Northeast Ohio?

The few silver maples I tap sure look like there budded out but sap still looks clear??? Dripping good right now.

Happy to report that I made light amber for the first time this season. Didnt hit it until my 122nd gallon. Sap is crystal clear. Looks like a good week starting Saturday.

Hey good for you! You sure have a nice setup. I have about 2 dozen taps and carry it uphill, so getting a workout.
Just makes it taste all that much sweeter. After a dry week the bottles filled up overnight on Monday, so I got a little more syrup on the stove. Then everything froze again. I am about midway between Cleveland and Columbus.
It is usually 8-10 degrees cooler here than Columbus--the low pressure systems that sag across the lakes keep the clouds wrapped around us. Two of my big maples are budding but the rest are waiting for a better forecast.

Tree's budding?

I pulled the 9 taps on silvers in my yard just because their buds are swollen but I bet they would be good for another week. I think the rest of my trees are good for another two weeks at least looking at the forecast.

My taps got pulled on the 17th when the trees started budding. Of course, I've been having second thoughts on that, due to this great weather for sap running. Doesn't matter though, as I hurt my back on the 18th and wouldn't be able to finish this season if the taps were still in. It's a lot of work collecting from 55 taps with 5 gallon buckets, hauling out of the bush on foot!

Nice setup Maple216! I'm in Wellington, but work in Cleveland. I grew up in the Memphis/Fulton Rd. area.

Hope everyone is ready for the flood of sap next week!

im ready to go. boiling as i type this. collected about 310 gallons today ... half of that was frozen from this weekend.

havent hit B yet... knock on sugarhouse. but i got a feeling its coming next week!

Wow after 7 1/2 weeks we had the best run of the year some buckets over flowed twice

What a great year it has been. I hit 200 gallons made this morning.