2011 Tapping Dates - Ontario
I'll be the one to start the tapping thread for Ontario. What's everyone's plans for when they plan to tap in Ontario? I know the southerners can be a week or two earlier than those of us in the Ottawa Valley.
We normally tap the first weekend in March (5th/6th this year) but we're ready to go any time the weather dictates. We'll probably put 500 or more CV taps in on the Family Day long weekend to get a head start.
5,000 Taps on vacuum
9,400 gallons storage
3 tower CDL RO
3.5'x14' Lapierre Force 5
10" CDL Wesfab Filter Press
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I'm aiming for that same weekend but will make final call when I see the 5 day weather forecast. I can set all my taps and be ready to go in a few hours but it seems every year the sap is already running when I start drilling. This year I want to try getting started a little bit earlier than I usually do and maybe hit the timing right on for a change.
I've been watching the 2 week trend on the weather network and they say just below/just above freezing for the 3rd week of Feb. I'll likely start tapping the lines then.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
3x12 remake of a Small Bros. Lightning evaporator.
3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
Reist arch
94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
Husqvarna 61
Husqvarna 365
last weekend in feb. tapped march 1st last year and boiled on the 4th. all buckets
Just looking at the long range 15 day and the farmers Almanac I am thinking of this weekend. It looks like a week of warm weather next week and we really don't have any frost in the ground, And the farmers says it is suppose to be nice after that also.
Jerome
I did see the long range forecast but since they're wrong 99% of the time I didn't put much weight in it. Knowing the warm weather is coming does get the blood pumping a bit but I can't justify tapping more than 3 weeks earlier than we ever have. I am hoping a few days above freezing will drop the snow a bit so its easier to walk around in the bush. I don't enjoy tapping in snowshoes!
5,000 Taps on vacuum
9,400 gallons storage
3 tower CDL RO
3.5'x14' Lapierre Force 5
10" CDL Wesfab Filter Press
Twitter & Instagram: @ennismaple
www.ennismaple.com
deep snow
hows the snow up north southern vermont is deep we started taping today with snow shoes did not work to good we got 500 taps in without them normaly we can get 1100 in a day going to be a long battle taping this yr should be done in 15 days i hope if legs hold up good luck
hoping for Feb 28th myself...
Looking at starting the first week of March. Although with so much snow fall February, I'm not sure how to get into the bush. I usually just use my tractor but not this year
W.F Mason 2 X 3
100 Taps
Propane Finisher
One Massy GC2310
And a whole bunch of 5 Gal pails.
It looks like I will be waiting after all long range is now not looking so good.
Jerome
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