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I have been debating the wisdom of posting this but at this point in the timeline I need to look at all options as time is running out.

I was sick with the CCP Wuflu most of January. Now I am...

Why would I use any baseline cost for firewood that I cut, cure and split myself when I do not have that cost?

I would use some kind of an amortized cost for the chainsaw. Then their is the...

The sugaring arch is shut down for another season here. Pulled taps Friday morning, did final processing yesterday Saturday which ended my final four 12 hour day processing run. Got five gallons of...

Last Thursday had a heavy sap run, Friday here was the heaviest sap run of the season so far, Saturday slowed down quite a bit and Sunday very little if any. As it stands right now all collecting...

Monday March 08 was my first and so far only processing day for 2021. Boiled off 85 gallons in a twelve hour day, my personal best after making some slight modifications last season on my little...

My 2018 maple season is finished other than processing 4 gallons of syrup into sugar which I will be starting on today. All the equipment is cleaned up and stowed.

Installed first taps 03.05.18...

Thanks for the explanation. Do the bacteria thrive only during above freezing winter/spring thaws or do they continue to multiply/colonize in below freezing temps? I am curious, is the bacteria...

The silver maples started blooming here today. All the taps holes have ceased weeping sap, taps were removed Thursday and Friday. Temperature reached 59 degrees by my most accurate thermometer...

Today will be my last day boiling sap, I have had enough of it for this year. Sap is still running but I pulled the taps yesterday, have more sap than I can use and will be dumping the extra after...

I am shut down outside too, with a sap inventory of 85 gallons and I expect the trees to keep running once we get back to above freezing temps. Hoping to have a full day processing tomorrow. This...

That is good information, good science. Thanks for posting your measurements. To me the most important question was asked previously and does not appear to have been answered: If more pure water...

I have some small maple trees of which I pruned branches back in November when the trees were dormant. The wounds started weeping sap yesterday for the first time, 5 months after pruning, and it is...

After a nine day break, yesterday April 12 I collected 80 gallons sap and boiled off 50. Biggest production day for me so far this season. Some of my taps have stopped producing but others took up...

After nine days of cold weather and no sap running some trees are finally dripping again today. Last week several nights got down into the lower single digits Fahrenheit and many days never got above...

At this time I have no sap in inventory, nothing to boil. Obviously you had quite a different season than I did this year if you are boiling today/tonight.

Everyone is done when they are done,...

I consistently guess wrong every year regarding whether season is over, guessed wrong once again on my last post in this thread regarding the season this year. That is why I leave my taps in until...

Losing 2-3 gallons, that is a real bummer. Seems like every year I have a little mishap where I lose a pint or so and that makes me angry, I do not know how I would react to your kind of loss. ...

If you are the person who stopped by my place with his coworker last week to check out my maple syrup setup while I was outside running the arch, if you joined MapleTrader send me a private message...

Sap quit running early on Sunday, only collected 15 gallons that day. Nothing ran at all yesterday which was a cloudy, windy, rain/sleet/snow day. Have no sap in inventory which is nice. Equipment...

Finished off the first batch, ended up with 3 gallons of dark amber. Not the best syrup I have ever made but it tastes decent enough. I am expecting better with the second batch as the steam...

Sorry to hear about that. Probably some ignorant basement dwelling enviroweenie thinking he was saving those trees. Or perhaps your local chapter of antifa (all two members) ran out of other...

I did my first processing run here on Monday, boiled off 50 gallons and got everything dialed in. Simple repetition from now on. I have just 30 gallons sap in inventory, will process that plus any...

Thanks to all for the kind words. Feeling better but not 100 percent. My ambition is back but still have no stamina. Will try to do half a processing run tomorrow (Saturday), to dial in the system...

Been sick as a dog last two weeks with pneumonia. Horrible timing, but I guess there really is no good time for such a thing. Bummer because I have not been sick with anything in over a decade and...

Temps and outlook still not quite right here but showing a good trend. I might install my usual three test taps this week sometime, may just wait until the forecast starts showing better daily...