Lack of winter?

[flhr10]

I know it's early but the "lack of winter" makes me wonder what kind of maple season we'll have.

[maplehick]

I have wondered the same thing, but i do see some cold weather in the next couple of weeks will this help the syugar %? Or will it be to little to late. I plan to start tapping on january 10 hope to be done buy the 12 th good luck!!!

[adk1]

I would love to see a good freeze them snow on top of that

[maple flats]

I would love to see a good freeze them snow on top of that
Me too, but not too deep to work easily in.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

We had the coldest winter I have ever seen in my lifetime last winter and one of the worst for sugar content. I have learned a long time ago that the only thing that matters is the weather you get during syrup season.

[adk1]

could be I guess, but this weather sure does suck for ice fishing!

[flhr10]

No matter what, we'll all make syrup and have fun doing it. I'm looking forward to using my new sap hauler. New Holland T151010205

[flhr10]

These pics were on Thanksgiving day. I was killing time while dinner was cooking10206

[DrTimPerkins]

I know it's early but the "lack of winter" makes me wonder what kind of maple season we'll have.

We're not even to January yet! Winter will get here, then everyone will wonder when it will get warm so the sap can run.

[maplehick]

[ QUOTE=DrTimPerkins;262966]We're not even to January yet! Winter will get here, then everyone will wonder when it will get warm so the sap can run.[/QUOTE]sorry doc we have worked hard all summer and fall i just can't help my self i need a SUGAR FIX!!!

[Lazarus]

How about now? Still thinking that? :lol:

I see what looks like -8 degrees coming your way tomorrow night.

[Jim Brown]

I just spent 2 1/2 hours plowing NO WINTER out of my drive and the overnight low will be -10
go figure!
jim

[BreezyHill]

Wow...isn't it great how Mother Nature keeps looking out for us tappers!

I could really do with out the sub zero temps. Makes the day longer when trucks and tractors don't want to start or take forever to warm up.

So how about a moderation for the rest of winter?

[maplehick]

Gess i better watch what i ask for next!

[maple flats]

We've had 5 days of too much winter, wind chills of -15 to -20, but little snow right here, but if i go 30-50 miles north they are burried, and west of Rochester, NY to the Penn. line Interstate 90 is closed due to snow in both directions. It all averages out.

[flhr10]

We're getting it good now!! This is how it's supposed to be!

[Drew Pond Maple]

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We may not have snow but this is what I do when temps get to cold. Take advantage of the frozen ground. Next years sugar wood

[maple flats]

My wood gets done shortly after maple season. I have about 2 yrs ahead, all cut, split and stacked. Before I had lots of maple work to do I cut firewood much of the winter, cutting my home wood, my father's home wood and helping my brother with his. Then we also sold about 40-50 full cord a year too.