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I've had issues with bite holes in bags this season, too. Never had problems with this in my short 3 year sugaring career. I think some of those squirrels will be dying of lead poisoning (right in...

Today will be another disappointing day since the weather changed again.

It looks like the 28th or so, the current blast of cold weather will have moved through and the temps look decent. I'm still a rookie and depend on the recommendations and actions of the experienced...

As I looked at the extended forecast on Saturday, I was tempted to put out some taps but decided not to. Now the extended forecast shows a good freeze at the end of next week lasting about a week.

I came across this ad this morning. 3 or 5 gallon stainless coffee urns. Not sure if they have heating elements in them or not. Located somewhere in Cleveland area.
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I always check out the syrup that is for sale at any market that i visit. At one of the markets, I did run across some "organic" maple syrup. The pricing on the "organic" stuff was about $2 more...

I got some grates from Tractor Supply for my evaporator last year. They held up well last year. For the supports, I used some heavy fence t-post cut to length. The sections of fence post bent...

That is a great looking start to what will be a nice place to spend a lot of time.
What pitch did you make the roof? I'll be building a shack before winter and haven't decided on a roof pitch yet.

Boiled 200 gals. on Saturday. Yesterday, I drained the pans and will finish/bottle that in the next couple of days. Have 7 gals for the year so far, short of my goal of 10, but happy with the...

I had a good day on Saturday, boiling up 130 gallons. I'm still impressed with the amount of sap i can boil off with my set up after my experiences last year. I started the hobby last year with a...

The trees ran pretty good overnight. I emptied out some of my big producers this morning. Emptied everything last night and had some buckets overflowing this morning. I have 65 gallons in the...

Can't believe I got it all together in the last few days. Spent one evening lining the arch with insulation board. Saturday, I was able to get the bricks cut, fitted and cemented in place. This...

It took awhile, but finally got the idea from the paper to an actual product. Got the arch home this evening, but still need a bit of work to do before I can use it.
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Some of my Reds have started budding already, too. Just like the difference in sap running from trees next to each other, it's the same with the buds. Two trees next to each other; one has buds the...

With the warm weather that we had for those few weeks, did you have any trees that started budding?

I have this set of pans and measured that 15 gallons of sap gives you a sap level of about 1 and a half inches in the pans.

I put 25 in over the weekend, too. I have another 25 to go but am going to wait until this weekend and see how the weather progresses past the cold dip we're supposed to get.

I put in 25 taps last Saturday. Boiled 35 gallons over the weekend and collected about 40 yesterday afternoon.

The majority of what I tapped are silvers. They worked out well for me. I think the sap averaged around 1.7%. I didn't test it last year, but it took around 48-50 gals to make a gallon. Bought a...

I'm getting antsy, too. I did put in one "test" tap over the weekend. So far, it hasn't produced a whole lot. I'm following the lead of the more experienced people here and waiting a few more...

I was debating on whether or not to tap since the weather seemed right. I'm gambling the other way and am going to wait and see what happens in the next couple of weeks.

I feel bad for you guys in the NE having to deal with all that snow already. Getting 8-10" of snow is bad enough, but when it's wet and heavy, that just creates too many additional problems. Hope...

That's a good point I overlooked about the width. It's no problem to increase the outside width to 25", I had it at 24". I'm planning on using 2" angle iron for the framework.

Once I meet up...

After spending a good amount of time compiling info from the different discussions, I've finally drawn the arch, taking account adding 1" ceramic board along with 1/2-size bricks. I kept a 1"...

Hello, everyone.

I'm moving up for the next season from my homemade 2x2 flat pan to a 2x4 WSE set. I am going to build an arch and am wondering if anyone in NE Ohio has one that they wouldn't...