Tapping in West Hartford (2/2/14)

[Blatch]

Sap is flowing great. We will see how the weather holds up.

[lpakiz]

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Sap is flowing great. We will see how the weather holds up.Hows this look for tapping weather here in Wisconsin? Note the thermometer reading in the lower right corner. 11:30 PM after the Super Bowl.

[Blatch]

You won't be tapping anytime soon. When do you typically tap? March?

[lpakiz]

For several years, March 15-17 (St Pats Day) was the target. Using CVs, first days of March with cooperative temps.

[dschultz]

The way the long range weather outlook is for us here in WI we won't be making syrup till sometime in April.

[hart]

Tapped in Newington (next town over from West Hartford) on the morning of 2/1/14.

As of 6am this morning, collected about 15 gallons of sap from 12 taps. Sap from one tree has a slight yellow tint, I noticed that tree has larger, more developed buds than others, i kept that sap separate from the clear sap, not sure if it will be buddy.

[ctjim]

Tapped in Newington (next town over from West Hartford) on the morning of 2/1/14.

As of 6am this morning, collected about 15 gallons of sap from 12 taps. Sap from one tree has a slight yellow tint, I noticed that tree has larger, more developed buds than others, i kept that sap separate from the clear sap, not sure if it will be buddy.
is that tree a norway maple or silver maple? both of those i have tapped b4 and seem to give a yellowish tint the silver more so than the norway.

[Blatch]

I collected some sap yesterday. It will be slow until the day time highs warm up. My dad has a decent size operation in upstate NY (Macomb, NY) and he's not expecting to tap until mid-March. Hoping for a long season.

[hart]

is that tree a norway maple or silver maple? both of those i have tapped b4 and seem to give a yellowish tint the silver more so than the norway.

It's a large silver maple in the middle of an open yard. What's interesting is that 4 other silver maples 30 yds away, clumped closely together produces clear sap, maybe the soil is different. I've only seen the yellowish tint in norway maples I tapped last year (norway seem to produce more niter for me).

[Blatch]

Weather looks great this week for sap.

[Agent914]

I agree weather looks great but since I still use buckets for my small operation the snow depth is too challenging right now ....so I am going to wait a day or two before I tap.

[Tanta K]

We like our buckets at Brooksvale Park! And I like the volunteers who help me gather them!

Tanta Kirsten
Brooksvale Park Sugar Shack
Hamden

[Blatch]

Volunteers are always appreciated. Good luck with the season.

[Blatch]

Sap started flowing again today. It's about time.