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Thanks for this post. We tapped our trees on Sunday and we are getting a very slow drip at best. Maybe the sap will run on Thursday.

Brenda

Thanks for the encouragement for me to get out there and tap some trees to get the season started. This weekend is it!

Pulled my taps 3/23 and bottled our final batch of syrup today 3/25. After tapping late, we still had a 5 week season. I am sad the season is over but am looking forward to the 2017 Maple Expo and...

Thanks to everyone for all your advice!

In NW Pennsylvania our red maple buds have been swelling for over three weeks. We have been collecting beautiful crystal clear sap through 3/9 then the deep freeze set in. I expect to collect sap...

I am a hobby producer managing 50 buckets and a 2x4 wood fired evaporator and need some advice on filtering. The sap goes through cheesecloth before going into the evaporator where I cook it to...

In NW PA we had a big sap surge last week now everything is frozen and will remain that way for at least a week. I happy to have some time to do some other things then get ready for the big thaw and...

Thanks for the advice Chris. The sap is really flowing today! Planning a big boil Thursday morning. The sap I collected today was crystal clear. I am so glad the season isn't over!

We tapped and hung 50 buckets on February 18 in NW PA and boiled 110 gallons of sap down to two gallons of lovely syrup on February 21. Now the temperatures are way above average with 60s in the day...