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I collected 18 gallons on Thursday afternoon, cooked that and another 3 yesterday. Ended up with 20 gallons today and I am cooking that today with the sweet of yesterdays cook.

Cold and raining...

Well in Itasca county it has been below freezing two nights in a row.

I think I got a gallon or two from my taps in the last two days.

I finished off 6 gallons of sweet and got 3 gallons of...

Sap has been running good for the last week, at least in my yard. Neighbor has been doing better but he has more taps. He has done up 250 gallons of sap. I am just starting on my first good 40+...

Mike

Looking at your pics....your "syrup" isn't quite syrup yet.....need to buy a candy thermometer for boiling or you have the probe to close to the flame. It's 7 degees above the boiling point...

Well we finally finished the last batch and canned another 5 gals with the first batch of 4+ gallons so a total of 9+ gallons out of 230+ gals of sap!!!!!

It was the best year yet, need more...

Minnesota and 28 taps

Sounds like alot of mapler's are in consensus of using JARS.

Everyone seeems to agree that you don't have to water bath unfortunately the boss says we are and that's that!!!!!! Try to tell her...

Alright I starting the final push. Got 175 gallons of sap and I don't want it to spoil so here we go. Really love the weather but we need to get spring going and not this winter weather.

Am I...

I have a question about bottling in Mason jars. When I finish my syrup I get it to the right brix and filter it. Then we store it till we are ready to can it. Now when we can it we get the syrup...

The sap is running like it has never run, funny since I thought it was done. Have been getting close to 3 gal a tree for the last 3-4 days, have 150 gal now to boil. I am getting nervous that I...

Well the buds just popped on the tree's, so I went and pulled the taps. I cleaned the tubes and buckets and gave the rest of my sap to a friend so she can make some hard crack. The ice is already...

Well the taps have been in for close to a month, the weather is getting to warm to keep sap from spoilin' and the low's (temp) are not helping the sap run!! Need to make a decision on quitting,...

Today was a decent day for a run (about 35 gallons), it was frosty here for the first time in a long time!! The future days are getting to look more like spring weather! I need to burn soon or...

Two of my buckets maybe had a gallon of sap all the others are just so slow! I just know that this weather can stay like this.

This weather is just really wierd! Had to cancel the SLFD Perch...

This is the earliest that I have tapped trees and had sap in the last three years of records.

Was trying to get new taps and etc. to go to drop lines w/ buckets. But the place in Wisconsin must...

Well Happy Easter to all.

It is getting to warm up here in the North!!! Have been burning sap and now it seems to have dried up???? So far I have gotten 4 gallons off of 40+ gallons of sap,...

Another slow morning of flow that led to a decent afternoon (30 gallons).!!!! Finally was able to sweeten my pans!!!!! I think I will have a big day of burning tomorrow after a couple more tweeks to...

I think the run is here now!!! I just emptied 14 buckets and all had at least 4 gallons of sap in them. Need to think about burning sap, but need to go cook some Bullheads, maybe tomorrow??!!!! My...

Well since my last post the sap run hasn't changed!!!! We have either had weather to warm all the time or to darn cold to run. Had some in the buckets early but due to a fluke rain storm (no covers...

Well with the nice weather the last 3-4 days, I had to put the taps out. The bug has been biting my neck and I was sick of itching it. I know it is still early but I will know that I didn't miss...

Stewie

i personally think that it hasn't been warm enough. what is your frost level at? It will come, you just need to be patient. You are probably a week early or more. Wish we would warm...

hey all

I am looking for some Maple Syrup Supply Company in MN. Does anyone know of one in this state? I know of one's in Wisc., but I would like to find something around the state. Thank you...

hey guys

I tapped first tree's in March 11, with good degrees (high 38) lows 20s. We really didn't get good sap till almost the 24th. Then in April it ran like crazy and we got two snow storms...

Well we just got another 6-10 inches of snow over last night and into today. Wish it wasn't "buddy" time, would probably get a good sap run. The temps. are right and they say it runs better after...

How are we suppose to have Spring when we keep getting snow storms in April. I thought the saying was April showers bring May flowers? What are the other snow totals around Minnesota? Will this...