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We have a almost new leader candy machine we need to sell with molds. $1400
3 mold set 160 ct 1/3 oz maple leaf bought new $72 each.. East to make cream or candy. Love to see it stay in...
i am holding off till the weather is right. last year we had a good spell of weather at this time. We need a good period of freezing weather not just a few chilly nights ;-)
I built a great shack out of oak pallets. Thought I'd share11062
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Give them time to thaw. Just finishing here and I'm new to this but I have learned trees will have there own pace. You need some good sunny days to thaw before you give up on a tree.
Glad to hear your happy. I think we had a good season. I gathered another few hundred gallons today and will pull taps tomorrow. I'm about sapped out but man it's good work with a tasty payoff. I...
Check for sap and on the trap.. Ah could get busy
Cool! Love the way they collect
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IBC I have on stand I want to rig going in to the shack with a copper tube wrapping the pipe and a valve to speed up the boil.
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I have a IBC I use on a stand in mostly shade but if the sap gets above 40 it's degrading so I never let it sit longer then I have two. Last year I put frozen water bottles in it to help cool it..by...
Great run at a bit over 400 gallons out if it. I think they will shut down tonight finally.. Flowed for a strong 3 days.. Looks like one more run this weekend
I rinse the holders with plain water. And ya a warm spell on a sap sak with sap residue inside gets funky.. Mold grows fast
This year I had some I pulled but for the most part clean enough...
Funny small world I was born at Yale new haven ;-)
I was looking at pictures online somowere of maple trunk cut to show dead wood from spile holes. If I remember right it looked like a stretched vertical diamond. I thought about it the other day I...
Well you guys getting sap?
I gathered about 200 gallons today and they been still dripping since midday ;-)
Wet snow made it a bit slick out.
Pulled 30 or so leaky bags from bite marks.....
Well after this nice weather i hope Saturday brings us some sap!! And a good rain to wash the snow away before i collect it.
maybe this year i will get some of late feb. early March sap..seems...
wow :-)
Good trees you should not be able to get your arms around
How is the flow? Been boiling down a bit here and there..a small run collected last night and today. I think were in for a good run or two this week
How you doing? Sap been flowing for ya?
Sweet!!
We had a great start also..and there dripping a bit now :-)
Well i hope the weather works in your favor..we are at the mercy of the mercury.
I will put out more taps tomorrow in hopes of the right weather starting up this week over here in KY
I checked...
I tapped a few small trees i will cull anyway and some did good..If i was wanting the best growth and future for the smaller trees i would think it be best to wait and give them the pass.