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We tapped 111 taps, on Dec. 31, 2023. We started collecting a few days later. The first run gave us 13 twelve oz. jars. We have been collecting our 2nd run, since the 23rd. and have collected 265...

Thanks! How high above your pan is your cover? Would that be food safe, if the steam hits the masonite and drips back into syrup?

We have the evaporator on a covered porch, but guess will have to rig something up to protect it. The first time I ever saw anyone tap maple trees, they were using open buckets and there was bird poo...

We gathered 90 gallons of sap and cooked it most of yesterday. We left it steaming overnight. This morning there were 3 bird feathers floating on top of the syrup and a small bit of bird poo in it. I...

We started tapping 1/8/19....We expected to see more sap, but trees are acting oddly. We tap on 2 separate farms. We collected 44 gallons from 48 taps at one farm, and only 12 gallons from 60 taps at...

We tapped yesterday. We only put 30 in, but will add more next week after the little warm-up we have predicted. This is the first time we tapped, that the holes were completely dry and no sap ran....

The bags aren't blue, and they are double sealed...We dump them into 2 gallon buckets, and if they are overflowing, we fill two buckets with one very full bag. I am using bought hangers. Maybe you...

We have been hoping your trees were giving and wanted to stop by and see how things are going! Maybe those trees will dump tomorrow. Good Luck!

This was a great run, and almost all the bags had 4 gallons...So either they quit or they were going full-speed. I am guessing, since many of our 70 taps had quit....I think we collected about...

The sun seems to hit the bags, just so it looks like a little light glowing in the bottom of the bags...I love that! It's like little beacons guiding our way to the trees and the gift in the...

We checked our trees this afternoon. Some were still dripping. We could have collected about 30 gallons, but the sap was cloudy/yellow. I think it was simply too hot. The sap still dripping from the...

We collected 140 gallons yesterday. I am waiting until after the next days freeze, then pulling taps. I think sometimes taps, close due to infection..If you have enough trees, you could move some...

We got 120 gallons total...100 gallons on Saturday and 20 more yesterday. Thankfully we had it all done, before the storm hit. We got 17 twelve oz. and sugar levels are only about 1.5...Very nice...

Our trees were barely dripping today. I didn't know if they were still frozen or they were quitting, so we put some more taps in and they were dripping hard. We'll see tomorrow.....

We need to get...

Oh yes! We have about 65 taps in and use the bags/hangers . We have a lovely 4ft. evaporator. We also use a stainless steal wood-fired water bath canner...When our "cup" overflows. We have made 140...

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My children are very close to the "Old Order Mennonite" community. They love to go stay with their friends there, even overnight. They are comfortable there. This community is the most...

We added some new taps yesterday evening and the sap was still running, nice and clear too. We did bring along some water and cleaned out a few bags that looked a bit ucky and replaced one bag with...

Two of my boys and myself had the chance to visit Nace and his lovely wife last evening. Although we took an hour to find his sugar shack, he only lives 5 minutes away. Nace and Jan were both so warm...

We didn't get much yesterday, but will put in some new taps today and see what happens. Good luck to you! I sent you a pm...Wondering how things were, since you are nearby. I am curious how this...

I disinfected all my buckets yesterday, since the previous 3 days had been so warm, wood is piled up, kids rested...barely...Waiting to see how the trees do today! We are so grateful! This is such...

We are ALMOST recovered from last weeks run. We brought 400 gallons of sap from the trees. We ended up with 62 twelve oz. jars of syrup. The run started with lighter syrup, but the last jars are...

Well...We miscalculated today. We went and gathered sap yesterday evening. Trees were barely running and we only had 8 gallons out of 58 taps. We dumped any ice and went home. Looking at the short...

I think it is hard on the bags too, but this is the first time we have had to do that. Still bags are best for this momma and her four chicks.

Our bags were nicely filled and frozen hard. We dumped what was liquid into buckets and pitched the ice. We will be about 41 tomorrow, then 9 on Monday, into the negative temps at night....Probably...

Maybe he is doing what we are...We are trying to keep the amount of sap manageable, but don't want to risk losing out with an unpredictable winter. I have about half the taps in...If they close off I...