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llew.williams
01-21-2025, 02:55 PM
I'm going to start tapping on 1/23.
Finally a "normal" winter. I'm excited. Weather was near zero last night and -11 tonight, then mid 30's on Thursday with some sun. That sounds good to me. I hope the trees agree. I added a bunch of vacuum gauges so I can check individual sections. I'm trying to be more diligent about my vacuum this year. That's all that I can control. Can't control the weather. Long distance forecast for February looks pretty good. I can't wait. : )

darkmachine
01-21-2025, 03:44 PM
we are in Hardy County, after this freeze up I'm not sure we will have enough daylight/warmth for the trees to thaw and start running for a few days. The temp swings look good after the 23rd. Post back and let us know what you get. I am thinking Feb 1st unless the weather changes my mind, lol....which it could... We are all feeling the itch after an actual winter so far.

M&S Maple
01-22-2025, 10:20 AM
Put in 1945 taps Friday and Saturday got 1000 gallons of sap Saturday night. It got to -2 here Monday night and -7 last night . Got my 50 hours in at work so ill start tapping again this afternoon and hopfully finish up by Saturday 2000 more to go.

llew.williams
02-06-2025, 01:30 PM
This year started off slow, but last Sunday 2/9 I saw some of the best sap flow that I have seen in several years. It continues and the weather has been great. Not too warm. No spoiled, milky say. Occasional freezes. I'm as happy as a clam. This is the best season that I seen in several years.