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So I have 500 taps that I am going to put on 5/16 tubing and run into two 1" mainlines. All flows downhill and will gravity feed into a 800 gallon tank. From there, I need to move it...

We had 5 degrees today. Have 285 taps and collected over 500 litres of sap.

It is supposed to be +3 and warming overnight. Hoping to collect 300 litres tomorrow and I will start our first boil of...

It always seems that whatever size you build, it will eventually be too small...

I was checking the sugar content of a tree a couple of weeks ago and it read 1.5%, however today I collected and found that the sugar content is 5%!

So, I am wondering, does temperature affect the...

Last year was our first year...our 9 year old daughter thought we should make our own maple syrup so we could save money on our own maple syrup (she definitely won't be an accountant later in life!)...

We pull a 125 or 150 gallon container in a Cerka Trailer (http://www.cerka.ca/trailers.asp) it works really well. If we have deep snow, we will keep the trails plowed (plow on the front of the...

I am in Napanee and was hoping to get tapping on Feb 10 as it will be a high of 2°, however it does look to warm up after that, for the next few days. Will make a decision around Feb 8th...

I have a friend who wants to bring sap to me to boil...not sure what arrangement is fair as he wants syrup. I know providing him syrup at 40:1 is a straight rip off for me (I have the shack,...

I have never heard anyone say they built their storage/garage/workshop etc. too large...always seem that you will be able to fill the space. I would go 12ft wall....

We are in Napanee area and there are guys in Picton that put their taps in on Wednesday from what I hear...they are getting a half decent amount. I might start looking at getting some taps into some...

Ronnie,

Do you have a photo of what you did? This is my first year and I am having a tough time trying to find a way to carry the sap from the bush to sugar shack....I am going to do 200 buckets....