I thought I'd be done by now but the next ten days look decent, I'm adding 50 more bags today in spots we couldn't get to because of snow. The season hasn't been too bad, no big runs but fairly...
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I thought I'd be done by now but the next ten days look decent, I'm adding 50 more bags today in spots we couldn't get to because of snow. The season hasn't been too bad, no big runs but fairly...
We had bad trouble with gray squirrels 3 years ago, trapped them heavy then and had little trouble last year. This year they're back and we trapped a bunch again. We use peanut butter placed on a...
We started tapping Mar 4, it looked promising, but it's been quite slow. I boiled 235 Gallons of sap yesterday, that was from 200 taps. It's tough going with all the snow. We're near Solon Springs
We made some wonderful syrup this year, nothing light colored, amber to some dark like coffee. I boiled 250 gallons of sap for a friend who was way behind in collecting/boiling because of our deep...
I may collect one last time, we've had some sap running the last two days and it's nice and clear. I tested the sap of a sugar near the house and it was 4% this morning. I'm not nearly as...
We have open top PVC sack hangers, some of the sap is stained yellow from rain running down bark. Dump it, or boil it?
Collected 85 gallons of sap yesterday afternoon, boil it off this morning. We're supposed to get snow tonight, it's raining now. Gonna pull taps this weekend.
We've boiled off everything in our tanks, the last 5 gallons was pretty dark. It looks like another hundred gallons of sap in the woods for me this afternoon. The forecast looks good for another...
The trees I collected on friday afternoon have full bags and some are still dripping, I need to get boiling to make room for more sap. Easter in the sugarbush.
We had a good sap run yesterday, started collecting late because of ice in bags but the trees finally woke up. Today is cold, rainy and windy, I'll collect till my tanks are full. Douglas County
Looks like we'll be moving snow today and probably collecting sap later, I've made about 8 gallons of syrup so far and it looks like the next few days will be it.
I was going to collect sap yesterday for a little demonstration, it was all frozen in the bags. Some trees were lightly dripping late. It's starting to snow now and is supposed to be heavy and...
It's 13 degrees this morning and we're supposed to get a foot of snow tomorrow, hopefully we get a decent run this week. Douglas County.
Our trees at the edge of fields are running well, most haven't ran well yet. I collected 150 gallons from 270 taps yesterday and boiled it off late afternoon. I think we may have a good run coming up...
I spent the day clearing trails of snow, put in a few more taps and collected a little sap from overflowing bags on one tree. Most trees are just starting to drip. 250 bags and buckets so far....
I put out 50 taps w/buckets yesterday, I could walk on top the snow. Nothing running yet, Douglas County. If it wasn't for a dozer clearing the main trails, collection would be tough. Snow is still...
I'm going to insulate and brick my Smokey Lake arch this week, I plan to build a ramp at the back of the firebox and come up to the 4' flue pan at about 1' in from the front. The bottoms of the flues...
Beer with friends and making syrup is fun, but I scorched some syrup last night and noticed just in time to avoid pan damage.
We've pulled all taps and will finish boiling today, 252 taps and...
240 gallons picked up yesterday and boiled off, I need to restock my wood supply. This should be the last day of sap run according to forecast, I'm ready to be done.
Yesterday I picked up 330 gallons and a friend ran the evaporator while I was collecting, I was done at 8:30 P.M. and felt like I was in a wreck. I'm definitely in better shape than a week ago.
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I got my old Allis Dozer running and was able to make my main trails passable for the ATV, been bottling syrup in my spare time.
Sap is running some today, lots of full bags to empty.
Our snow totals for this last storm were about 20 inches, lots of weird shaped drifts around the buildings. Also it's +8F this morning, I boiled off 100 gallons yesterday so at least the holding tank...
We've got our work cut out for us now, over a foot of new snow on the ground. I collected 100 gallons yesterday afternoon till I was soaked. It looks like we've got some good sap weather coming up,...
We boiled off 450 gallons over 3 days and are now caught up, I'm tired and sore. Trees were still dripping today, only slower.
I'll bottle tomorrow and start collecting again Friday if needed....
I nonchalantly walked out to the sugarbush yesterday morning and saw most of the bags nearly full, collected 235 gallons until I was wore out. Finally things are happening, could be a good week. More...