Dont own a sap hydrometer, but the sap seems pretty sweet.
I'm just happy if I get some syrup for the year. Got enough for ten months now, and should get enough more sap to cover me.
Still getting sap in Uxbridge?
Dont own a sap hydrometer, but the sap seems pretty sweet.
I'm just happy if I get some syrup for the year. Got enough for ten months now, and should get enough more sap to cover me.
Still getting sap in Uxbridge?
Rochdale, Central Mass.
Zero taps for 2016.
Still have plenty of syrup from last year.
6.72 kW solar array, and on our second Nissan Leaf all electric car.
gathered and boiled 3400gls. of sap on sat,at 1.7%. sunday,boiled 2700gls.at 2%.made 20gls more on sun. than sat. slightly darker,but still light
Paul & Serena
Sugaring for 45+ years.
4000+ taps on vacuum
5 hp Sihi
4 X 12 Force 5
Lapierre 600 GPH RO
Flow down to .125 gpt today.
Supposed to slip below freezing tonight and tommorow night, but after that the prediction is for nights above freezing for like a week.
Hope the sesson isn't over here already, but if it is, it was fun while it lasted.
Rochdale, Central Mass.
Zero taps for 2016.
Still have plenty of syrup from last year.
6.72 kW solar array, and on our second Nissan Leaf all electric car.
Flow way up today. Frost last night. Started running around noon and taps are dripping fast right now. Some are literally streaming.
Got so excited I just put in two more taps.
Rochdale, Central Mass.
Zero taps for 2016.
Still have plenty of syrup from last year.
6.72 kW solar array, and on our second Nissan Leaf all electric car.
That's good to hear. There may still be some good runs to come.
New 2 x 4 W.F. Mason Hobby Evaporator
145 taps
12 X 12 Sugar Shack
11 Chickens
One man gang
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Wow! Just like last week, flowing fast and furious. Just picked up 24 gal. from ten taps, so 2.4 gpt in a 24 hr period.
My bags are all full and they stopped carrying them at Walmart so I'm gonna have to improvise for more storage.
Maybe I shouldn't have put in those two extra taps. Oh well, hell with it, I'll just have to take Friday off and boil, too much to wait until Saturday.
Supposed to be 60 on Friday, maybe it'll slow down again and give me a chance to catch up.
Rochdale, Central Mass.
Zero taps for 2016.
Still have plenty of syrup from last year.
6.72 kW solar array, and on our second Nissan Leaf all electric car.
Well I picked up over 95 gallons yesterday and this morning a big fat 0. I think it is all over down here. I boiled off about 130 yesterday and it was really dark. But still sweet.
27 x 66 homemade arch
10 taps 2008
200+taps 2012 (180 will be SS)
5 years and going strong and looking to get bigger
2005 John Deer Gator w/a trailor and 130 tank
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http://www.blackstonevalleysugaring.org/
Your probably at least a week ahead of us so far down the Blackstone valley.
What do your buds look like?
Still flowing here. Just picked up another 20 so still at 2 gpt.
Gonna boil all day tommorow.
Rochdale, Central Mass.
Zero taps for 2016.
Still have plenty of syrup from last year.
6.72 kW solar array, and on our second Nissan Leaf all electric car.
Some buds out. But today got 60 gallons
27 x 66 homemade arch
10 taps 2008
200+taps 2012 (180 will be SS)
5 years and going strong and looking to get bigger
2005 John Deer Gator w/a trailor and 130 tank
www.facebook.com/blackstonevalleysugaring
http://www.blackstonevalleysugaring.org/
Buds just ever so slightly starting to swell here. Fifty degrees last night and 65 now but still got 8 gals today and still dripping. Kinda glad it slowed down. Been boiling since dawn and will stop at dusk and probably wont finish the sap on hand. Maybe do a small boil Sunday to catch up.
Cant believe I'm running out of snow to keep my bags cold.
May just quit next week. I'll have over 3 gal and that's more than enough for me.
Rochdale, Central Mass.
Zero taps for 2016.
Still have plenty of syrup from last year.
6.72 kW solar array, and on our second Nissan Leaf all electric car.
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