getting ready

[Tanta K]

We are supposed to tap one week from today for the school kids who start to arrive. This year we will teach close to 750. And we are short staffed wishing we had volunteers available during the day! Sigh.

I may have to climb over snow banks and slide down ice floes to do so but we will at least tap oru grandfahter tree and teach. We are Nutmegger's and we won't give up!

Brooksvale Park Sugar Shack
20-20 spiles with metal buckets, depending on staffing.
750+ kids and adults to teach.
1 full time park ranger.
1 part time (exhausted) sugarmaker who donates more hours than she's paid for.
5 weeks of fun!

[markct]

-12 here in Kent this AM - nothing running but my nose.

yup we had minus 12 at the transfer station in torrington too, wasnt till almost 11 am we had all the trucks and equipment up and running at work, spent all morning running around because of gelled up diesel fuel, heating tanks with the heaters and changing filters.

[lafite]

this year's snow is more than I can ever remember....with another potential foot on the way. It's going to be a very muddy start to the season. Looks like I'll be looking at plans for a sugar shack next year!

[lafite]

Big day tomorrow. We are tapping in Southern CT and hoping for what looks like a promising start to the season. i fired up the evaporator today and boiled some snow for kicks.

I hope to be fully up and running by Sunday.

Perhaps some great light amber to start?

Good luck and I hope the big sap runs plenty and wild next week.

[ctjim]

planning on putting the finishing touches on the sugarhouse this afternoon and starting to tap this morn. this week looks to be a good start weather wise, and hopefully get a good jump on some sap to sweeten the pans.

[paqmom]

I'm back for another year of hobby tapping!

Of course, I haven't been sick all winter and now, with the sugarin' season upon me, I'm really sick and coughing! Looks like I'll have to suck it up and get out there and clear snow to the shed (and my sugarin' supplies). I honestly NEVER thought we'd have this much snow or I would have had the hubby keep the path to that clear.

The weather is looking fantastic this coming week to start!!!!

[They Call Me Pete]

Cutting my teeth on sugaring this year tomorrow. Will be going out with kids and tapping. Snow is frozen so at least we'll be on top of it. Later in week I'll have to breakout snow shoes.

[oxfordsugarshack]

finally the weather broke tapped in 60 yesterday goin out to tap the other 700

[farmer james]

Put in 35 today, so all 60 buckets are hung. No sap today, too cold, not enought sun.

[adk1]

well good luck, hope the sun comes out tomorrow!