I checked my buckets today, after putting in 60 taps on Tuesday. There was only about 8 gallons total of frozen sap. More waiting.
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I checked my buckets today, after putting in 60 taps on Tuesday. There was only about 8 gallons total of frozen sap. More waiting.
I put in about 60 taps yesterday south of Hutchinson. A few were dripping slowly, but most were only wet. Trekking through the snow was quite the workout, with depths ranging from a few inches to 3.5...
I put in 64 taps in 26 silver maples SW of Hutchinson yesterday. Nearly all were dripping slowly. After about 5 hours, a few of the first trees to be tapped had about an inch of sap in the 5 gallon...
I put in 40 taps today SW of Hutchinson and all the taps were dripping. There was still a decent amount of snow in the woods, but there was open ground around the trees. I hope to do my 1st boil of...
I put in 37 taps yesterday in silver maples a little SW of Hutchinson, MN. There were about 3 trees that were starting to drip. My 4 year old and I had a great time tapping the trees. She has...
I picked up my hydrometer and test cup at Mills Fleet Farm as well. They are located in the Lawn & Garden department.
I checked my buckets tonight and finally had 32 gallons from 26 taps over the weekend (near Hutchinson, MN). Time to get boiling. It'll be my first time boiling. I'm excited!
I checked my 20 taps in silver maples that I tapped about 3 weeks ago, south of Hutchinson, MN. There was about 12oz total. There is still a decent amount of snow in the woods and only partially...
Finally had 6 gallons from silvers on 10 taps yesterday in the Milaca area. It was the first sap I collected this season.