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Finished up a few days ago and got the last batch in the can. Finished with 115gal so very good year. Tapped Feb 2 , overall sap was very sweet but filtering became a problem after 4 weeks in....

Getting near the end over here, sap filters are beginning to gum up. Syrup filters are getting bad also. Maybe one or two batches and that will be it . Tapped on Feb.2 and we are up to 100gal on...

sweetened the pans today and boiled a few hours . Big surprise today Sap tested at 3% . This is only the second time we have had sap that high in 40 plus years. The trees must have liked the mild...

Opened up the sugarbush yesterday and today. Cannot remember doing it at 50deg in January. “times they are a changing” Looks like an early start this year again. Looking to also pick a day near Feb...

All done over here, pulled taps Thurs. and finished boiling out yesterday. Ended up with 90gal. Sap was holding at 2.1 but sap quit here. Heard the spring frogs last night so for sure its over. Not...

Not to bad a season so far, up to 73gal. Last run made medium , demand is very strong and moving out really fast.Looks like a busy week and should be done and cleaned up by next weekend.

Finished up yesterday’s run this morning, time to rest. We had a good run yesterday, sap at 2.4deg. The releaser was dumping every 4 minutes for about four hours, just as the wind shifted north it...

First run did not live up to expectations, sweetened the pans, 3batches taken off but not enough to finish. Quality is very good, light and very creamy. Sap at 2.5deg . Spent time chasing leeks also....

Finished tapping yesterday, the good wife and I had to use snowshoes and it took two days to do 300. We still have 2’ of snow in the woods . I have some low laterals buried in the snow. Go time .

All we have over here is Moosehead , and we will share. We sure have a lot of snow in the woods and it will take a few days to tap. So far the test buckets show nada even on the 40deg days.

Greeetings from South Madison, another year another chance to make good syrup. We are sitting on over 30” of snow and it looks like more tonight. We will be close to 3’ when time comes to tap. Not...

All cleaned up over here. Finished with less than half of last years total. Looking back on my records we have had worse years, gal per tap in 2000 our worst, 65gal on 700 half buckets. Found it...

No soft maples out here but what little came in today doesn’t look good. Heard the spring peepers the other day so the end is near. Getting some slime in the releaser boot already.

SAP AT 2.4 on the first run, not the lightest we have made on a first run,but the taste is very creamy. I think I will keep some of this for me and my friends. Hope everyone has had a good start....

Getting ready here in South Madison, moving equipment and setting up sugarhouse and pump station. Looks like we will be tapping on over a foot of snow, already have 6” of hard pack that has been on...

Finishing up over here today, pulling taps with very little sap the last few days. Most of the taps are dry and have only been in for 4wks. Finished with 115gal about 3pints per tap, mostly light...

Just finished up this run , sap at 2.2deg and we are up to 60gal, still making light. We need the freeze up to rest. Great season so far.

First run this year for us was great. Boiled the last three days , sap at 2.5deg. Finished off 29gal. very light with a very nice quality on the tongue. Best start in a few years. Enjoy it while we...

Ready to go here in South Madison, plan to start tapping Sat. Test bucket has tested at 2.5 so sugar looks better to start than I expected.

Great year so far here, sugar still at 2.1 and making some dark syrup. Up to 92gal so far but getting close to the end. Taps have been in since Feb2. It sure has been a dry season, only rained once...

We dodged a lot possible damage this weekend , but came out in good shape , no damage and few limbs down accept on the white pines along the west line. We finished up an 18gal batch Sunday and are...

Nice run last night and some today. Finished off 11gal. Sap at 2.4deg. Syrup getting lighter with each run.

We had 2deg at best last year. We have had some very sweet runs over the years , our best was a run after a cold spell that ran better than 30 to 1 for the whole day. Never had it that good again. We...

Results of first run. Sap started at 2deg and went to 2.25 half way. Made 18.5 gal. All hard maples. Good start.

Hello way back, I had chewing and a lateral destroyed like that but it was coyotes. I guess it was their territory and they were not happy. Never had deer bother the tubbing. Finished tapping at noon...