Tapping

[Agb]

So when is everyone thinking of tapping this year (2019). Each year I tap and it is usually to early or to late. I’d like to be just right this year.

[sugarwoodacres]

Next weekend

[goose52]

I'm always antsy at the start of the season and cabin fever makes me tap too early even though i usually get an early run. But then i'm fighting ice and it's a pain. Going to try to hold off until mid march this year if i can wait that long.

[Agb]

I going with 16th & 17th this year.

[Agb]

Good run today in Great Meadows.

[sugarwoodacres]

Good run today in Great Meadows.
Hows your season so far?
I've boiled 3 times so far a total of 620 gallons and have about 10+ gallons of finished syrup. A cold few days and then sap should be running again on Friday or Saturday.
Good luck to you

[Tomahawk]

Good to see my tri-state sugar-ers are going strong. I haven't participated in a few years but I want to getting going again. Still searching for an economical way to evap. I can get sap, got that part figured out, I just can't boil it down in an efficient manner. Every time I hear snow melting/dripping, I associate it with sap running.

And my numbers were always about the same as yours appear to be @sugarwoodacres - 60:1

Good luck to all.

[dcast99]

Yesterday was our 2nd boil of the year. Only 650 gal of sap so far total. The first boil just sweetened the pans. Yesterday's boil of 350 gals yielded 10 1/4 gallons of syrup. All a nice amber. It was real fun breaking all of the ice out of the tanks. Will have more once the sap runs again this weekend.

[Agb]

Good run around the 20th to the 26th. Then again this past weekend but the snow is making it tough to collect. I just use propane burners 3 of them. I usually get about 4 gals or so a year. Fun to finally get outside in the early spring. Should be flowing good this coming weekend.