Nova Scotia tapping.

[maplesyrupstove]

Put some of my taps in today, more tomorrow. It is running, going to rain tonight. Darrell

[Shon]

gonna start tappin first light in am.wanting to try my new pans cant wait

[Pibster]

Tapped 4 trees just to see how the sap was running. It was alright but not great. I think I'll hold off on the rest as the weather looks cold for the next 10 days.

[cbmapleguy]

Probably start tapping mid next week. Beatuitful day in the bush today... cleaning up moose damage.

[Maplebrook]

I'm with Pibster, holding off until the cold weather passes. Will be ready as soon as good sap weather arrives!

[maplesyrupstove]

Run the vacuum all day , got my pans sweetened. Raining tonight . Darrell

[cbmapleguy]

Looking like it's going to be late start. There's nothing above 0 in the 14 day range.

[hotdog]

Finished putting the last of our taps in for this year. We have 625 in total. Hope to have a good year once it gets going,made some improvements in the sugar shack and we are anxious to try them out. Hope everyone has a great and enjoyable season in the sugar bush !!9098

[cbmapleguy]

First sign of sap today. yeehaw!!

[cbmapleguy]

+6 tomorrow and Sunday. That can only mean good things.

Any updates from around the province?

[Shon]

nothin happening here yet.things just dont want to thaw out

[Shon]

things happened an happened fast.wow,2pm nothin but a few drips.4pm full buckets an pipelines running wide open.wow about time

[maplesyrupstove]

Had a good day sap run from2 o'clock on. Raining tonight and sap still running, got to love it. Busy tomorrow. New Vacuum pump work great.Got to put in a new drop line tomorrow, mr squirrel was back.

[vernon]

Got second bush on vac. running yesterday about 2 pm.It was sucking about 20 gph until 6pm and haven't checked sense.About a mile from my shack and the roads are a mess.Only way there is with 4 wheeler with chains and a small trailer with 5 gal. cans.Just happy to get sap.Looks like spring might come after all.Hope you all have a great spring.

[mountainman]

family hobby sugar bush 500 taps gravity, finished tapping today it did run sum but the wind was to strong.

[cbmapleguy]

Ol mother nature isn't ready to let go yet. The sap ran most of the weekend, but just a trickle. Probably have 100-/+ gals now. Plumbed up another 25 taps on Saturday.

Ohwell, maybe next weekend by the looks of the forecast.

[Terrible]

I'm planning on tapping for this Wednesday coming. It's always a little colder up on Lynn Mountain, but looks like good weather for a bit. Well except for the -15 tonight...

[Shon]

just when last weekend things looked like it was gonna begin then 3 days of super cold nights an cold freezing days now ..... a blizzard ...... with possible 50 cm of snow,holy frig .only good thing about all this is that theres lots of ice in the collection tanks to keep the sap from spoiling in between boils i guess.this weekend coming might be good for a run or two.cheers and stay safe during the storm everyone

[Loon Lake Louie]

Put my taps in on 11 March. Had some drips but really nothing yet. Terrible weather for sap runs. Big storm scheduled for tomorrow and then warmer on the weekend. If I can get into my sugar bush maybe there will be some sap on Thursday or Friday. Here's hoping!!!!

[Shon]

where you from loon lake louie

[Bruce L]

Hoping you came out of the storm okay Louie, weather channel broadcast it pretty rough there.

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin' Shon!!!

I live where 4 counties all come together in NS. A place called West Loon Lake. How about you? Sounds like you have a big operation with 500 taps. I'm just small and like it that way. Just make about 2 gallons for family. It's some nice making syrup!!!

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin'?
We had a pretty good blizzard. Got abot 12 inches of white stuff with high winds all day yesterday an overnight. Today it was still windy but nice and sunny and staying cold. Spent 5 hrs plowing but all clear now. Hoping for some sap on Saturday. Thanks for asking by the way!!!

[Terrible]

Wonder how many buckets went sailing away last night, or how many trees came down. Still amazed I didn't lose power, was snowing sideways for about 16 hours here.

[Shon]

hey louie, its goin better now that the storm is over.7 hrs plowin drifts with the four wheeler to get into my sugar camp.wasn fun at all.im thinking you aint that far away from where i live,you say 4 counties im assuming lun queens kings an annapolis maybe,if so not far from me at all. i not sure about west loon lake though heard of loon lake out by lake paul.my operation not that big quite small compared to others in the area.keeps me busy though.alot of fun when sap is running .this weather has been somethin else .usually just finishing up about this time not just lookin at startin.atleast i hope its gonna start.

[Shon]

just checked some other posts of yours an see that you are farther away than i thought.lol

[Loon Lake Louie]

just checked some other posts of yours an see that you are farther away than i thought.lol
How's she goin'?
The 4 counties are Halifax, Colchester, Pictou and Guysbourough!!! About as far from the ocean as you can get in NS!!!

[cbmapleguy]

Think this weekend is it? It was giving +9 for tomorrow, now only 5. But it's looking above 0 during the day for a couple of days in the row starting today.

We have 130 gals of concentrate we're going to be start boiling today.

[mountainman]

Well it's 5 above light rain that tank better be filling up.

[Shon]

just waitin on my little helper to wake up then headed to sap camp an see if the sap ran all night an is still running. i hope it did conditions were good.

[mountainman]

Slow moving sap it just didn't warm up enough cool wind. Tanks half full so we filled the pans if it runs over night we'll fire up in the am, Getting sick of waiting.

[cbmapleguy]

Yeah, the temp never materialized today. It was +5 around 9am, then dropped to 1 by lunch and didn't increase for the rest of the day. We probably collected 70-80 gals from 750 taps.

[cbmapleguy]

Slow going these days. The temp finally rose above zero yesterday after 2 blizzards and a hail storm that lasted for a solid 8 hrs. Luckly no damage for us.

Probably collected 80 gals yesterday. We had a good sap night and the temp was +2 this morning and rising so I hoping we might actually get a 'run' today. The sap is running a little better than it was last evening and it's only noon :)

[Pibster]

Last night was good and flowing well again by noon. Finally!!

[cbmapleguy]

Sap dribbled most of the day. +1 most of the day. Probably had 150 gals at 6pm. Sitting at plus 5 (warmest all day) right now, so I'm sure hoping I have 300 or 400 gal in the morning. To date, we've made 10 gals of syrup.

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin'?
Well what do you know? Had my 1st sap run on Friday!!! Didn't check buckets yesterday as it was freezing rain most of the day. Now today I had lots of sap hanging there just waiting for me!!!! Boil tomorrow and then fresh Syrup!!!!! Ain't life grand ....

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin'?
All is well with the world again. Sap on and boiling at 8:30 am. The first boil of the season. Hopefully not that last!!!!

[Loon Lake Louie]

Pulled spiles on Sunday the 13th. Too warm now and no frost at night. A terrible season but the syrup I made sure tasted good. How's everyone else doing? I only had 3 runs of sap and they weren't all that great... :(

[Pibster]

I'm hoping for a run tomorrow and Friday. I've been dumping nuisance sap all week. Hoping the sap isn't buddy. Certainly a year to forget.

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin'? Out the other day, Monday, and marked some new trees for tapping. Come on Spring time!!!!

[cbmapleguy]

Going great here! Planning to go for a walk here soon to make sure there's nothing on the ground before ol'man winter comes to stay. Planning to add another 100-150 taps for this season.

[maple flats]

Wow, I see in your signature you have 500' of vacuum, here in the states we can only get up to 29" (just kidding).

[cbmapleguy]

Wow, I see in your signature you have 500' of vacuum, here in the states we can only get up to 29" (just kidding).

Haha.. between 500 and 700 ft of elevation between the sugar house and the top of my bush.

[vernon]

What is everyone's though's on tapping in Nova Scotia this year? We plan to tap Feb. 14 most years but the long range temps look like it will be March before it warms up enough to get in the woods. A lot of my lines are under the snow, as probably yours are also.....All plans welcome Vernon

[cbmapleguy]

What is everyone's though's on tapping in Nova Scotia this year? We plan to tap Feb. 14 most years but the long range temps look like it will be March before it warms up enough to get in the woods. A lot of my lines are under the snow, as probably yours are also.....All plans welcome Vernon

Not much snow here. We had about 8" until yesterday. We received between a foot and 1.5 feet.

The 14 day trend is not looking promising. I doubt we'll be tapping any time soon. More time to get new drop lines and gear set up.

Nelson

[remi]

hey cbmapleguy
don't know about your necck of the woods ,we have 4 feet on the flat here at the other end of the province it will be late March before we can even get close to the trees here , has it started running up your way yet

[vernon]

+2 1n Yarmouth and starting to rain"

[Pibster]

I'll be checking the long term forecast next Friday and decide then if there's any sense tapping next weekend. Everything is buried and the 4-wheeler can't get thru the snow. I can't even find my sap hauler, under the snow somewhere. Looks like another two weeks.

[cbmapleguy]

No sign of sap weather yet. We had some rain today so hopefully we can actually go for a walk and not sink a foot+ with snowshoes. Long term is still not looking great. One -2 in the 14 day range.

[cbmapleguy]

current forecast for wed - thursday is +2, think it will stick?. We'll be spending tomorrow in the bush prepping a new main line plus lateral lines to pick up another 150 taps.

[Loon Lake Louie]

I thought I might get some taps put in this week but we just got another 6 inches of snow!!! It's suppose to warm up towards the end of next week so maybe then, but it will be hard work getting through the snow to reach the trees. Looking forward to a good year though!!!!

[vernon]

Spent the best part of the last 2 days digging out pipe line in hopes it will warm up soon.Might start tapping tomorrow.Hard to get around in the woods, have to use snowshoes to get around at all.I have one bush that pumps rigth to sugar shack and that is what I am working on. The other bush will be a while before we can get their...snow right up to the a$$.

[Marc Duclos]

1081910820
Yup I think it could be a good year for me. I am on my sixth year and I all ways have a new all time record.

[hodgepodge]

we are near Bridgetown, ns. we were up in the woods yesterday put in 90% of are taps. the weather is looking ok for next week

[cbmapleguy]

Spent the day in the bush. Another solid day, we will have everything tapped that is ready to be tapped. We have 100 new taps that we're waiting on manifolds for before we tap them. I saw some ice in the lines melting this afternoon. That is a good sign!

[wrushton]

Spent last weekend and all this weekend with 3 other guys digging out lines, camp ,wood sheds ,roofs and just got ready to taping, did about 25 to say I did some. Hope next weekend I can start on them1090910910

[maplesyrupstove]

Tapped yesterday and today, sap is starting to run. +5 here today and +8 tomorrow should run good. Got to turn the vacuum on tomorrow. Darrell

[cbmapleguy]

Finished tapping 900 today. Some of our clear reducers had sap in them.
Evaporator is all washed up and ready for some action.

Currently +5. Had rain off and on today.

Looks like at least another week before we have some sap weather.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Was all set to set some taps today, but the forecast doesn't look good. 12 inches of snow coming tomorrow ... maybe Monday I'll set some!! Hope the season goes well for everyone!!!

[ksmeagher]

I've got my gravity feed tubing all tapped 280 had a gallon of sap Wednesday and a 1/2 gallon yesterday was set to hang a 100 buckets Saturday but, holding off till this storm is over not enough moving to chase buckets around. Haven't heard of anyone boiling yet?

[wrushton]

Spent most of my time the last few weekends digging thing out only got 150 tapped so far the whether don't look good this week as well

[cbmapleguy]

March 28th was our first boil last year. Looking like a repeat this year. Ol'man winter dumped 25 cms yesterday.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Just seem to be getting way to much snow this spring. No taps in yet but hoping for next week Then get a boil on and make some syrup!!!!

[Loon Lake Louie]

Nothing but snow and more snow here in Central NS. If I tap now, when the snow melts, I won't be able to reach the taps or buckets!!!f

[maplesyrupstove]

Another 2 feet of snow, pipelines are all buried again. Guess I have to dig them out again. Blow snow all day , got the yard done, sap house is next. I need some sap to try out my new milking machine this year. Everything is ready but the weather, got more snow than we had in ten years.

[cbmapleguy]

Over a foot here since lunch time. unreal. The easter bunny will undoubtedly be white this year. So thankfully my lines are on the hill they are, otherwise they'd be long since buried.

[wrushton]

In the woods today digging out my line I already dug out in the last 2 week ends I would say we got a foot of snow this week alone , there is a good 6 feet of it , and snow again tonight and tomorrow ,the good news it looks warmer this week coming

[cbmapleguy]

In the woods today digging out my line I already dug out in the last 2 week ends I would say we got a foot of snow this week alone , there is a good 6 feet of it , and snow again tonight and tomorrow ,the good news it looks warmer this week coming

This week is the ticket for sure! After Monday we should be seeing some sap.

[Loon Lake Louie]

I've been clearing snow for 3 days now...hopefully tomorrow, if it isn't raining too much, I'll get some taps in and then the goodness comes!!!!

[Terrible]

Looks like Thursday and Friday here should be good. Just have to go dig my lines out... again.

[cbmapleguy]

Anyone getting sap yet? Been trickling here for the last couple of days.

[Pibster]

Nothing yet, the odd tree dripped a bit yesterday.

[vernon]

Might get enough to sweeten pan from yesterday and today's run? Only have 1/4 tapped. Will try to get in the woods this PM to tap a few more if I can dig them out of the snow? Snow has settled down a bit as like 2 to 3 feet left. Never worked so hard for so little.Will keep a guy in shape if it doesn't kill us first. Hope everyone can save some kind of their season. Life is good...Vernon

[hotdog]

Gathered about 375 l yesterday enough to sweeten our pans. Boiled last night for about 2 hours to get through what was in the holding tank. Hopefully this week will bring some more sap. It feels strange to be just starting normally we are finishing up this time of the year and are getting to the woods to cut next years supply. Still lots of snow in the Rawdon hills.

[maplesyrupstove]

Had my first boil today, got some sap the last 2 days. Cold today didn't run. Might get some this week, looks warmer. 11440

[cbmapleguy]

Probably have 100+ gallons from friday and yesterday. We received a foot of snow last night that WASN'T really necessary. Hoping to boil late tomorrow or Tuesday if we can get enough sap Monday.

Low sugar content. Hydrometer is bobbing around 1.

[vernon]

Boiled 200 gal. today, just enough to sweeten pans. 1% takes a lot of sap for a little syrup.Sap didn't run today....nice and sunny but too cold.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Finally was able to set some taps today. Beautiful in the woods!!! Sap was dripping even as I drilled the hole. Looking good and maybe tomorrow I'll get my first boil. Some late though, but better late than never!!!

[maplesyrupstove]

Got my pans sweeten today. Next boil I should get to draw some syrup off. Got some sap for the morning and it should run good tomorrow. My milk machine is working real good. Darrell

[Maplebrook]

Hi Guys & Gals,

Last spring I decided to take the next 2 years off while we transition from our 300 tap back yard operation to our 90 acre woodlot. This will give me some time to work in the new sugar woods getting ready for pipe and to get around and visit some bigger camps while they are boiling.

Looks like it was a good decision with all this snow. Some commercial producers here in NS have walked away from tapping for this year due to snow.

Good luck to everyone this year!

Darren

[cbmapleguy]

Sweetened the pans this evening with about 100 gals of concentrate. Hopefully get some more sap friday / saturday.

[hotdog]

Collected 400L on Wednesday,nothing yesterday the wind was to cold. We are going to boil later on this afternoon. Today we should to be able to draw some off,our sap has been at 1.5% it takes us awhile to get the first draw. Hopefully we get a good run today to really see how are sap suckers are going to work. We repaired some squirrel damage last time we were in the woods I still think we have some more leaks to fix only getting about 5" of vacuum but we haven't had a real good run either. Hope all you guys get a good run today to.

[cbmapleguy]

The temp never materialized today. Nothing but a slow drip off 900 taps. Pretty depressing. Maybe tomorrow (It's giving +7). I'm starting to feel like Eeyore.

[vernon]

Sap has been running here the last 3 days, 500, 400,and 400 gal. With 1.5% .We are happy with this as it it such a late start. Snow is melting some but still hard to get around tn the bush. Will soon be mud season as we have to haul 1 mile from 1 bush, but will manage somehow.Good luck, all may the sap Gods be with you. Vernon

[wrushton]

Friday sap ran great it was + 8 was my first boil it only sweeten my pans , At 8 am today it was running good then the heady rain started not sure how it doing now. Hoping this week will be better.

[Loon Lake Louie]

How about that!!!! Here it is Easter and I just started to boil. Usually the first of April I'm cleaning my gear and enjoying syrup. Maybe in another 2 weeks but not today!!! The sap is running though!!!!

[Rob Walton]

The sap is running? It is -9 here.

[cbmapleguy]

Sure glad I don't depend on syrup for an income. Hope people have their tanks ready cuz the sap is going to be pouring out of the trees this weekend.

[vernon]

I hope you are right cbmapleguy..It has been fair here for the last week for the cold weather we are having. Sap starts to run about 2 PM every day until dark and freezes again. Have made about 50 gal. so far. Still hard to get around in the woods to check for leaks, but with snowshoes we do it.May the sap gods bless you. Life is good. Vernon

[Loon Lake Louie]

The weather has been not too bad, but my sap is not running like others....not what I wanted for sure. Still lots of snow and temps lo at night and hi during day so I hope I can salvage something. Still fun though and I wouldn't miss tapping season for anything!!!!

[Pibster]

Sunday was not what I expected. Beautiful day and hardly any sap from my 130 taps. I had a good run on Saturday. Maybe too warm yesterday.

[wrushton]

I had the same ,good saturday not much on sunday , but yesterday it ran great i got more then i got all last week

[Pibster]

Yesterday was my best day also.

[Run Forest Run!]

It's so nice to hear that you guys are finally getting to join in on the fun for 2015. This past season our winter was long, but yours seemed to go on forever. Have fun!

[hotdog]

Boiled down 590l that we picked up last two days . yesterday it ran good in one of our woods but didn't run at all in the other , strange. I guess its been that kind of year. Going to hold out until the weekend after that it doesn't look good for us here in Rawdon. That will be it for 2015.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Last 2 days have been great for sap running but I fear the sap is getting buddy. The buds are starting so yesterday, after getting the best sap run of the year, I pulled my taps. The sap was dribbling out of the tap hole as I pulled the taps and I almost cried. I apologized to the trees and thanked them for the season and headed for the sugar shack to boil down the sap I collected.
Another year over and it was good fun but too much snow made for a lot of work getting to the trees and getting the sap back to the sugar shack.
See ya next year maple trees!!!!

[cbmapleguy]

Still full tilt here. Hope to get another week out of it.

[Pibster]

Running great here the last 2 or 3 days.

[cbmapleguy]

We've been getting crystal clear sap for the last week. We had some cloudy stuff last Monday when it got super warm. Since then, nothing but clear sap! Couldn't ask for anything better.

[Pibster]

The weather forecast is starting to improve, calling for minus temps overnight Thursday to Sunday.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Well I finished cleaning my pan and sap buckets and hosing. The sugar shack is all swamped out and everything packed away until next spring. What a year!!! Lots of snow and late runs. All good in the end. Can it be any better than making your own Maple Syrup!!!!

[Pibster]

I ended up with a much better year than last year. Definitely more work collecting sap with the amount of snow we had. Had lots of fun though.

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin'?
Well it's a long ways to go till tapping season, but this morning we had about and inch of snow and the temps were below freezing most of the day. So it looks like we're heading to winter real quick and we all know that spring can't be far behind!!!
I was out to the woods and have marked some nice trees getting ready for next spring. I hope everyone has had a great summer and that you all have an extra good syrup season next spring!!!

[CBLA]

Hello all,

just joined the site. Started last year doing Maple Syrup, helped at a maple syrup operation about 20 years ago and just bought a property a few years back with 25 sugar maples. Used a turkey fryer last year, not the most efficient way to boil but it will have to do for a few years. I did manage to score a evaporator pan for the 2016 season so hopefully that will help.

[Pibster]

Welcome to the site. It's hard to believe it's tapping season in a few months, time flies.

[CBLA]

Thanks Pibster. Yes time does fly by. Hopefully this winter is a little kinder than last year. My first season for maple syrup was the worst in decades, so I am hoping for a good season this year.

[maplesyrupstove]

I tapped Wed and Thurs Feb 3 an 4. Had a small run Thurs and a good run Fri. I boiled Sat, got my pan sweeten. Been cold every day, tomorrow Feb 11 is going to be + 6 . Should get another run. This is the first time I tap this early and boil this early since I been tapping trees, I started tapping in 1974. In 1984 I tapped Feb 17 and that was early. Darrell Still working on my new pump and electric releaser.

[CBLA]

long range from the 16th to the 23 has temps above freezing in the day. I am thinking about tapping on the 20th.

[Pibster]

I'm thinking about tapping on the holiday Monday (15th). Tuesday on looks really good for daytime temps. This would be by far the earliest I've ever tapped.

[CBLA]

what do you guys think about tapping early, do you get more yield or is the yield the same just over a longer time ( ie the tree has only so much to give)?

[wrushton]

I started tapping last weekend , been fixing mine lines, a few trees blow down in December. Next week look good for weather.

[ksmeagher]

One of the larger producers in in Cumberland County started this Monday tapping,they are cleaning all the spiles with isopropyl alcohol as they tap and using season spiles in alot of the newer areas. It is still early I am going to wait one more weekend myself, that said I did put out one bucket last week and caught half a gallon of sap on last Thursday So its looking like it could be early.

[hotdog]

Spent the last couple weekends getting the lines all picked up and set. Move the pump house to the woods. Cleaned out my totes yesterday. Pretty much ready. Looking at the temps it looks like its comming around. Think I'll start tapping at the end of the week. Anybody else thinking about tapping?

[Pibster]

It looks like I'll start tapping Saturday.

[hotdog]

One good thing this year we're not up to our waist in snow!

[CBLA]

looking at the weather network its calling for 20 - 30 cm for the 24th. hopefully that changes

[Loon Lake Louie]

Looks like the sap will be flowing early this year!! Here's hoping. I'm going to set a few taps in the yard today just to get a feel for how it's running. Anyone else getting any sap yet?

[cbmapleguy]

we're just a little over 1/2 tapped. every tree I tapped yesterday had sap dripping. hoping to get the rest tapped between today and tomorrow.

[CBLA]

I have 22 buckets out and this morning when I checked they were all over half full. frozen solid though. I will collect tomorrow.

[dscanuck]

I have 22 buckets out and this morning when I checked they were all over half full. frozen solid though. I will collect tomorrow.

You can just toss the ice and keep the concentrate at the bottom of the bucket. I only do a couple boils a season and in between boils, I freeze my sap in my barn fridge/freezer in a roughneck food grade garbage can. Everyday I toss the frozen cylinder of ice water that is created thus concentrating my sap and reducing my boil time. Sugar water freezes at a slightly lower temp than water. Next time you see frozen sap, try a piece of ice and notice it just tastes like ice from water not sweet as sap usually tastes like.

[cbmapleguy]

had a decent run yesterday. close to 500 gal but sugar content is low, just above 1.

[Marvel26]

I'm heading to Halifax next week and I was wondering if there were any maple supply shops near the highway from NB ?

[CBLA]

4.5 liters made yesterday. Boiled 200 liters of sap

[murferd]

David Briggs is in Moncton, (506) 382-3380. Kevin McCormick in Springhill, NS.902 694-0145, both Lapierre sub dealers

[Marvel26]

David Briggs is in Moncton, (506) 382-3380. Kevin McCormick in Springhill, NS.902 694-0145, both Lapierre sub dealers

Thanks Murray! I forgot all about Brigg's maple Supply and I never knew knew about the McCormick's.

Rob

[Loon Lake Louie]

Lots of sap running in Central Nova Scotia!!! Boiling off now and looking good. Hope everyone else has a good run and make lots of syrup!!!

[Loon Lake Louie]

Some cold overnight. All my sap is frozen. Supposed to stay below zero all day. No more sap run for a while I'd say. Good chance to take a breath and catch up...

[cbmapleguy]

Snappy here, -16 with the wind. Afraid there won't be much sap today and for a couple more days. Looking at he forecast, we have 4 or 5 days before any more sap.

[CBLA]

boiled yesterday 4.5l of surup

[Loon Lake Louie]

-18 here at the Lake this morning. It's suppose to go above zero by this afternoon, so just maybe there will be a drop or two I can catch!!!

[cbmapleguy]

With the lack of fresh sap, we had a chance to bottle everything up so far and add some more taps. 30 taps on one 3/16" earlier this week and ran laterals lines today for another 60 or so taps.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Been so long since sap ran around here I think I'll have to re-tap my trees!!! Come on weather, let's get it together!!!!

[cbmapleguy]

going on three weeks here. +11 for friday, that can only mean good things

[CBLA]

I managed to get 70l of sap last Friday. I have collected 540l so far this year on 22 taps.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Still pretty dry here. Suppose to warm up a bit on the weekend. Maybe it will run again then. I sure hope so.

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin' CBLA!!! Wow 540 liters from 22 taps. That's great!!! I only have 20 taps so far and I only got about 112 liters.

[CBLA]

The run I had in February was the best so far. I am hoping it will be a good run this weekend!!

[CBLA]

Boiled 100l of sap yesterday got 2.5 l of Dark syrup. Nothing ran this weekend.

[CBLA]

pull my buckets today. sap that ran today was cloudy yellowish. I did manage to boil another 270L of sap last night and got 6L of dark syrup, In total I collected 950L 0f Sap and got 22L of syrup:cool:

[vernon]

We are going to see if mother nature will re-charge the tree's again after the coming cold snap Mon. Tues.? Hard to give up a good thing.

[Loon Lake Louie]

Had a good run last Friday, April 1, but the syrup was pretty dark. Goof though!!!!

[Loon Lake Louie]

Sad day today ... taps coming out. Thank you to the maples for a good season. Now to wash and clean everything and make plans for next season!!!!

[CBLA]

Loon Lake Louie, did u get any sap yesterday or today?

[Loon Lake Louie]

How's she goin' CBLA?
I got some sap but it was getting cloudy and had been hanging for a bit so I thought I'd just dump it. Been too mild the last while too. How about you? Still getting a run or 2?

[CBLA]

I pulled all of my taps on April 2 as the sap was cloudy and a little yellow. I did manage to get one last big boil on April 1. good year.

[Pibster]

I collected this morning, got enough for one more boil tonight but that's likely it for me.