Tapping in Pocahontas County

[Frostmore Farm]

We aren’t quite ready yet but hope to have the main woods tapped by Saturday night. The weather caught me unprepared...again. I heard that some other folks may be going in the county. AT


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[220 maple]

I believe you hit it perfect! You and Rachel can get cheap snorkel's at the Dollar General Store to keep from drowning in sap, don't forget one for the little tike also, you can also use them at the beach this summer! Lol!

Mark 220 Maple

[Frostmore Farm]

We did get tapped last weekend with some help. I have to go boil a little bit of sap from Thursday evening. We have about 12 gallons made and seem to be working out the kinks as we go. Awful cold this morning -4 but it may get above freezing today should help with sugar content.
Adam


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[220 maple]

Congrats on getting in the Lancaster Farm Journal, one of my friends told me about the picture of Adam and the little one strapped to his chest tapping trees, could be another winner at the NAMSC Meeting?

Mark 220 Maple

[Frostmore Farm]

The timing worked out great for the article, Bryce and I had a good time tapping his first trees.

We have bottled about 75 gallons, have about 20-25 to bottle and the trees were running good this afternoon. Trying to rest have a bit of a sore throat plan to hit it hard tomorrow evening.


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[Frostmore Farm]

Had to get the RO rolling this am, sap is roaring in haven’t seen a run like this for a while!!! Going to be a busy day and night.


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[Frostmore Farm]

We have done really well thus far, we are at just under 150 gallons bottled. Looks like it will be a busy week.

AT


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[Frostmore Farm]

We are on par with last season almost exactly. We have bottled 222.25 gallons to date. Supposed to get a freeze Monday night that should restart everything.


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[Frostmore Farm]

Boiled today but didn’t quite get to draw off. Have bottled 228.6 to date, this is off of about 1020 taps. We don’t know if we will be able to get the rest of our taps in or not, awful busy with the baby and work. Looks like we are gonna freeze again tonight hopefully get to 300-400 this year.


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[Frostmore Farm]

Well we are still going. We have 400 in the sights and it is looking good. The sugar content took a vacation til next year but most of our customers like it dark, so we carry on. The reds are swelled but still have not popped. The flavor tonight was excellent. We will post when we are finished it is close. A


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[220 maple]

My trees in Grant and leased trees in Pendleton have said enough is enough, Not a record breaking year but, I made more this year than the last two added together, so I'm happy! Will do it again next year!
Mark 220 Maple

[Frostmore Farm]

We are officially done for the season. Our final tally is...... 403.8 gallons on 1100 taps (65% reds). Pretty happy with the season overall had to work hard to get what we did.


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[WVKeith]

Frostmore:

Sounds like a decent season. I stopped last weekend. Flows were way reduced and too many other jobs to keep up with the warmer weather.

I had about 700 taps this year, and true to form, I averaged less than 1% sugar ( gotta love that new RO). Finished with about 130 gallons.

Had around 250 people come to the maple days. Even with lousy weather both days, it was a great time and sold lots of syrup

Keith

[220 maple]

Keith did you do both days? I see it's on the agenda for our annual meeting in May. Will be interesting getting producer input on the split event.

Mark 220 Maple

[WVKeith]

Mark:

I did do both days. Lousy weather both days. Rainy in February and snowed in March, but people still came out.

Keith