Sap seemed "SWEETER" after a rest ??

[TerryEspo]

My trees stopped for a week od so and yesterday gave a bit, maybe 15 gallons.

I calculated how much syrup I should have gotten. I boiled it of turkey frier, then finnished in the house.

Glad to say I got 2 extra small syrup bottles. A total of 5, but should have been three and a bit, for the size bottle I have.

Does the sap come out sweeter after the trees rest ??

Thanks for any input.

Terry

[Run Forest Run!]

Terry, after the recent freeze up we had, my trees started dripping late this afternoon. My soft maples, which were giving me an average of 1.75% sugar last week gave up 2.6% today. A sugar maple that I tap measured in at around 2.5% last week, but jumped to 3.6% today. I'll take it! I'll be boiling tomorrow for sure!

[TerryEspo]

Thats great Karen,,,yippee for you.

I really need to get a sap hydrometer,,,thats what its called right ??

Good news anyway.

Terry

[Run Forest Run!]

It's actually a refractometer. I got mine on ebay, dirt cheap. It's my new favourite toy. Kind of like playing cards with a marked deck.