Sap flow

[team40]

we are here in west topsham and the sap is not flowing very well
i collected 19 gallon today off from 66 tap that is not very good
i was hopeing for more will it pick up in the days to come? is the
trees still frozen? some trees have not put out sap yeat.

any info will help thank you

[325abn]

It will pick up for sure. Although the night time temp don't look very good Monday into Tuesday.

[team40]

It will pick up for sure. Although the night time temp don't look very good Monday into Tuesday.

yeah i see that but it will freeze later in the week will that help?

[VTfarmboy]

rippin here in Castleton, cant keep up! 800 gallons in the past 3 days. 18 gallons of fancy so far.

[team40]

rippin here in Castleton, cant keep up! 800 gallons in the past 3 days. 18 gallons of fancy so far.

wow i wish it was doing that here. our time will come.

[steve J]

Its been running slow in Middlesex I have boiled 134 gallons so far I had to quit at 1 today as I was out of sap plus I had a leak in head tank that I needed to repair. It will pick up soon I still got plent of snow I do not think things are fully thawed yet.

[802maple]

As long as the snow is still tight to the trees, that means they are still frozen and they won't run hard. Our day will come, I actually want to see it stay warm around the clock for a couple days.

[team40]

Its been running slow in Middlesex I have boiled 134 gallons so far I had to quit at 1 today as I was out of sap plus I had a leak in head tank that I needed to repair. It will pick up soon I still got plent of snow I do not think things are fully thawed yet.
steve j does your 2x4 have any problem keeping up with the 200 taps you have?

and i the snow is around the botton of the trees there is still 2 feet of snow here so i hope it melts away so the sap will start to run
better

[steve J]

Well I have had it for 2 seasons last year it never got tested year before I ran out of wood was keeping up but was boiling 8 hours at a clip so 200 is a tad much

[steve J]

I notice Bill has a new pan for 2x4 with dividers running across it thus sap travels farther and it is suppose to evaporate more. I am trying to find out how fast that rate is if its a lot faster I may buy a new pan for mine.

[team40]

I notice Bill has a new pan for 2x4 with dividers running across it thus sap travels farther and it is suppose to evaporate more. I am trying to find out how fast that rate is if its a lot faster I may buy a new pan for mine.

wo what do you get for a evap rate on the arch you have now? and how much sap do you get from your taps each day?

[smokeyamber]

Not running here in central Vt right now, snow is leaving my trees so I expect it will pick up soon. The cold later this week will be ok for a recharge and maybe another good run ...

I have around 120 gallons stored so I can boil anytime now... just need that time...

[team40]

Not running here in central Vt right now, snow is leaving my trees so I expect it will pick up soon. The cold later this week will be ok for a recharge and maybe another good run ...

I have around 120 gallons stored so I can boil anytime now... just need that time...

the sap is running a little better every bucket i have has now run at some point during this season we have collected
a total of 63 gallonsl. from feb 26 to today not to bad we are just under 1 gallon per tap for the season so far.

[steve J]

I get on average 15 gals per hour boil rate but I have had a little better luck this year with blower not melting my stack down so I think I am boiling a tad faster. I had access to a bit more soft wood and that seems to keep the stack from melting vs when I am forced to use more hardwood. Well it has not run hard yet but its been steady . On good hard runs I will fill my 2 gallon buckets daily.

[blissville maples]

800 gals how many taps?? lines w/vaccum i take it?? has been bordr line run on the warmer bushes. i am local wheres ur operation

[Randy Brutkoski]

havent got sap in a week and a half.