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Started tapping my back woods today and some trees were dripping.
Kind of surprised me as temps were hovering around 35 and as cold as it’s been.
Tough going with 10-12” of snow still in there and all the downed limbs etc.
Kids coming and will get started on the sugar house tomorrow and likely finish tapping after work this week.
Looks like we’re getting closer to game time. The forecast is looking better every day.
I noticed a few dripping to. Sun beating on the trees definitely helps. All of my tubing taps are in, buckets tomorrow.
I got my ~470 tapped between yesterday and today. can't say anything is running, some holes seemed a little wet, but they are waking up. letting things run with the tank valve open to dump some of the nasty stuff in the lines.
sitting at 25" of vacuum right now, can't really chase leaks without sone bubbles to chase.
Tapped 20 this past weekend in about half of them were already running which surprised me. This week should be really good runs for my small operation
first boil last night, had about 1000 gal on 470 taps. Sugar was surprisingly up for me (2%), ill take that all season long
We’re off to a slow start up here. It’ll get better though. Probably boil tomorrow night or Friday.
Super slow start, need some sunshine to get these trees out of their winter hibernation.
Got sugar house ready last Sunday, but never did finish tapping this week and with temps in the 20's this weekend I don't think I'm missing anything.
Picked up a new tapping bit this week as mine was on season 4 and had been dropped in the woods one-too-many times.
Don't know how, but most every-time it dropped it face planted the bit 3" deep into the ground.
Battery only lasted for 50 some holes last week and my arm was getting tired - sure signs the bit is done...doesn't take much to ruin a good bit.
Just got in from tapping north woods.
Got maybe 1/2 done…Da’m it’s cold out there today!
Finish 3rd boil after tapping last weekend. We had some great runs this week and made 50 gal in 3 boils (10,18,22) on 470 taps. All were a light amber (70,68,67).
Had a bit of a scare today when my head tank gauge froze up near our shutdown time, first time we ever boiled when <30 degrees, good thing we caught it in time.