low sugar content

[northwoods_forestry]

My sap sugar content has been pretty low so far this year. I've only gotten above 2% once and I think that was more through willing the hydrometer to float higher than any thing else.

Most days I've been between 1.5 and 2%. How's it looking elsewhere in VT?

[Airborne Bob]

1.75% first thing this morning. Hopefully it'll pick up soon.

[GregMVT]

I work and tap the trees on Green Mountain College's campus. Usually the trees are 4% or higher this time of year. This year they are running about 3.5 %. Our red maples that I tap at home are usually about 3% but have been about 2.5%. I've started buying sap from another guy here on campus. His trees haven't been tapped for a few years and the sap has been at 2%

Greg

[mitchellbob]

my trees have been running around 1.75 to2 % i hope it get better.

[wdchuck]

We have been at 2% even, maybe 2.2% judging by how the RO was running yesterday. That's about early season normal for our trees.

[wcproctor]

At least you are getting sap we are DRY :cry:

[unclebuck]

I think we're done weather not looking good in southern ri. My sugar % this year was 1.3% to1.9% the lqwest i've seen in all my years of sugaring???????

[Breezy Lane Sugarworks]

vacuum sap has been between 1.3 and 1.6. gravity tubing has been between 2.2 and 2.7. and buckets have been between 3.4 and 3.8 with a couple individual trees hitting 4%.