MID COAST MAINE QUESTION-help

[Bugsmudbooksandsticks]

We started the season off great...3 days ago when the weather warmed all flow slowed to barely a trickle.

Will there be more sap running? or is it an abrupt early end?

Thoughts?

[Mvhomesteader]

From what I read everyone is waiting to see if the cooler temperatures (both day and of course freezing at night) later next week bring the flow back. I have no idea what the odds are. Kind of a holding pattern till then. Good luck!

[Bugsmudbooksandsticks]

thanks fingers crossed.

[maple flats]

How long ago did you tap? If not on vacuum the max you will usually get is 4-6 weeks. If you tapped less than 3 weeks ago, then you need to look at the trees. Are they sugar maples or a red or silver maple. Reds and silvers will bud ahead of the sugars, often by 7-20 days. If the buds opened on the trees, it's over, if all but the sugars opened, you still have a good chance if the weather gets cold enough soon enough. Being on the coast might moderate your temperatures too much to get a good freeze, but keep your fingers crossed.