Bigsap Warning 2009

Might be sooner for some than others ... go WVM go!!!

http://www.accuweather.com/us/wv/bec...Chg=1&metric=0

Danno,

It looks encouraging but they have a problem with the next day, much less 2 weeks out. We'll see what happens but I would rather wait until about the 7th to 14th to tap. It's been a very cold winter here so far, so I am not holding my breath.

Here's more like what the next 10 days look like. My sugarhouse is aprox 30 minutes from where I live and weather is sometimes 10 degrees colder there. I have found Acuweather about as accurate as my 3 year old.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/recre...opnav_outdoors

Brian- Theyre saying 39 here tomarrow but who knows wait and see. Main thing is just keep on getting ready. Theron

Down my way they are calling for Mid to High 30's today and Friday being in the low 40's.
Theron is getting me wound up about tapping but I think I have to take a deep breath and relax. We've had 2 weeks of really cold weather, just like everyone else, and I think it will take more than 2 days to thaw the trees out.
Now if I was on vac I would be on board with Theron, **** THE TORPEDOS, FULL SPEED AHEAD.

But you have to Theron some credit, he sure does know how to get everyone chatting on here.

Brandon those temps look pretty promising. My drill finger is getting itchy looking at those. If your sugarbush was at those temps the sap would be flowing. Can you pull up a forecast for the area where you tap?

It's 19 degrees here this morning which is warm compared to what it has been and there are no above freezing days in the 10 day forecast. Because of this global warming we aren't going to have a January thaw this year.

You may get a kick out of our forecast for NW Wisconsin:
Friday, high of 17, low of minus 11
Saturday, high of 8, low of minus 11
Sunday, high of 8, low of minus 12

Then the long range for next week is highs in the teens, lows around 0

It will be a while, so I can keep on putting more trees on line.

Inspired by PATzunamiSapTzar, and going for BIIIIIGGGG SAAAAP (for me)
I cant wait to make it happen.

Im definitely getting you guys excited at least. Thats half the fun all the anticipation. I dont know about buying ground on BIGSAP speculation though. I kind of did when I bought my place but Im a nut. Brandon- I wish I had my releaser hooked up in your neck of the woods. Do your vac guys make syrup now or do they wait? Taking off tomarrow. Getting stuff ready. Plumbed up the vac pump, hooking stuff up, Im gearing up for the big one. Plowing out a spot for the semi trailer saturday and I think Ill get it next week. Made a lot of changes again this year but should be pretty neat once things start. More reports to come. Theron

WVM...what's the elevation down there in beckley? i'm just wondering how my area west of gettysburg pa compares to your area. your target dates for tapping were about what i had in mind as well.

Holy Cow Sugarnut, there is another sugarer here in south central PA!

How far west of Gettysburg are you? I am located about 20 min north of Carlisle.

Theron I forgot all about the Semi trailer that you are getting. I am assuming you have a way of moving that thing around?