What's your sugar content.

[Wanabe1972]

Ive heard people talking about low sugar in their sap this year. I tested a test tap I have out and was barely 1% on a tree that gave me 3% to start last year. I'm pretty sure things are still frozen pretty tight as in the 200 taps I put out today and yesturday maybe a half a dozen in full sun even dripped. Anyone getting good sap yet or is everyone getting low numbers?

[Waynehere]

My 1st boil was Wed night. 1% sugar and I wish we had dumped the 200+ gal instead. Went through a lot of wood for 2 gal of syrup. My partner just said he tested today before he collected and up to 2.5% now. Whew...

[DoubleBrookMaple]

That's what I got was 1%, when I have always been right at 1.7%. Boiled for 13 hours into late last night to get 3 1/2 gallons. I filtered it today, and it is just at the dark range. Yes, a long day, and a lot of wood, but the syrup is very tasty.

[SDdave]

On the other side of the Mississippi, I've been getting an average so far of 3%. Flow is slow yet.

SDdave

[maple2]

1.1% on wensday, 1.4% today

[Wanabe1972]

Looks like everyone's content is starting to rise. Hopefully things. Will loosen up around here and I will find out for myself. At the end of last year I was running sap through my RO twice to get 2 percent I think I would dump it this year instead of wasting power and wood running 10% sap spoils you over time.

[Urban Sugarmaker]

Boiled 4 day old sap today...first boil and it was at 1.8ish. Collected 40 gallons today at 2.5%.

[MapleMark753]

A few days ago our overall sap was at 1.7 percent. That was disappointing, but it is what it is. Yesterday, the overall sap was 2.6 percent. Never had a rise like that in such a short time. Boiled a significantly shorter time too, that was nice. I know ups and downs occur during the season, but are others experiencing variations like this too? Checked and zero'd the refractometer just to be certain!
take care, Mark

[Jonnie Maple]

Just got a refractometer this week. Got a low of 1.8 and a high of 2.5 today.

[red maples]

holding steady 2.5 on buckets and 1.6 on vacuum

[GeneralStark]

Was 1.5 last week, but now up to 2.5 this weekend. All frozen up at the moment but we'll see what tomorrow brings....

[maple2]

1.9% sat. 2.1%today. Made 26gals of some super lite syrup

[Clinkis]

Started at 1.1 then up to 1.5 then up to 2.2 and today back down to 1.7. I've never seen sugar below 2 ever before this year. I usually average around 3 or a little over.

[KV Sappers]

I tap mostly red maples, there running at 1.5%.

[n8hutch]

I started at 2% first 2 days, went up to 2.5% today, I have mostly big sugars on the edge of fields or hedgerows.

[dblact38]

My first collection was 1.6 hopefully this week coming will be higher

[Atgreene]

106 taps on this line. 1.5 last week. Should continue to improve.

[Swagner]

I havent gotten far enough into thereby yet to measure. Plan on being in a new location next year. But I know my first 4 gallons made me a pint of syrup.

[West Sumner Sugar]

We have been holding steady at 2.5-2.7%

[wurmdert]

2.7 today on refractometer

[adk1]

First run was 2 percent

[Dennis H.]

1.5% but this week it started to drop. It read 1.3% Today, that sucks.

[Sweet Maple Trees]

Retested this one again today that I found last week.

[MapleLady]

Sap from my trees has been at 2 - 2.5. Today it went up to 3%!

[maple maniac65]

2.5 here in Sugar Hill

[dschultz]

Silvers are testing 2.4

[tuckermtn]

1.4 to 1.7 so far

[Run Forest Run!]

My sugar maples are currently at 2.5% and 3%. My silvers are at 2.5% and 3.0%. Freeman maple is at 2%. Norway maples at 2.5% and 3.5%. (I haven't tapped the Manitoba maples yet because I don't think I could keep up with the sap.) A vast improvement from 1.5% across the board at the start of my season.

[1arch]

2.1% after being in the tank a few days prior to cooking.

[maple flats]

First sap yesterday tested 2.3%, but some individuals ranged from 1.5% up to 3.5%.

[Jeff S]

I'm only a hobbyist making syrup for myself and a few friends and family so in the past I just tapped any Sugar Maple I came to and boiled. This year I invested in a refractometer and discovered that I have become very picky about what trees I decide to leave my spiles in. My neighbor has 3 yard trees all Sugar Maple that have consistently yielding 3.5 , 4,and 6% which is a whole lot better than 2% that the trees I use to use are. Unfortunately the 6% tree produces the least but its still 1/3 the boiling.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

pretty consistent 2.3/2.5. one day we were up around 3 but had a lot of ice in barrels

[saphound]

Mine is right at 2, all sugars...better than it was 2 weeks ago. Can't imagine 6!

[RileySugarbush]

2.5 to 2.8 all season so far

[nymapleguy607]

Had 115 gallons Monday night that tested 3%, made 4 gallns in less than 2 hours

[Atgreene]

Still holding a steady average of 3% on pipeline, 4% on buckets. The north facing buckets, smaller trees, and any with snow still around the base have yet to run. On our 8 th? boil of the season, still making light syrup.