what day are you starting

[03weim]

When do you think you will tap this year in eastern MA? I always seem to tap too early and my taps dry out as everyone else is still boiling and after last week in the high 40's I got the urge but still managed to hold off

[red maples]

not yet man!!! your not that far from me I am only on the seacoast of nh!!! watch the weather when you see the right weather forcast go for it around 3rd or 4th week of feb. but again it all depends on the weather.

[SeanD]

I understand the urge, especially when it's 4-5 days of 40ish weather the way it was, but that's just the January thaw trying to mess with our heads. Winter came howling back in a big way last night.

I aim for Presidents' Day, but watch the weather ahead. This year, I'm so crazy behind schedule I could use a deep freeze right through February.

[Stickey]

The real men are out tapping tonight, in the below zero wind chills. :lol:
Darned fools are probably getting frostbite too.
It is Nasss teeee out there, brrr.

[ejmaple]

iam shooting for 18-20th of feb, or weather depending. still plenty of time to finish up some loose ends.

[champlainmaple]

feb 20 champlain ny:)

[NedL]

Looking at somewhere around the 20th

[03weim]

from what the forecast is calling for we are aiming for the 15th

[jordy95]

if you tap to early and they dry up can you redrill the same hole or drill another hole somewhere near the other one

[maplecrest]

tapping now

[farmall h]

Maplecrest, you don't tap all by yerself. You must have some help eh?

I start my taps on town meeting day or a week earlier depending on the weather.

[Haynes Forest Products]

March 15 if all goes well. If I finish a basement job in time I will go earlier maybe go for the 4 week vacation:) :)

[Farmboy]

I plan on tapping the weekend of the 20th weather permiting if it's still cold I'll hold off.

[40to1]

I'm aiming for Feb. 14 (valentine's day).
Looking at the 10-day forecast for my area, it's just not warming up enough to tap any earlier.

[maplecrest]

i used to do all tapping alone but my son is home from college and helps on his days off. those are the days we get some holes drilled. on a good day we can do 1600

[Dill]

I start my taps on town meeting day or a week earlier depending on the weather.

I'm too busy sitting up front and getting yelled at on town meeting day.
What's the tap count going to be for the MapleCrest this year? I never got to say hi at Bellow's Falls.

[wcproctor]

I'm hoping the week of the 20th or later do to going skiing or there will be a lot of over flowing buckets if it is earlier. Go cold!!!

[KenWP]

Maplecrest, you don't tap all by yerself. You must have some help eh?

I start my taps on town meeting day or a week earlier depending on the weather.

One of these days somebody can explain town meeting day. I plan on March 5 like last year unless the weather goes weird one way or another.

[smitty76]

We are planning for the weekend of the 20th of feb as well. the weather better hold of til then cause we will not be able to go before then.

and when they explain town meeting day I want to be involved on the conversation.

[Fishgill]

We're looking at the weekend of the 20th. Can't wait.

[Dill]

I retract all of my statements about tapping for presidents day. I thought it was the normal 20th weekend. Not right after valentines day.

[Farmboy]

Started today. Im not sure how many yet. Ill finnish tommorow and give everyone a tap count.

[03weim]

we started yesterday and all the taps were flowing hopefully we will do our first boil Thursday

[foursapsyrup1]

Tapped 90 trees Monday - sap was flowing but froze up yesterday. Hope to start the first boil Friday.

90 taps (so far)
2x6 W F Mason with flat pans
maple syrup makes me happy:)

[mapleman3]

We still have another week or so... things will still be frozen up.

[Haynes Forest Products]

March 15th in Door County Wisc...........I HOPE

[Maplesedge]

Got up to near 40 degrees today. Just put in one tap on my one tree. (18" Silver Maple, far as I can tell) Couldn't wait any more. It's 4 pm now and there was just a couple drops of sap, but this tree gets southern sun all day, the grass on the south side was already melted out of the snow, so hoping for a run tommorrow. This tree should run early. Will only put in 7 more taps in Grandma's Sugar Maples this year, and may have to wait until Sat. to tap them. If I get a couple gallons from this tree by Sat. I'll boil it, just to see what the flavor is like.

[driske]

Been tapping for 3 days now. It hit 37F this afternoon, and all the holes were wet as we drilled them. Those C-V adapters REALLY grip the stubby's.
Nice crust on the snow,just a small pair of snowshoes and a guy can scoot right along.

[Maplesedge]

Couldn't wait until Sat. Way too warm, so put in my other seven taps in Grandma's sugar maples. They all started running right away. She's down in Cherry Valley and it's a bit more sheltered and warmer there. Really tasted sweet.

The silver maple got a lot of wind and only put out about a pint today. Hope the sugars do better tommorrow.

[03weim]

I have 35 gallons of sap so far, in the morning I am going to start my first boil of the season

[wcproctor]

Be getting sap for a good 3 days and will have enough to boil on Mon. or Tes. :)

[03weim]

made about 3/4 gallon of syrup today, nice light color too

[SV Sugarer]

Put in 190 taps on 2/19. Sap ran good yesterday while I was cleaning tanks and the sugarhouse. We'll put in a few more taps today before I sweeten the pans this afternoon. Hope everyone has a great season.

Dave