Bout time

[Dale Sparrow]

Had a nice run yesterday, 700 gallons from 420 on vac. :)

[awpoolco]

Not hardly a drop in Hampden

[Jal-Bear]

Not hardly a drop in Hampden

Same here.

[Timber207]

55 gallons from 175 buckets, pulled most as the weather is not looking good and many trees budding

[GotSap?]

300 gallons yesterday. 200 from 126 taps on 3/16, 100 from 90 taps on buckets! Feels like the season just started this past weekend and will be over this weekend.

[SEB]

The 6 trees in my yard here in Blue Hill get full sun and I think they may be about done, but the ones in the woods are just getting started! I tapped the yard trees on Feb. 22 and I've made about 4 gallons of syrup from them. I only tapped a few trees in the woods since this is my first year here in Maine and I'm just a hobbiest. If I end up with 5 gallons of syrup I'll be thrilled!

[awpoolco]

Same here.

How is it going in Carmel maine

[Jal-Bear]

How is it going in Carmel mainePretty slow. Picked up just enough for a short boil this evening.

[Page Meadow Maple]

Pretty slow. Picked up just enough for a short boil this evening.
Curious how many gallons you picked up. I am a bit north and east of Bangor. Picked up 36 gallons off 80 taps. 3 Brix. Wondering when people think the season will be over up here.

[wurmdert]

Im hoping our snow pack will keep the buds ar bay thru these warm nifhts that are forecasted up here
Im only at about 1/3 crop in sap gals. But the sugar has been so high im actually at 2/3 crop so cant complqin

[swiftmaple]

New to this maple hobby, but clearly addicted. I have learned a lot from this forum and friends who have done this for a long time. I put about 50+ taps in during that warm stretch in February. Buckets, pails, water jugs, and just about anything I could find to collect sap. Taps ran ok, although I don't know what a good run is per tap per day. Slowed in March and had hopes of a good run about a week ago. Not so much. All intentions of pulling taps today after work and calling it a season, most pails and buckets have sap. Cold snowy/rainy day and there is sap. Beautiful day yesterday, hardly any. Confused beyond words, so Im guessing leave them in and sees what happens.

[Jal-Bear]

Curious how many gallons you picked up. I am a bit north and east of Bangor. Picked up 36 gallons off 80 taps. 3 Brix. Wondering when people think the season will be over up here.Only 40 gallons off 210 taps at just over 1% sugar content. 90% of my taps are red maples, so I expect them to not be as productive as sugars, but usually not this slow. What few sugars I have to tap have been doing decent. Still have quite a few that have not thawed out yet. Still lots of snow in woods. 36 gallons off 80 taps at 3% sounds good to me!

[awpoolco]

Only 40 gallons off 210 taps at just over 1% sugar content. 90% of my taps are red maples, so I expect them to not be as productive as sugars, but usually not this slow. What few sugars I have to tap have been doing decent. Still have quite a few that have not thawed out yet. Still lots of snow in woods. 36 gallons off 80 taps at 3% sounds good to me!

I think it will come. I have 225 taps on 5/16 gravity and have gotten 200 gallons since the first of March. Last year I would have had 1000 gallons. Yes, it will be warm for a few days, but my bush does not face south so I think after that I will have more than I can handle coming in. Trees haven't shown any signs of opening their bud around me.

[Dale Sparrow]

My trees, norways 1.2%, reds 1.5, sugars 2%. Once sap is all mixed together in the head tank I get a reading of 1.8%. 70 norway taps, 80 reds and 280 sugar taps. 127 gallons of syrup so far this year. Couple more runs to go maybe?