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  1. Tapped in last weekend Bedford County

    60 Taps On 3/16 and 5 buckets. Boiling off 90 gallons today.
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    Tapped in last weekend 2-8 . Collected 90...

    Tapped in last weekend 2-8 . Collected 90 gallons. Have 28 taps on 3/16 gravity. Put in a new 3/16 line yesterday adding 15 taps. Looks like sap should flow good later today and early this week.
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    Our lines made it through the wind event earlier...

    Our lines made it through the wind event earlier this week. Someone was looking out for us. Managed to collect around 129 gallons of water this week. Started boiling after work yesterday slept a...
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    We tapped in on 2/3/19. 30 on 3/16 . Boiled the...

    We tapped in on 2/3/19. 30 on 3/16 . Boiled the last 2 weekends 157 gallons. Sugar is averaging 1.4ish. Boiling today from this weeks haul. Hoping sugar gets higher. I'll let you know.
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    We dumped everything from this past week,...

    We dumped everything from this past week, couldn't hold our sap from the 2 days above 70. Soft maples have budded, I think we will try it next week and see what happens. I have a couple of soft...
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    Just finished up 2.75 gallons of medium amber,...

    Just finished up 2.75 gallons of medium amber, what a great flavor. Back to work tomorrow. Have great week everyone.
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    Wrapping up our 5th weekend boil of the season,...

    Wrapping up our 5th weekend boil of the season, 137 gallons of sap, what a beautiful weekend. It's going to be to warm to hold our sap this week, might get next weekend off. The following weeks...
  8. Boil on!!! Enjoy.

    Boil on!!! Enjoy.
  9. Boiled 109 gallons last weekend which made 2.25...

    Boiled 109 gallons last weekend which made 2.25 gallons of beautiful medium amber syurp. Just started on this weekend's boil . Collected nearly 100 gallons this past week, kinda slow. I've been...
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    I concur, that's a tap hole.

    I concur, that's a tap hole.
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    Ys vs. Ts at the end of the drops

    A gentleman asked me why I wasn't using a Y fitting where my drop ties into my lateral lines. I use Ts. I responded that I read a post on Mapletrader from Dr. Tim , that this wasn't a good practice,...
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    Folks, Working on our 4th boil this weekend, we...

    Folks,
    Working on our 4th boil this weekend, we collected 136 gallons of sap this past week. I'm estimating that we will be boiling right around 100 gallons . Mother Nature's R.O. took care of the...
  13. We collected and boiled 54 gallons last...

    We collected and boiled 54 gallons last weekend,which made 1.25 gallons of syurp. Collected around 150 gallons of sap this week, started boiling at 6:00. Sugar content was pretty good last week,...
  14. H50 + taps will keep you busy with a block arch...

    H50 + taps will keep you busy with a block arch that's for sure. I boiled til 2 am, wife took over at 5am,definitely going to take us all day to get done. Sap has slowed way down with warm nights....
  15. Sbedilion, How did your boil go today. Let us...

    Sbedilion,

    How did your boil go today. Let us know how much syrup you ended up with.
  16. Boiling in Northern Bedford County

    Just started boiling off 180+|- gals. Pretty good week early, sap slowed down some the past 2 days. Need a couple cold nights. We are 11 days ahead of last years start.
  17. Added another barrel tonight, sap running over...

    Added another barrel tonight, sap running over when I got home from work. 125 gallons of sap collected since Sunday afternoon, still running good. Going to be a busy weekend boiling, off to a great...
  18. Tapped in 2017 Post when your tapped in

    Tapped in on Sunday, sap started running that afternoon, yesterday it ran some and when I got home tonight from work I had to add anot her barrel at my collection point, 50 gallons of water since...
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    Just started our last boil for the season, 76...

    Just started our last boil for the season, 76 gallons we keep in our small walk in all week. Had to dump 30 gallon that we couldn't fit into the cooler. Pulled my taps Tuesday evening after work. Off...
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    That stinks!! Hopefully things get going for you....

    That stinks!! Hopefully things get going for you.
    Keep us posted!!!
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    Well how's it going? You promised us pictures..

    Well how's it going? You promised us pictures..
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    Probably going to dump it. Thanks for the input....

    Probably going to dump it. Thanks for the input. Quality is everything to us. We still have around 80 gallons of sap in our walk in cooler.
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    Sap Temperature?

    The sap I couldn't fit in my small walk in cooler is at 60° it has been in my garage out of any direct sunlight, but is a little cloudier than other sap we have boiled before . Is 60° to warm?
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    Just moved 110 gallons from the bush to our walk...

    Just moved 110 gallons from the bush to our walk in cooler, going to collect tonight thru tomorrow and pull my taps tomorrow evening. 70° tomorrow and 76°Wednesday with night lows in the high 40s....
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    Boiled 150 gallons water made 2.8 gallons syurp. ...

    Boiled 150 gallons water made 2.8 gallons syurp. 1.8%. Seems to be the norm for this season. Does anybody have a theory on the low percentages this year? I tap 39 sugar maples and 4 soft maples...
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