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We got about 150 taps in yesterday, 90% were running. A quick check this morning shows it looks like the evaporator will get its first firing of the year tonight.

We have the sugarhouse ready and are planning on tapping in the next couple days. Next week looks a little cold but who knows with the weather any more how much of a season we will get.

We like it very much. We purchased the hybrid pan several seasons ago and added the Corsair arch this year. It seems to be evaporating nicely. We are feeding wood on a stack temp now instead of the...

We put 200 taps in around 2/27. Sap flows have decent so far. Collected over 200 gals today alone so the new Smoky Lakes is going to get a work out tonight.

Happy sugaring to you all!

We are north of dogpatch about 30 miles. We tapped about 75 late Thursday, most were running. We did another 50 yesterday, which all but a few were running. Heading out to do the last 50 here in a...

Well it is looking like we might be getting close to pulling the plug for this year. We'll see what the trees do the next few days though. We have already made our average gallons of syrup in about...

Finally looks like the weather is going to cooperate for us. We tapped on Sunday and most holes were at least wet. We got the sugarhouse all ready yesterday and actually had our first 4H tour last...

Heavy run today, several bags running over. Sap tested at 2%. Making darker syrup then we have been. Going to be a late night in the Sugarhouse.

Good luck to all, the fat lady might be warming up...

Flat your calling it already? You are quite a bit farther south. We had no sap to speak of yesterday but an unexpected freeze last night hopefully will yield some today. Sugarsand does appear to be...

Collected a little over 100 gallons mid afternoon. Fired up the new pan, so far so good!

Treetaper were just north of Mt. Morris

Spent the last few days getting everything ready. Headed out this afternoon and put over 150 taps in. Every hole was running, not a dry hole to be found, Sugars, Silvers, Norway all were running....

Been a fairly good week here up North. Big runs Saturday & Sunday, a few of the taps yesterday were running over a drip a second. It was a couple late nights in the Sugarhouse. Wife and kids just got...

Finally got most of my taps in yesterday. Collected today after church. Had a few dry bags but most averaged about 1/3 full. Tested the sap from the collection tank and it was running 2.1%. Fired up...

Flat, glad your season turned out good. I finished off the sweet yesterday and have it settling out in stainless milk cans, we are just under 30 gallons for the season which isn't too bad for us....

Tapper, our last boil of the season too tonight. Collected about 100 gallons of the hards tonight and pulled the taps. Have the Mason chugging right along using up the sap, if all stays well should...

Hey Flat, glad to hear the season turned around and you ended up with a decent season after all. Our tree's ran hard all weekend and I saw 3 am in the Sugarhouse several days in a row. Look's like I...

Big run again yesterday, bulk tanks full, hard freeze last night and not above freezing today. Great day to get caught up on sap. Just got a good boil going on what will be an about 16 or so hour...

Well trees are running like crazy today, collected a couple hundred gallons tonight about 5 and just checked some big sugars along the roadside and the bags are already half full. Nice to finally get...

Well trees ran the best they have all season the last 24 hours. Probably has something to do with the front moving in. Did notice a few silvers starting to bud at the tops on the south sides. Kept...

Lots of great info so far. I have a divided Mason 2 x 4, I stop adding wood with about 10 gallons of sap left in the head tank. It still takes it about 90 minutes to use up the remaining sap and...

Very little sap the last few days, just got a text from the Park District down the road a few miles saying they aren't getting much either. We haven't been freezing at night so I am sure that is part...

Tapped Saturday & Sunday. Collected a little yesterday and today. Fired up the evaporator about an hour ago and have a nice boil going but not enough sap for more than a few hours. At least I can get...

I got mine at Rockford Chimney Supply like wishlist. Been a few years now but as I remember it was less than half of the maple suppliers. Mine was for a 2 x 4 Mason and went through the center of the...

Always good to keep on planting. We plant a bunch of 6' whips each fall but after a lot of research I think we are going to get on the waiting list for some of the super sweet RPM hard maples from...

Glad you had a good season Roger, we are going to pull taps tomorrow and clean up.