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Tapped last weekend. Runs are good. Boiling Sunday after church. Seems early but the forecast might slow things down? Either way, loving this time of year for what it brings. It's still a lot of fun....

Was a great day. Sunny. Cut some downed trees while watching a rolling boil all the way through...until the smell of burned marshmallows.

Good luck and have fun. be careful. It's addictive.

You guys are amazing! I'm only a shoemaker backyard hobby, so I won't embarrass myself with a number of taps. Tapped on Sunday and I'll boil this weekend. Love doing this. Gonna visit a friend in...

I have an itch. snow is pretty deep.

Doesn't the ambient air temperature make a difference in evaporation rate? I was kicked out of the house for setting off CO detectors while boiling and found it's a faster boil out in the cold with a...

As a newbie, the kit came with 10 Spiels and 10-24" lines.
I'm really small potatoes (personal use, kids, grandkids and gifts).
Now I'm hooked.
Bought 50' of line to be able to get to good wood...

These are great tips and valuable knowledge.
Do you replace the spiel each year?
I'm reading that an old spiel reduces the amount of sap flow.
Not sure how.
I use black plastic 5/16 and clean...

Thank you for the response.
I took these pictures today.
I am by no means as advanced as others here, but really enjoy this with my grandchildren.
Would love to retire and spend my days with them...

I see some good trees are budding already. Am I nuts?

This has been a lot of fun! Really small and learning the finer points of producing. I started sugaring to have something to do while waiting to get into the yard gardening and its turned into an...