Eastern Ontario 2015

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Originally Posted by Run Forest Run!

Lesley, are you getting sap today too? Things are quiet here.

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Not as much... But the taps are slowly dripping. I predict about 50-60 litres for the day, paling in comparison to the 200+/day we were getting. Some of the local syrup producers in Inverary are thinking that things are going to start slowing down this weekend ("there will probably be a lull") and the south facing trees will slowly peter off.. But the north facing trees will continue into next week? Not sure what all this means... But apparently my trees in the back yard (the sugar bush) will continue... Good Lord!!! I thought I was done! Another sign they told me to look for is moths.. Apparently it's a tell tale sign that things are coming to an end... Low and behold.. we did have a moth here this morning! Not that I want it to end but we have spent close to $300 in propane!!
What are your thoughts on the season? Do you think it's getting close to the end?
Lesley

I'm starting to think along the lines of your local producers. I'm keeping my buckets up for a while yet, but with the long range temps not showing anything below freezing our Easter Monday tidal wave may have been the big one for my area this year. The trees that I tap in a forest down the street are just thawing out, but without cold night temps they likely won't gush like they have done in previous years.

I've finally got the last of the 200L from Monday finishing up on the stove. That was insane, 80L more than my biggest single day in four seasons. Can't wait to bottle up what I've got so that I can update my signature.

That's why I posted the question yesterday about, "Am I finished for the year?".

Given that major flow is apparently negated by the lack of freezing, where does all that stored sap end up? Does it stay in the root system and get slowly pulled up to the leaves? Does it take the rest of the year off? Does it dissolve or turn into something other than sap? This newbie has questions. :lol:

In the last 3 days alone I've collected 115l from home bush and 39l from virgins...so desperately boiling to keep up. Thought I'd put the propane to work cause I got a new *universal* hose/adaptor, and guess what, of course it doesn't fit the propane burner. Grrrr....meantime sap staying outside on north side of house.

Never heard the moth thing before but I've been seeing them since last week. Must run.

Brown moths usually always preceed our last few boils.
No moths seen yet.
Tonnes of snow left, but we will have to pull taps this weekend.

Looks like lows will be 4+ for the next 10 days

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Originally Posted by Galena

I got a new *universal* hose/adaptor, and guess what, of course it doesn't fit the propane burner.

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It seems, my dear, that you must live in an alternate universe. :confused:

Took the day off work to boil today. Here is a little video of my setup in action. Its nothing fancy but it was Boiling off as fast as the sap feed was running in. https://youtu.be/FT4XPijs_KA

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Originally Posted by Kyle Baker

Took the day off work to boil today. Here is a little video of my setup in action. Its nothing fancy but it was Boiling off as fast as the sap feed was running in. https://youtu.be/FT4XPijs_KA

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Mmmm. I can smell it from here.

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Originally Posted by Run Forest Run!

It seems, my dear, that you must live in an alternate universe. :confused:

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LOL so what else is new? ;-) But I got the propane burner from Home Hardware, it seems to be the predecessor to yours (only 60k BTU instead of 65) and I went to Crappy Tire to find a replacement hose. Just like Canon and Nikon. Never the twain will meet, and the products from one will NEVER work with the other :-/

Hey Kyle, thanks for sharing your video. I hope you don't mind but I watched a few of your other videos. I want to say that your work on the bouzouki is beyond wonderful. I could listen to that all day long as the sap boiled down. Sugaring is obviously not your only talent.