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Mooneybc
03-18-2025, 09:29 AM
Spud- did you see your neighbor (abutting property) put up his sugaring operation up for sale 260+ acres and 20k taps for 4.2 million?? That’s a wild number even for that sized operation. Granted it does include a house but still.
MRFNY
03-18-2025, 09:56 AM
Spud- did you see your neighbor (abutting property) put up his sugaring operation up for sale 290+ acres and 20k taps for 4.2 million?? That’s a wild number even for that sized operation. Granted it does include a house but still.
Do you have a link? Would love to see it
mainebackswoodssyrup
03-18-2025, 12:08 PM
Do you have a link? Would love to see it
It was posted on Facebook. I saw the ad this morning. Cool that it's not far from Spud.
PARKER MAPLE
03-18-2025, 03:47 PM
sap is running as hard as it ever has. I’m at 1.8% and a bit cloudy. Apprx 260+ gph hoping for another light freeze tonight then another marathon for two days. Weekend is looking pretty good here as well. Fingers crossed
Good luck everyone
PM
Spud- did you see your neighbor (abutting property) put up his sugaring operation up for sale 260+ acres and 20k taps for 4.2 million?? That’s a wild number even for that sized operation. Granted it does include a house but still.
I wish him well. If he gets his price then I should sell mine for 2 million.
Spud
It was posted on Facebook. I saw the ad this morning. Cool that it's not far from Spud.
He’s a very good friend of mine. I always wish him and his family the very best. Even if he finds a buyer, he still has another 20,000 taps to play with.
Spud
Sap has been running 400 gph since noon. This is my biggest run this season. Next freeze is in two days. Ten day forecast looking real good. Hoping to go to the 20th of April.
Spud
Mooneybc
03-18-2025, 08:59 PM
Due to a trailer mishap I had to dump 525 gallons tonight :(
tcross
03-19-2025, 06:26 AM
ran real hard here yesterday. best of the season so far. still testing 2%. the sap was a bit cloudy this weekend but it was clear yesterday. woke up to 29 degrees on the thermometer at 5 this a.m. should be another really good day for the sap to run! 2 more warm days here then it appears as we'll be back to normal temperatures.
Sap ran all night and testing 1.5%. I got about 1500 gallons since midnight and should get another 2500 today.
Spud
tcross
03-19-2025, 10:07 AM
thought it ran as hard as it could yesterday... i was wrong. its running even faster today. my 500 taps are running so hard that it's not allowing the internal pump on my electric releaser to kick off. hopefully the internal pump constantly running isn't an issue cuz i'd hate to miss out on this type of run. never seen it run like this! haven't checked the sugar content but hopefully it's still at 2% as it was yesterday!
I have 3000 gallons so far today. Sap still running 225gph at 8:30pm. I hope to get another 4000 gallons before freeze up tomorrow night.
Spud
tcross
03-20-2025, 05:51 AM
we ended up with 2.pt. my bush has never produced that in a 24 hour day. between 9a.m and 8 p.m was one heck of a run! sugar at 2%... we made a lot of syrup yesterday. today should be a pretty good day then maybe a day to rest a little! been a productive week so far!
Ultimatetreehugger
03-21-2025, 07:03 AM
Averaging 1.75 gallons a day at the moment. Got the vacuum up to 27 yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon wind kicked up and knocked it back to 22.
Sap ran a bit last night. This morning at 5 the rain was coming down hard. Now we just got two inches of snow and sap stopped. Supposed to hit 40 and sun by 3pm. We could have a 4-5 hour gusher before it freezes again.
Spud
Mooneybc
03-21-2025, 09:53 AM
Last 3 days we got 4gpt at 1%. The sap is very cloudy and snotty for a lack of a better term.
tcross
03-21-2025, 10:12 AM
our sap was cloudy yesterday too. Testing 1.9% it cleared up come night time when the temps dropped a bit. came home to 3/4 full tanks yesterday and a big poplar blown down across my wet/dry line. that sucked. tomorrow should be a good day up in these parts.
TapTapTap
03-21-2025, 08:25 PM
VT Open House this weekend and I'll be out spying on the competition. HaHa.
PARKER MAPLE
03-22-2025, 07:29 AM
It should open up pretty good here for us today. Looks like another little run last night before the freeze up. At 10pm it had stopped and I was at 29*. Still at only 31* here at 8am. So pretty good long freeze to reset the trees for a good run today. Sap went a bit cloudy yesterday as I’m sure the warm spell didn’t help the mainlines. But the ice today should scrub them down and clear things up. Sugar dropped way off as well. I feel like the trees are just dumping water now so lots of volume and lighter on the sugar content. But im pretty excited for the nexts weeks weather, 20s and upper 40s with some form of perception snow rain?
April is just around the corner
PM
Yesterday at about 10am the gusher began. Sap ran 450gph all day until about 7pm. Sap is testing 1.2% and cleared up. Forecast is not showing much for sap in the next 5 days or so. I’m hoping for three strong weeks in April.
Spud
Mooneybc
03-23-2025, 05:13 PM
Latest run a little under 1.5gpt sap at 1.2%. The climb in sugar was a welcome surprise.
tcross
03-26-2025, 02:02 PM
was hoping to get some sap yesterday and today but the trees basically gave me nothing. probably 1/4 gpt from yesterday into today. next few days look like similar conditions. hopefully the season will pick back up for me come the end of the weekend. seems like an odd year... but i also feel like i'm thinking that most years.
Things are going slow up my way also. I got about 500 gallons yesterday and today the sap is running a bit better but not great. I think we still have 3+ weeks to go. A lot can happen in that time.
Spud
Mooneybc
03-26-2025, 06:23 PM
Sap let loose for me a little 1.25gpt/1.3%. Currently at 48% crop
Sap started running at 11am and is still running at 375gph. It should freeze up in a few hours. Sap testing at 1.3%.
Spud
tcross
03-28-2025, 05:59 AM
got a nice quick run yesterday. got 300 gallons from my 450 taps in 5 hours, then it shut right down. gonna be cold and wintery this weekend then some nice sugaring weather next week. hopefully we have 2 more good weeks ahead! well, hopefully more than 2 weeks as i'm still not at our half a crop average.
Sap is running 375gph today. Now testing at 1.4%.
Spud
Mooneybc
03-28-2025, 04:52 PM
2.5gpt at 1.2% this latest run
Sap started running today at 12:30 pm. It’s been running 375 gph since 1. Should freeze up by 7 tonight. Starting tomorrow we should see tons of sap for the next ten days or more. Sap testing 1.4%.
Spud
Just checked the tank at 8 pm and there is 1800 gallons from today’s run. That’s a .5gpt for the day. Still testing 1.4%.
Spud
johnallin
03-29-2025, 08:00 PM
Just checked the tank at 8 pm and there is 1800 gallons from today’s run. That’s a .5gpt for the day. Still testing 1.4%.
Spud
We sure don't have that over here in NE Ohio!
It's all over but the crying here and no one's on the NE Ohio thread anymore.
I think it's great that you Vermont guys keep posting. Thanks!
Had a breakdown today and lost about 2000 gallons of sap. Sap is still running 375gph and should continue all night and tomorrow. I hope for a better tomorrow.
Spud
Mooneybc
03-30-2025, 06:27 PM
Sorry to hear that spud, what happened?!
tcross
03-31-2025, 05:36 AM
been a good weekend up this way. got home from work friday and my main tank was over flowing. first time that has ever happened to me. got .75 gpt saturday and sunday. Went down to check the tanks this a.m and they are full to the top. only got to 36 degrees yesterday. had to pump sap up into my feed tank in hopes that'll keep things from over flowing till 10 today. gonna be a long day in the sugar house today! sap was down to 1.8 this weekend. today its back to 2%. syrup quality has really improved over the last 3-4 days. made dark robust and even darker all season up until this past weekend. making amber rich currently. going to be warm today, but looking like anotehr good week of sugaring weather.
Good that you guys to the north escaped the weekend ice storm. I'm thinking a lot of lines laying on the ground today. Ice was terrible in this part of the state. Stood outside yesterday and it was nonstop sound of limbs and trees snapping everywhere.
My #2 woods runs on generator. I went to fill the fuel tank at 5 am and the generator was not running. Yesterday I fiddled with it for a few hours in the rain but could not get it to run. I brought it to a guy in Hyde Gate and he is looking at it today. He said based on what he sees, it’s not looking good. I ran over to Tractor Supply and bought their last one in stock. Eight hours later I got the new one running. I did get 2000 gallons overnight and it’s running pretty good this morning. Sap is clear and testing 1.5% now. I did have sap running gravity all day yesterday so it was not a complete loss.
Spud
PARKER MAPLE
03-31-2025, 06:47 PM
Well we received 2 days of freezing rain and ice. Everything was frozen hard. Then the damage started yesterday. Trees and limbs coming down all over. Power outage for two days not good. I just got to be able to walk in the woods this afternoon as all the ice was off. Lots of work to get this up and going again. Chainsaw ran for hours this afternoon and will be again tomorrow. I sure am glad we didn’t have any wind. As the mountain side would be devastated.
I’m going to plug away tomorrow in hopes of ending the season on a high note. I would like to think we have another week and a half left.
PM
johnallin
03-31-2025, 06:58 PM
Well we received 2 days of freezing rain and ice. Everything was frozen hard. Then the damage started yesterday. Trees and limbs coming down all over. Power outage for two days not good. I just got to be able to walk in the woods this afternoon as all the ice was off. Lots of work to get this up and going again. Chainsaw ran for hours this afternoon and will be again tomorrow. I sure am glad we didn’t have any wind. As the mountain side would be devastated.
I’m going to plug away tomorrow in hopes of ending the season on a high note. I would like to think we have another week and a half left.
PM
Hoping for the best for you guys up there...running chainsaws and generators at the same time is usually not a good thing.
All the best and good luck with the cleanup.
TapTapTap
03-31-2025, 07:33 PM
Well we received 2 days of freezing rain and ice. Everything was frozen hard. Then the damage started yesterday. Trees and limbs coming down all over. Power outage for two days not good. I just got to be able to walk in the woods this afternoon as all the ice was off. Lots of work to get this up and going again. Chainsaw ran for hours this afternoon and will be again tomorrow. I sure am glad we didn’t have any wind. As the mountain side would be devastated.
I’m going to plug away tomorrow in hopes of ending the season on a high note. I would like to think we have another week and a half left.
PM
Almost sounds like the January 1998 ice storm. Does anyone remember that one? I was away and it was long before I had a sugarbush. It was devastating and I'm sure that many maples were destroyed or damaged.
Ken
VT_K9
03-31-2025, 08:04 PM
I remember the '98 ice storm. I was living part way across the state when it hit. We were just starting with pipeline and my Dad and Uncle were running most of the operation with my Aunt. I was busy with where I was working/living and wihtout power for over 1 week...got a generator after that one. This weekend was a little snow, maybe 2" and mostly rain/ice. Not much for trees down in our community this weekend.
Here now we fought some leaks or ice issues over the weekend. It was hard to get over 10" of vacuum between two collection points running one vacuum pump (normal operation and used to be able to maintain 25-26.5"). If we shut down station 1 (350 taps) then station 2 (400 taps) would get to 26". I stripped and cleaned the mechanical releaser at station 1 which is about 10 years old and the vacuum increased 1". I wanted to walk the woods today but got tied up with work. Plus when things warmed up tha vacuum increased to 21". I will have to try to get out of work early tomorrow to walk a line or three (I have some in mind to check first). Seems to be flowing into the tanks decently this afternoon.
Mike
Sorry to hear about all the damage you suffered. I hope you can get things cleaned up soon. These ice storms and breakdowns can be so stressful. Let’s hope all of us can still have a great season.
Spud
tcross
04-01-2025, 06:25 AM
we got 2.3 gpt sunday night into this morning. sap was testing 1.9% still. making syrup on the border of fancy and amber rich. nice tasty stuff. after 11 hours of boiling and still having 500 gallons to get through this evening, i think it's time for a small R.O. added another line of big mature trees this year and it seems as those trees are gushers and have put me over the edge of being able to keep up with heavy flows. hoping for another 2 weeks here as the forecast is looking good.
Sun came out at about 1pm today and started a little run. I got 1100 gallons in about 4 hours. Sap tested 1.4%
Spud
TapTapTap
04-02-2025, 05:42 AM
we got 2.3 gpt sunday night into this morning. sap was testing 1.9% still. making syrup on the border of fancy and amber rich. nice tasty stuff. after 11 hours of boiling and still having 500 gallons to get through this evening, i think it's time for a small R.O. added another line of big mature trees this year and it seems as those trees are gushers and have put me over the edge of being able to keep up with heavy flows. hoping for another 2 weeks here as the forecast is looking good.
11 hours - yup. I'd say you're ready for an RO. Do you burn wood, heating oil, or something else? Whatever your fuel, you'll save a lot with an RO in addition to your time. I'm guessing that a mini RO would burn only around $2 to $3 of electricity to process your 500 gallons. I figure that I use a little less than $20 in electricity to process 4000 gallons to about 14% and to clean the RO. The capital costs are a little high but you'll get a quick ROI with the savings in fuel and boiling time labor.
Ken
tcross
04-02-2025, 06:00 AM
i burn wood. i have a mostly unlimited supply between my property at the house and my camp. between my hunting camp and my house properties i have an unlimited supply of wood, but having a 50 hour a week job, i'm looking for the time savings. i'm thinking a little 250-300 gph R.O would come in awfully handy! especially this year. seems like it didn't run much early on but when it started running it's running very hard! we got another 1 gpt run yesterday in about a 6-7 hour window. sat tested 1.9% still. still making a light amber rich. i was almost able to get caught back up last night. should be a good stretch of weather for the next 4-5 days. hopefully we'll make up for what we lost starting 3 weeks late up this way!
Sap started running at 2pm today. Kinda cool today and sap only ran about 125 gph. Still running now but it should freeze up soon. Tomorrow should be a gusher with temps going to 58. The season is going very well so far and the ten day forecast looks great. Sap is clear and still testing 1.4%
Spud
Saps running 250 GPH today. Should run all night and tomorrow. Sugar dropped to 1.3% today but the sap is clear. Ten day forecast is looking great.
Spud
PARKER MAPLE
04-03-2025, 03:35 PM
I’m back in the game.
16hrs on the chainsaw. 8hrs of fixings mains and lats. Back up and flowing. 1.4% so far today. 1gpt hope it keeps rolling. I thought it was going to be much much warmer then what I’ve seen so far. Only 42here. But no freeze tonight so fingers crossed it keeps cranking.
PM
Mooneybc
04-03-2025, 07:11 PM
Another 1.5gpt yesterday and today at 1.1%. Looking at 90% crop.
I got 1.5 gpt in the last 24 hours. Sap ran all night but slowed down to 150 gph at 5 this morning. Sap testing at 1.2%
Spud
tcross
04-04-2025, 05:46 AM
we got 1.5 gpt yesterday. sugar came way down. testing 1.5 yesterday. was 1.9 the day before. sugar maples are showing some bud swelling. no peepers in the pond yet. should be a good weekend for sap. hopefully we can get through next week.
TapTapTap
04-04-2025, 06:37 AM
I heard peepers earlier this week.
Brian
04-04-2025, 08:37 AM
Stop it!! I hope they stay over there. We are hoping to cross the 1200 mark today.
I'm in Bradford VT. Having my best run in the 15 yrs I've been where I am. I have 270 buckets out and sit at .38 gpt so far. 1st time I cracked 100 gal in a season, and am eyeing the house woodshed of nice dry hw now...
The next week looks OK for weather Beyond that I will be done
Tapped the 9/10 of March and its been non stop for me.
I always enjoy this thread and even though most of you folks are big producers I am sure lots of small timers follow it too, so trying to represent :) the biggest run so far was 3/28 I gather 675 gal from a 24 hr run!
Mooneybc
04-05-2025, 07:43 AM
It slowed down significantly yesterday. Got about 100 gallons and the peepers were peeping hard! We are at about 900ft elevation.
TapTapTap
04-05-2025, 09:24 AM
It slowed down significantly yesterday. Got about 100 gallons and the peepers were peeping hard! We are at about 900ft elevation.
Same here except about 300 gallons for our 1650 taps. But those peepers are singing and we're about 800 to 1100 ft across our sugarbush. Hopefully the predicted colder nights next week will keep us going.
Also saw the wood ducks on the pond this morning - 2 pairs actually.
Ken
I’m at 1200 elevation and no peepers yet. Sap is only running 140 gph but it will run all day and all night. I should have close to 1 gpt by tomorrow morning. I fully expect to run all week with lots of freezing nights to come. Sap testing at 1.3%. I’m only at 2/3 of where I want to be. Plenty of time to have a great season.
P.S. if you start to hear peepers, just shoot your shotgun into the pond. 😁
Spud
tcross
04-06-2025, 07:05 AM
I'm at 1400 feet. No peepers yet but wont be long. Sap has slowed but still coming in decent. My guess is we'll be done by the end of next week. We shall see
Sap has slowed down to 75 gph this morning. It should pick up a bit during the day. Starting tonight we have four nights of freezing temps. Sap quality is very good and still testing 1.3%. I’m
Hopeful we can go till the 20th but time will tell.
Spud
Temps went down to 28 last night. Full sun and 45 today should get sap rolling in a few hours. The 10 day forecast does not look great. Hoping the weather man is wrong again so we can continue the season a bit longer.
Spud
TapTapTap
04-07-2025, 11:39 AM
Same here at about 28 but for just a few hours. Then back to the slow drip. Let us know Spud if you get a decent run once you see what today is about.
Ken
Having a great run today. Sap started running about 10am this morning. I already hit 1 gpt and it’s still running but slowing down. Sap testing at 1.3% still. Should freeze up by 2am or so. The next two days we should be froze up. Every season I have, the end 25% of my sap is 1% or even less. I am still at 1.3% and I’m still getting strong runs after freeze ups. Based on the ten day forecast, I should have two more strong runs this week and then no more freeze ups in sight. I’m hoping the weather man is a bit off to my advantage.
Spud
tcross
04-08-2025, 06:10 AM
we got a hair over 1 gpt today also. tested 1.4. we'll have a few more boils and start the clean up process come the end of the weekend. we'll end up below our average but not too far off. it's been a fairly short but very busy season.
Mooneybc
04-08-2025, 07:27 AM
Over the last 3 days it has trickled in at .75gpt at 1% it might be the end for me. I’m hoping this hard freeze gives me one more good run.
Sun popped out and the sap started running at noon. It’s running 175 gph. Was not expecting sap today so this is a pleasant surprise. I will take every drop I can get.
Spud
I got 600 gallons of sap today before it froze up. Tomorrow will be colder but Thursday should be a gusher.
Spud
Mooneybc
04-08-2025, 06:34 PM
About 100 gallons of sap today but closing in on 5 inches of snow. It’s still coming down like a banshee
Looks like we got 6-7 inches of snow yesterday and last night. The sun came out today at about noon and once again the sap is running. I should get another 500-600 gallons today. Tomorrow the sap should start running very good again. I’m hoping we can get through the 4 days of no freeze and then run till the 20th. Only time will tell. Still testing 1.3%
Spud
Mooneybc
04-10-2025, 02:03 PM
So far 0 sap today. It might be over for me. Fingers still crossed but barely.
Sorry your sap stopped. I hope your trees spit out a bit more. My sap started running at 10am and now it coming in at 275gph. Sap is testing 1.2%. We may get a freeze tonight.
Spud
PARKER MAPLE
04-10-2025, 07:11 PM
I’m done. Sap went milky today and wasn’t running hard at all. I think the ice storm last week really changed something as it gone down hill ever sense.
Good season for me here. Good sap yields right on par with yrs past. No complaints at all.
Until another year. Good luck to all that are still hanging in.
Parker Maple 🍁
Sap ran all night with no freeze. Temp is 33 at the house at 5am. I have 3000 gallons in the tank since yesterday at 10am. Sap is running 175gph now, but may pick up later this morning. Still testing at 1.2%.
Spud
I’m done. Sap went milky today and wasn’t running hard at all. I think the ice storm last week really changed something as it gone down hill ever sense.
Good season for me here. Good sap yields right on par with yrs past. No complaints at all.
Until another year. Good luck to all that are still hanging in.
Parker Maple ��
How much syrup did you end up with?
tcross
04-11-2025, 05:41 AM
shut her down last night. sap was coming in decent. had 1gpt yesterday but the sap was 1%. with no R.O, it's no longer worth the time and wood consumption. wasn't a horrible year but a little below average i believe. i'll know by the end of the weekend when i have everything canned and barreled up. good luck to those still at it!
Mooneybc
04-11-2025, 01:21 PM
On the season total of 18675 gallons of sap 255.5 gallons syrup. That’s a 5% increase over my record year in sap and almost 10% increase in syrup to my highest year. A lot of producers have said this is a down year so I’m attributing the increase in production to the Middle Valley Maple barbed stubby antimicrobrial adapters.
Sounds like you had a great season. When did you finish tapping this year? I’m wondering with your trees going dry, mine should be close to doing the same thing. I’m at 1200 elevation and I completed tapping on March 8th. This is the latest I have ever tapped. I was also told that higher elevations were not doing as well as lower. What is your elevation? I’m hoping to make it through this 3-4 day warmer spell and then get another 4-5 days once it freezes again. The pump will stay running till the last drop. 😁
Spud
Mooneybc
04-11-2025, 04:15 PM
I tapped the last weekend in January and the first weekend in February and am at 900 feet in elevation. I’ve only been sugaring for 5 years so I thought it usually starts running mid/late February. I learned my lesson this year to wait on the forecast.
I had 1400 gallons in the tank at 5am this morning. We did not get a freeze but the sap is still running at 75 gph. Sap is clear and testing 1.2%. I’m hoping I can keep getting around 1500 gallons a day till the next freeze in 3 days.
Spud
VT_K9
04-12-2025, 08:03 PM
We are likely goin to call it tomorrow. We have almost 900 gallons of sap on 750 taps since Friday afternoon. It's running pretty slow. We are 4 gallons shy of last years total at 270 gallons. Our last boil on Frinday yielded good odor and flavor dark robust syrup. We still have sweet in the pan to push through the evaporator to finish the year. We need to get about 1100 gallons of sap to have enough permeate to clean the RO. We will save as much permeate as we can from the last ROing which may give us enough to run the 900 gallons and do a proper year end cleaning.
It was a miserable year for vacuum leaks. We had a hard time at the start getting above 12-13". I was also sick for a week and stayed out of the woods. We got to 18-19" and after several more trips around the woods and removing 6-8 taps which appears to be sources for leaks from the tree we are at 21-22". We have 2 releasers on one 5hp CDL vane pump. An older (8 years or so old) mechanical and new electric. If we shut the vacuum off to the mechanical I can get 26.5-27" with just the electrical releaser. We are giong to upgrade the mechanical releaser this year to electric.
Good luck to everyone for the final push. Monday it is forecasted to hit 60 here.
Mike
Another 1600 gallons in the last 24 hours. Sap is at 1.2% and still pretty clear. I can see sand at the bottom of the tank. We have freezing nights and snow coming up. I just need to get through two more days of no freeze. Last night it went down to 33 at the house but the sap was still trickling in. The plan is to keep the pump running till Easter. Time will tell.
Spud
VT_K9
04-13-2025, 08:11 PM
We finished up boiling today. Finished the year with 301 gallons. The sap was coming in so slow we would not get enough to boil for over a week. In addition several sugarmakers around are getting ropey sap. Soft maple buds are starting to open. The only thing missing are the peepers. Overall we made a little more than last year (274 gallons). We experienced our first electric releaser and it was a huge improvement over mechanical. I will put together a new post about that upgrade.
Mike
Congratulations on your season. This morning at 5 I had 1200 gallons in the tank and the woods is froze up. The temp at 5am was 29. Hoping for a good run today. I heard peppers last night. Still hoping to go till Easter Sunday. People in town are pulling spouts but they are at a lower elevation and they have a lot of soft maples. Sap testing 1.2%
Spud
We finished up boiling today. Finished the year with 301 gallons. The sap was coming in so slow we would not get enough to boil for over a week. In addition several sugarmakers around are getting ropey sap. Soft maple buds are starting to open. The only thing missing are the peepers. Overall we made a little more than last year (274 gallons). We experienced our first electric releaser and it was a huge improvement over mechanical. I will put together a new post about that upgrade.
Mike
Congratulations on a good season. It’s always good to spend improvements and actually have a good season the first year you put these in use. The end is always bittersweet, but it’s time to move onto something else and start planning for next season.
I had 1000 gallons in the tank this morning at 5. The sap was near stopped this morning, but sense has picked up and is running 135 gph. Sap is testing at 1.1%. Hoping to make it through the upcoming snow storm and recharge the trees. Suppose to get 5-6 inches of snow tomorrow.
Spud
Only have about 300 gallons in the tank this morning. It was snowing at 5 this morning and the woods is froze up. I plan to keep the pump on until tomorrow and see if I get a run after the storm. Sap testing at 1.1% and vacuum dropped go 24 yesterday due to the heat. The end is near. A few of my neighbors are waiting out the storm also.
Spud
PARKER MAPLE
04-17-2025, 06:22 AM
How much syrup did you end up with?
I didn’t boil this year. Exploring selling sap to a local buyer. I’m very happy with the outcome
Hope you all had a great year
PM
Sap is running 250 gph hour today. Should run till 10 pm and then freeze. Testing at 1% now. Should go till weekend now.
Spud
I got 1800 gallons yesterday. Sap is testing at 1%. The woods is froze up right now but should get another run today. I think I’m going to shut the pump off Saturday morning.
Spud
Pulled the plug this afternoon. Sap was still running but the quality was not there. I beat last years number so I’m happy. May God bless you all.
Spud
MapleCamp
04-18-2025, 07:35 PM
Thanks for all your updates
Pulled the plug this afternoon. Sap was still running but the quality was not there. I beat last years number so I’m happy. May God bless you all.
Spud
Sounds like a had a good year. I always enjoy reading your updates.
Mooneybc
04-19-2025, 01:59 PM
Pulled all the taps out today. In the back part of the bush’s very large maple that the main line was connected fell down and literally buried the mainline in the root system. Not sure how I’m going to get it out yet but I’m scratching my head for the time being. Very thankful for the great season none the less. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.
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