This past season was more than likely my last one. I was just a hobby guy anyway but I sure did have a blast doing it. I will be 80 come January and as a one man show it is not fun any more, just...
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This past season was more than likely my last one. I was just a hobby guy anyway but I sure did have a blast doing it. I will be 80 come January and as a one man show it is not fun any more, just...
you will love boiling out of the weather.my building is only 8 x 10 but what a difference it made. NICE job!
Reading about the Permethrin treatment for clothes. Do you use it full strength or mix with water and once mixed how long can you keep it to still be effective or is it always good?
I agree. I went to collect buckets last week and didn't see any but the next day I had one dug in on my shoulder. I had a Doctor appointment that morning so I let the Doctor take it out. So now I am...
I would think it would be good if it's that cold. What I have done in the past if I was unsure about the sap is to take about 2 cups and boil it on my stove until it was almost syrup and taste it, if...
I'm in central N.Y. and like you I tapped when it was warm in February and it ran lightly for 2 days and then a deep freeze froze every thing solid and it has not thawed yet. It's a good thing I only...
Still have some taps in hoping for a decent run as the weather looks like it could be good later this week.I would like one more boil before I call it quits.
my sap has been 2% or a little less.We have had hardly any snow here this year and wonder if that has and effect on the sugar content.Also this is the first year that I have only made very dark syrup...
check where the motor connects to the pump and make sure they are tight or not worn.I had a problem and had to replace the connectors.
Thanks everyone for your reply's,I guess I will get more syrup from what I collected than I thought!
My first collection for this year and the sap % was 2.25.I will boll tomorrow but was wondering if anyone can tell me what that % of sugar will equal in syrup,is there a formula for this information...
that is some surprise indeed.I am wondering if the bucket lid is tight,how in the world did they get in the bucket??????
I want to know if it will ever stop snowing as well as thawing.It seems all I do is clear the deck and driveway and wait for the next storm.
I'm in south new berlin on top of the hill and have the same conditions so it's going to be a long time before I even think about tapping unless it warms up and melts enough to get to the woods.I am...
Great article Nick,keep up the good work.It's good to read a good story about young syrup makers.
Saturday was my last boil.It's the first time ever that I boiled in just a tee shirt.It may get cold enough yet for sap to run by me but I'm done for the year.It was a very strange year.
This question is for the people who let their syrup settle and then pour off the clear.How do you pour off with out disturbing the mud on the bottom?Also is the syrup room temperature or stored in...
I tapped the last day of February and as of yesterday only collected 5 gallons if that of sap.I only put in 10 taps just to test the runs but today as soon as I tapped, the sap was running...
I'm still holding off.Next week looks like a go weather wise for me.I only do it as a hobby and with this snow and cold it just is not fun for me,glad I don't do it for profit or I would be way...
Hope I'm not infringing but at this time of year how do you tell a Red from a Silver Maple.I've always tapped only sugars but now will tap others to make up for lost woods.I know they both make syrup...
Eustis. did you get your transition made.I am a retired sheet metal mechanic with a small shop and have made all kinds of transitions.Problem is I'm in central N.Y.
I'm getting a little itchy myself but will wait until I see how this week goes.Maybe some snow will settle down some and make for easier travel in the woods for me.At 74 I don't have the get up and...
When I retired and moved to N.Y.I was looking for something to do so I would not go bonkers with all my free time other than plow or blow snow.I started on a 3 burner propane camp stove and three...
You can try but I think you will find that syrup will not flow.I tried using one when I first started doing syrup and it did not work on the regular coffee filters.The large one's I'm sure are the...
I myself would not trust galvanized for boiling even if it wasn't rusty,but that's me.Are you sure it's not tin, but even then with rust unless you can get it really clean I think I would not use it.