Late start

[bobsklarz]

Looks like it's going to be a late year in Ohio. What's the latest you ever started? Was there ever a "No sap year"?

[BreezyHill]

Eastern NY& southern VT area, March 11. Not that I recall since 1971.

[maple flats]

My latest first boil was last year (3/27) my earliest was (2/8), just 1 year before. My tapping was the last full week in Feb in '03-05 then it started moving earlier each year until last year when I finished tapping 1/20 (but first boil was not until 3/27) This year I am still waiting to tap, maybe start next week. We have not had a year with no sap flow but the later it starts the greater the likleyhood it might be a shorter season.

[sjdoyon]

Our first boil last year was 01 April and in 2012, we did our first boil second week of February. With cold temps forecasted next 2 weeks, looking at mid to late March to begin the season (hopefully).

[buckeye gold]

I've never seen a "no sap Year", but I have seen "so little d#$% sap there may as well been no sap" years! Those are also called write off years :lol:

[Sugarmaker]

I think in the last 15 years there was one year where we made about 40 gallons of syrup from 300 taps. or about 1/2 what we should have made. Last year we did not make much syrup until March 20th. Several years earlier we were done at that time. We wait and hope we are ready when it does happen.
Regard,
Chris

[Aggravated Farmer]

out of 13 taps put in initially we saw ten gallon. upped to 17 we saw 15 gallon more over the weekend (gathered yesterday). today is slow and only have maybe 5 gallons out of 20 taps. I may re-tap one tree which has produced almost nothing.