Ya 90 gals was on Monday and another 55 today. Just in time for the freeze up to help me catch up.Quote:
Originally Posted by wmick
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Ya 90 gals was on Monday and another 55 today. Just in time for the freeze up to help me catch up.Quote:
Originally Posted by wmick
That's a good haul from 70 tapsQuote:
Originally Posted by MarkReynolds
Ya it's honestly more like 55 producing taps I have about 15 road side that don't really give much and the wind keeps blowing the pails off the trees :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Hkb82
Posting this here, hoping none of us Canucks is so stupid and desperate as to try it...http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...gh-a-cold-snap...
Lmao that's crazy
Tuesday was a busy day for me, pulled over 200g of sap and another 80 today. Some trees are starting to drip ugly off colour but most are still clear. Boiled it all and drew off 33 litres, finished and in the jars. Slowly creeping up on my target but will need a good week or two if I have any hope to hit the 40g I had hoped to make this season.
Guess we will wait and see
Very interesting Indeed. I hope he contacts the local fire authorities so they can prepare the equipment manpower etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galena
Exactly why I also posted this thread to the Upper NY crowd so maybe they will keep an eye out or take matters into their own hands. I personally suggest a lynching, using the biggest tree left standing.Quote:
Originally Posted by canadian_diesel1964
SNAP! get a glass of syrup...add ever clear(180 proof) and cinnamon...warm it....take a sit in your most comfortable chair....breathe in breathe out.....all good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galena
Forecast not looking great....
I missed the early season..... and just got taps out on March 4th... Sap ran for a couple days last week, and back to this freeze.... Forecast in my area shows nothing above freezing until the weekend and then nothing above 2C for the following several days.... Hope the sun comes out strong and does her thing.... I'm afraid I may have missed it this year.
Just sit tight and relax. The same thing has been happening here, not supposed to be close to ideal weather til next weekend. Yes, this erratic season is annoying. But I know my trees well enough that come early April the spiles will probably be blowing out. So until you start seeing buds popping on the trees, leave the spiles in or you may end up kicking yourself for pulling them early.Quote:
Originally Posted by wmick
Yes, I know I snapped and went haywire on that guy. I am not trying to justify it. And notice that I have since backed off on that post? There's an excellent reason why.Quote:
Originally Posted by canadian_diesel1964
Attachment 16081We can not change the ways of others or what they do no more than we can change the weather day to day to get more sap...all is well..looks like it's warming up in southwestern Ontario. I hope your harvest is grand.
Wow, nothing spells 'yum' like a fridge full of syrup and butter. The possibilities......
Forecast for my neck of the woods is looking promising... Hung a few extra buckets last night.... Trees were froze solid... to the point that the spiles didn't seem to seat well... will need to go snug them up in a day or 2.
Going to set up some 3/16" tubing, maybe tomorrow..
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Good luck everyone.
You've got that right! I may need another fridge as a last ditch run be coming starting tomm and last 10 days or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Run Forest Run!
Anyone taps dripping yet? :cool:
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Hers a newbie question. The buds came out on my tress 3 weeks ago and some have broken open. Now with all this extra cold snap, should I chance it ? or not worry till next year.
Hey BBQ. Collect a cup of the sap and boil it down on the stove. If your trees are done the smell as it cooks down will leave no doubt. If you don't stink up the kitchen you'll be boiling at least one more time! Repeat this process as your season winds down.
They are warming as I write....drip drip drip....Quote:
Originally Posted by wmick
Rather disappointing 2 days so far...its not warming enough or the trees have had enough
Collected 95gal today hope for more tomorrow!
Gotta be the fact that my trees are all below grade ....:mad:
Tomorrow and Tuesday is suppose to be good they will run again! Fingers crossed
How Cold does it need to get?
Forecast here is showing 6C today, only 0C tonight and up to 6C again tomorrow...
Is zero degrees cold enough to make things work?
I think they will likely drip with those temps. I have had some drip with daytime high around zero this season. Not very strong drip but If the sun pops out it seems to get them going. We have had a good drip going on in the Bruce for 3 days now. At least I have as I haven't herd about others close to me in the bruce peninsula. Was supposed to be cloudy today but so far sun is out. Fingers crossed
Hope So - Crossing my fingers for a great week.
Boiling at the moment! Collected 165 gal in two days and still need to collect again this evening. At 10gph I have a long night ahead.
How are your taps producing today?Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkReynolds
When I collected this morning they were dripping pretty good I haven't gotten away from the shack for a bit but I'll update when I go back to the bush.
Well collected today for the first time since the 21st. A total of 70g plus what the kids spilled lol was what I got. That's not bad I think with this crummy weather we are having.
Hello all,
How is your season going? Please record # taps and syrup produced to date:
Nice sweaty weather to gather in today. Ran pretty good. Never froze last night. They started running mid afternoon Thursday.
I HEAR PEEPERS....
My Dad saw on the news last night that Windsor was at +23 degrees Celsius,that's insane!!! Sounds like what ended our season exactly 5 years ago right now,hit plus 30 here,everyone was loving it except for sugar makers,then I reminded them that meant bug season would begin that much sooner.Quote:
Originally Posted by argohauler
We collected about 30g yesterday at 2pm from 46 taps and another 15g this morning. From the looks of the few buckets I checked late afternoon I expect another 30 tomorrow morning.
However, looks like no more freezing in site so that may be the end of it.
Finished for the year today. 850 lts from 620 taps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brookmaple
I have about 40gal of sap left to boil today and then that's it. Once that done and I finish off what's in the pan I guestimate around 50L finished from 50 taps I have 20 taps on road side trees that gave jack all season so next season it will be bush trees only.
Just finished collecting 100 gal and pulled 99 taps/buckets in Embro area. Noticed that some of the trees on edge of the bush are beginning to bud. My son is finishing boiling down about 450 gal collected from Tues and Fri. Good luck to all.
Paul
I HEAR PEEEPERS, last boil today...about 35 litres from 38 taps. Not bad considering we thought it was over 3 weeks ago. OH and a gallon of walnut from 20 taps.
Wow - what a difference across the province! You have peepers and are shutting down. We have 18" of snow in the woods and have only boiled 3 times! I'm still taking the skidoo to check on tanks. Glad you've had a good season in the southwest.