Put in 66 taps yesterday in Hale area. Trees are running. Still 8+ inches of snow in the woods. Weather looks good for next 10 days. Last year tapped about the same number but started March 16 and...
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Put in 66 taps yesterday in Hale area. Trees are running. Still 8+ inches of snow in the woods. Weather looks good for next 10 days. Last year tapped about the same number but started March 16 and...
Sunday 2/23/2020 1st 42 taps. Trees were ready and were running /w good flow.
Tapped 03/12 last year.
Made 12 gallons in 3 weeks in 2019
Sunday 3/1/2020 2nd 40 taps. Trees in lower area...
Will be in the woods in Grant Township Friday. Probably put in around 70 taps.
Made 12 gallons last year. Have not decided how hard I want to work this hobby in 2019. Weather might determine...
Grant Township
Pulled the last 40 buckets on Wednesday. My property is divided between by a ridge. The open south side on top, the flow starts 1 to 3 weeks earlier. Below, north, and dense, the...
All done in Hale this weekend too. On Saturday the temps were almost 60 degrees and the sap was running fast and clear, however after 6 weeks of trips up north I called it a season. Final tally: 383...
Well, only pulled 6 buckets last Monday due to low yield. The other 63 buckets had over 80 gallons of clear sap. Processed the sap into 1.75 gallons of syrup. Total so far for 2017 - 355 sap 7.75...
Had a 90 gallon clean out from 68 taps, netted 2 gallons of syrup. So far for 2017 275 gallons of sap and 6 gallons of light amber syrup. Planning to call it a year Monday. Sap has been good...
Started the season Tuesday with 30 taps in Grant Twp near Hale. Sap was running above the ridge. Below the ridge the trees are not running yet. I will add another 30 taps below the ridge this...