I tapped on Jan 25. And have made 20 gallons of great syrup. Pulled all my taps on Monday. I am glad I I tapped early. Not sure what is going to happen this week. Good luck to all who are just getting going.
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I tapped on Jan 25. And have made 20 gallons of great syrup. Pulled all my taps on Monday. I am glad I I tapped early. Not sure what is going to happen this week. Good luck to all who are just getting going.
30º now for Thursday night. Another site showing 35º. Hope is slipping away lolQuote:
Originally Posted by wnybassman
Would be nice to be able to at least fill my orders for this year. Projecting this next run, I am a touch short.
Snow pack is the possible saving grace for an extra day or two. If you have snow pack on the ground it may keep it cooler and thus work out to a below freezing temp on the trees if its close to freezing.
Hell I am thinking of going and shoveling snow up around the trunks tomorrow to try to get an extra day or two if possible on the runs.
Guess its time for me to unplug the electric blankets on the trees!
Regards,
Chris
All of the forecasts have cooled a bit. I am ready for a couple of big runs!
We haven't heard from the spring peeper's here in North Central Ohio. That is usually the sign for us that the season is about over.
Days aren't long yet. Like Dr Perkins said, there's nothing in the forecast to worry about. Sap doesn't run every day, thank god, and this early on its nothing to lose sleep over. The trees count day length as well as weather and they know what's up. Even southern maples know better than to bud out the first week of march
Just finishing up a 150 gallon boil, and we are seeing the typical end of season signs in the near syrup sap; very dark, lots of "dirt" in the pre filters as we transfer into the final pan, more insects hanging around the collection point, and finally no freezing nights in the forecast with days in the 60s ahead. It's over after Monday for us, pulling taps midweek storing sap in our walk-in cooler and having our final boil and Family and Friends Annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday morning. We hope things work out for everyone that may have got a later start or are just getting started. We tapped in 1/26 and had our 1st small boil on 1/31.
We are still holding out hope further north, but things continue to look grim after this coming week. The latest (yesterday's update) NWS Climate Prediction Center 8-14 days outlook shows an even more widespread high probability (90%) of warm temps. I am hoping for a couple swings below freezing, but not more than a couple days close at this point.Quote:
Originally Posted by D and D Sugar Camp
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/product...ctions/814day/
We hope that all you guys further North get some more time. We just do this for fun, we understand what it means financially to any family or business that relies on syurp production as a source of income. Best wishes.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleBrookMaple