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Did not end up tapping this year but it seems of all years to skip this one wasn't a bad one. Weird weather, then the trees went to budding quickly. I did get out and fix up all my lines but if next...

How many of you have tapped in the hudson valley? Getting ready just have to finish installing some tubing lines, weather looks good but i just can't bring myself to start before 2/14 which has...

Its been quite awhile since i've posted on here! Such is life! it seems Sugar content is a little lower than previous seasons but all in all i'm already at what i made last year with another two...

Yesterday and last nights run was impressive nearly 3gpt here of crystal clear sap. Too bad we can't catch another freeze soon! its like the trees know the end is near and are trying to pump as much...

Jonnie,
You should have had a decent run yesterday i ran 1gpt from sunday to monday and then another 2gpt from 2pm yesterday to this morning. it was slowing down significantly and this is likely my...

Hudson Valley looks done for sure... tapped on the 10th made 8 gallons so far on 60 taps since i scaled down a bit. Forecasting for 70's here and no freeze for 13 days. At this point i'll just keep...

No warmup in sight. Usually i'm tapped by now. 30" of snow this past week will hopefully keep it from warming up too quickly in March for me. Makes me feel very worried about the season. Who knows...

So whens everyone thinking of tapping? Long range looks like March to me. Got a feeling Feb is going to be awful cold.
Steve

Well, thats it for me. Pulling the taps this weekend and washing buckets! I'll head to the shack tomorrow to finish the sweet in the evaporator and close up for the season. I'll have approximately 27...

Made another 5 gallons of syrup this weekend after boiling off 300gallons of sap. Had lots of visitors which is always great! If only the season would last a bit longer. Looks like i'll have enough...

Very nice! Its a great feeling when you pour off some fresh syrup!

Stimyg, Correct, this year has been a very cold year so it seems to me that the trees stayed frozen for awhile add into that the much deeper than normal frost layer int he ground and there you have a...

about a 1/3 of my trees are in deep woods and they produce fairly well. They just have a tendency to take a bit longer to thaw and on marginal days may run a bit slower due to the shady location....

Well after a very slow start, the season picked up very quickly. Pulled out 5 gallons of syrup from the evaporator on Friday after teaching a homeschool class about syrup. On Sunday i pulled off...

With your black walnut sap, is the flow about the same as maple? can you boil it the same way or do you have to steam it away like birch?
steve

stimyg,

The leaky tap holes are likely due to a wobbling drillbit. Could be from a dull bit. Its common for it to leak for a day or so afterward but if its season long the tap is not sitting...

Very Nice, Glad to see another local sugar maker! Hopeful for a decent consistent season!

Glad to see someone is getting good sap! ours has been marginal the last few days because we barely got to freezing. It WILL however freeze hard tonight so by friday i should have a nice amount of...

Where in dutchess county are you. I'm in Clinton Corners, I set 80 ish taps out between Friday night and Saturday morning. I collected just about 110 gallons of sap.

My last batch was my lightest of the season so far as well. I haven't had much of anything in the last 3 days as far as sap. Maybe 50 gallons total. hopefully today and tomorrow i get enough sun to...

Hows it going up there Van! Its been going pretty well over here i'm only at 95 taps but i'm happy with it! Sugars been high and i cant seem to make anything else but light syrup. Which is good but...

Well, i've been lurking in and out for awhile BUT, now i'm back for the time being.

I had two bad years in a row prior to this, i tapped too late, way to many things on my plate but i did use...

Van how'd you make out from this storm i know you guys were hit harder then over here again! Hoping it wasnt too bad for you!

I suppose i could just attach it above my flue ban and achieve the same results. but a hood isn't in my budget this year. Do i have to have any sort of pitch toward the float box?

well, its around a double wall pipe so its set off the main stack so that should make it a bit better maybe?