Bill's SugarShack

[Bill'sSugarShack]

With temps the way they are today n Fri figured i'd better start thinking about sugaring season.
After looking at long range forcast, decided to hold off on tapping. Just work on getting equipment ready.
Got door of sugar shack shovled out..pan set in place..(need to level)..went to find tubbing n buckets i use...n found that after putting them to soak in a bleach/water solution in the holding barrel after last season, i forgot to go back and dump it out....so now it's all one big block of ice...oh well...lol

[Bill'sSugarShack]

Taped 13 of my 15 taps after work today...will do other 2 Thur..

COME ON BIG SAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3% Solution]

Yeah ok Bill so your ahead of me again this year.
However, Friday is the day for us to tap.

[Bill'sSugarShack]

Almost have enough to haul home n boil..but will proby hold it n boil Sat...not to worried about sap spoiling..half of it is frozen in barrel any way..

[Bill'sSugarShack]

Fri brought home my 20 gal of sap..
Boiled this morning for n hour n ran out of sap. Kinda hate 1st boil in a way...takes half the sap just to fill pan and preheater...just get a good boil going, and sap is at the stop firing point.
Oh well, 1st boil for 2011 under the belt....COME ON BIG SAP!!!!!!!!

[Mac_Muz]

Me too! I gathered in apx 18 gallons of sap and the trees quit running, before that last rain, and the trees are making sap to speak of since.

The storage barrels are iced well inside and are in snow banks so will keep, but I just hope the sun will come out and we can get a real sap run.

I got 37 buckets out and don't understand.

I got a new virgin lot with 26 buckets there in what would be the sun if there was any... I am getting to be un-happy.

Seems like everyone else is getting plenty of sap.

maybe i should quit tappin phone poles eh?

[3% Solution]

Hey Bill,
At least your getting sap!
The rest of the week looks good!!
Have fun with it!!

Dave

[Bill'sSugarShack]

Went over to gather is evening n was kinda surprised to see more than i had expected..another gal per tap..will boil in AM (vaca day Mon).

[3% Solution]

Hey Bill,
You better gather in Newport, was running good on the hill this afternoon.

Dave

[Bill'sSugarShack]

Dave.
Kinda hate this time change..means i'm gathering n hour earlier.
I got them at 2 but must have just started running cause wasn't that much. Will double check then in am on way into work to be sure there not running over..