View Full Version : Got Sap?
68bird
03-07-2014, 11:38 AM
Is it running for anybody today?
Ittiz
03-07-2014, 11:42 AM
I'll check when I get home, I'd suppose it will run some today.
SmellsLikeSyrupNH
03-07-2014, 11:51 AM
I was surprised to see 3 of my buckets yesterday get almost a gallon!!! No idea how the heck that happens, so im assuming they will be running again today....fingers crossed for everyone!!
It is starting to run a little here. It didn't get above freezing until noon and is now 36 with high light clouds making the sun not as bright. I don't think it will amount to much sap today as it was zero this morning and took a long time to thaw out. Hope for a better day tomorrow.
optionguru
03-07-2014, 02:38 PM
I must be just too far north. I have about 20% of my taps dripping a little. I keep checking about every 20 minutes though, PATHETIC!!!
Shawn
03-07-2014, 02:48 PM
Not enough to say so here
handtapper
03-07-2014, 04:01 PM
Each of my taps ran between 0 and .1 gallon with nothing before 1o'clock. It was just to cold last night everything was in a complete freeze until noonish. Tonight looks freezing cold like 5 degrees again so I'm not overly hopeful on tomorrow although it will be a bit warmer. Sunday and early next week looks better no sun but no deep freezes. I was really hoping for a good run today and a flood tomorrow. Also I'm on the mass border I bet no one in nh on this website has taps further south than me...
Ittiz
03-07-2014, 05:58 PM
So I checked mine and I got home too late to see anything since it's below freezing now and all my lines go into a barrel I can't see into. I can tell they ran some since the lines have ice in them that wasn't there before, but there is no way to determine how much.
highway
03-07-2014, 06:18 PM
It never thawed here until after noon. We had -3 below this morning. it's going to take a couple of days to thaw before we see any run.
Supposed to be cold again tomorrow morning so I would not expect any better results for the day tomorrow.
Hope things change and not too fast.
68bird
03-07-2014, 07:53 PM
I ended up with about 30 gallons from about 330 taps! I had -5 this AM so a long time to thaw today. Hope it runs tomorrow, I have people screaming for syrup!
backyard sugaring
03-07-2014, 08:28 PM
My trees near the road dripped a little today, but the tree in the woods are frozen solid. Good luck tomorrow. Lee
Ittiz
03-08-2014, 09:09 AM
Woke up to 50F weather. Should have a good run today :)
handtapper
03-08-2014, 09:50 AM
What time did u mosey on out of bed at ittitz? Lol Pretty cold at 5am its going to take things a bit to get going I've got nothing running yet. I saw a guys sap bags yesterday with a half gallon ish in each and I got nothing...
Bucksaw
03-08-2014, 10:04 AM
Tapped 10 trees Thursday night and didn't have much sap at all after yesterday. Tapped 20 last night...hoping for a good run today so we can boil tomorrow, otherwise waiting getting everything set up tomorrow and won't be able to boil until next Sunday.
Ittiz
03-08-2014, 12:08 PM
What time did u mosey on out of bed at ittitz? Lol Pretty cold at 5am its going to take things a bit to get going I've got nothing running yet. I saw a guys sap bags yesterday with a half gallon ish in each and I got nothing...
9am :D I have to catch up on all the sleep I lose during the work week :P
handtapper
03-08-2014, 03:31 PM
I emptied 100 taps done at 4 and got only 30 gallons. Yikes, not good
SlopYourDripper
03-08-2014, 03:55 PM
40 taps got me a little less than 5 gallons so far today and the flow has nearly stopped as the clouds have thickened and the temp has dropped back to 40-ish. I had expected much better results today. Next potential run looks like maybe Tuesday, then another storm (northeaster??) on Thursday. Bleaugh. It's "The Winter That Would Not Die!"
68bird
03-08-2014, 05:36 PM
+17 degrees this morning @ 6:00 AM! Thought it would be a good run today, but only got about 40-50 gallons!
Wingo87
03-09-2014, 08:32 PM
Finally got some sap for me this weekend but no flood, got about 5 gal yesterday and another 8 gal today. Looks like tues will be a good run, then more snow great :( planing to boil next weekend, hopefully my sap won't spoil waiting.
Sap drizzled a little here Saturday and even less Sunday. Took too long for it to thaw out each day to amount to much. If the forecast is "right" (HAW,HAW), then maybe a great day Tuesday. Of course, they have to ruin it with more snow on Wed and cold Thur. Pray for the best.
68bird
03-10-2014, 05:35 PM
Got about 150 gallons of sap between Saturday, and Sunday. About 60 more there tonight. Had a good boil yesterday with family and friends. Hpoing to boil again tomorrow night!
Ittiz
03-10-2014, 05:46 PM
Yeah not that great, trees ran a bit today, probably better than they have in the last week and a half. Not supposed to get below freezing tonight here though, so probably won't last. Also there is no sun in the ten day forecast. bleh...
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