tapping with 5/16 Gravity Tube...


http://youtu.be/OK1Kaz-b8dg

Tapping Buckets 2013


http://youtu.be/UCcd96vypDY

Sap Flow February 10, 2013


http://youtu.be/igvBn_r_DvY

Sap Flow February 27, 2013


http://youtu.be/zNM1I8bNKwo

[DonMcJr]

Collecting Buckets February 27, 2013


http://youtu.be/T5FdhSe0R3g

[TerryEspo]

If this was television,,,It would be my favorite channel.

I think many people enjoy your videos Don.

Thanks for taking the time to put them online for us.

Terry

[DonMcJr]

I'm Boiling this Weekend! I'm Boiling this weekend!!!!!!

Got a Full 55 Gallons and my 2nd 55 Gallon filled up 4 inches since 4pm Yesterday. Looks like it finally might have stopped with this colder weather.

http://www.michiganoutdoorsman.com/MOPhoto/albums/userpics/10005/normal_10more.jpg

[psparr]

And I thought I had the addiction bad.

[WI Sugarpop]

I wonder what his family thinks of all that excitement.

[DonMcJr]

My stepson helps alot and so does my wife. They won't sit out with me the whole time I am boiling but that's ok with me!

[WI Sugarpop]

My son and I are in partnership and the rest of the family helps too, including 13 grandchildren. My wife guards our syrup as though it was gold!!!!!!

[DonMcJr]

Newest Video... 1st Boil last night!


http://youtu.be/jm7SOuOdYKY

[TerryEspo]

Great to see a boil going.

Looks like Wed. I have a chance of sap running.

Getting some taps into the trees the last couple days, time sucker for sure. I had lots of lines run and drops in, but decided to change/swap all my spiles to the clear disposable new type.

Hope your syrup turns out great Don !!

Thanks for sharing.

Terry

[Pweideman]

Fantastic. Thanks for posting. I enjoyed your videos. I want more narration though. Add some sponsors, cool camera angles and some instruction and we could make maple syrup tv. I would watch that channel.
Seriously though, I was in advertising for 25 years. I was part of commercial productions all over the world. No one is doing a maple syrup channel. It sounds funny and weird but seasonally I would tune in and other people would just out of curiosity. At least we could run some stories on Michigan public TV. Sugar shack productions!

[DonMcJr]

That's a cool idea but it would only run for 2 months of the year!

[Pweideman]

Who wants to work year round? Ha!

[Run Forest Run!]

Fantastic. Thanks for posting. I enjoyed your videos. I want more narration though. Add some sponsors, cool camera angles and some instruction and we could make maple syrup tv. I would watch that channel.
Seriously though, I was in advertising for 25 years. I was part of commercial productions all over the world. No one is doing a maple syrup channel. It sounds funny and weird but seasonally I would tune in and other people would just out of curiosity. At least we could run some stories on Michigan public TV. Sugar shack productions!

You're on to something there! I was in England two springs ago and got hooked on a fabulous show called "Lambing Live". It had a very limited number of episodes and covered the spring lambing season with lots of footage of lambs being born and wobbling around on their little legs. I couldn't get enough of it! A similar show covering the fun of sugaring would be VERY interesting. Plus, think of the cross-over markets you'd have! Outdoor TV/ Food TV/ History TV etc etc. Need a production assistant Pweideman? ;)

[TerryEspo]

I love "Gold Rush Alaska" and it is only a short season.

Count me in to watch the Maple Syrup Channel !!

Terry

[DonMcJr]

Maple Sugaring Video Episode VII...:lol:


http://youtu.be/itUeQKRziKA

[DonMcJr]

We just collected...4pm

28 Gallons from the 26 Buckets (2 days worth)

Gravity Tube Line got about 10 gallons today and 10 yesterday. I was right on with my guess from the tube line (20 Gal) and off minus 13 gallons on the buckets (guessed 25 gal)!

So I have 68 Gallons in storage on top of the 65 Gallons I already boiled down...For a to date total of 133 Gallons of Sap from 41 Taps!

Here's Today's Video...


http://youtu.be/RxhTMlJ80eg

[DonMcJr]

3rd Boil and some Finishing Video...


http://youtu.be/g_SzUpmtgDg

[DonMcJr]

Another Video: Using a Sap Hydrometer for the 1st time!


http://youtu.be/4FLQzjTNVFc

[Pweideman]

Another Video: Using a Sap Hydrometer for the 1st time!


http://youtu.be/4FLQzjTNVFc

3.25% that's fantastic! Should be a good week. Hopefully not the last.

Paul

[not_for_sale]

Don,

You numbers do t add up though. 360 gallons of sap, 5 gallons of syrup out of another thread, and 3.25 sugar. Something is off.

Joe

[Run Forest Run!]

Don,

You numbers do t add up though. 360 gallons of sap, 5 gallons of syrup out of another thread, and 3.25 sugar. Something is off.

Joe

Joe, Don's trees have just come off a long freeze. He mentioned in another thread that his sugar content is higher now than it's been so far this year. Let's hope we all benefit with a higher sugar content after our trees thaw out.

[DonMcJr]

Yes Karen is right. All the 360 gallons of Sap is gone and boiled down and the sap I measured last night is same trees but it flowed yesterday for a little while, 10 gallons from my 15 tap tube line and about 5 gallons from Buckets from last week before the freeze...

[DonMcJr]

As of 9pm my total on my tube line was 15 gallons! 15 Taps...15 Gallons in 7 hours!!!!! WOWSA!

It is still flowing but slowing down...temp is at 34.9 and Barometer has risen from 29.02 at 6pm to 29.12 at 10:15pm....

Made this Video of the flow and me check my (Brag) 3.25% Sugar Content!!!!


http://youtu.be/3oEynAwKUus

[chasesugarbush]

Don a question my sap hydro says 60 deg on it do you know if that makes a big diff checking it at say 40 deg will that change the reading?
thanks from across the pond!!

[DonMcJr]

You said across the pond... by chance is 60 C equal to 38 F ? if so it's the same temp just different metrics...