Northern NH ???

[PerryW]

Just checked in here today to find out any news about Northern NH sap situation.

Personally, I haven't bothered to even shovel out the path to the sugarhouse as I can't see any possibility of a real sap run here in the Littleton area sitting at 1100' elevation. While it's in the low 40's today, it is forecast to drop to zero tomorrow (monday) night. Also, the trees have not melted out at all, so I can't see any reason to struggle in 3" feet of now to tap.

I can be pretty much tapped out in three days, so I think I'll sit tight and keep an eye on the forecast.

[Homestead Maple]

I think your right on. I tapped some this week and it was slow getting around with 3+ feet of snow. The rain is welcome here, to help settle the snow and we'll both end up with a good crust to travel on in a day or so.

[hurdmaple]

I got a small run today in Lyman enough to clean out the lines and get some of the vacuum leaks fixed. After I got the vacuum working in the mid afternoon sap started to flow. Now just have to wait for warm weather again.

[hurdmaple]

will be boiling for the first time this year sat had run today and was still running when I picked up this afternoon

[PerryW]

Yeah Brian got enough to boil today with his new oil-fired rig. I shoveled out the tank and tapped 100 or so this evening. I should be able to tap most of the remaining 600 taps tomorrow.

[hurdmaple]

next week is looking pretty good you should be just in time. I have to fit it in on weekends so I have been taped for a while. It feels good to have things all working with out having to make repairs while struggling through tje snow

[woodsmith]

tapped 87 trees today 3-12 in Littleton, running light

[PerryW]

got about 450 tapped today and boy was it a lot of work! Even with snowshoes, I'd occasionally sink almost waist deep.

[Backyard Sapper66]

Sounds like you got a lot done today, good for you!! And as a side benefit you used the "maplesize" exercise program to stay in shape. Now if we could only keep that going throughout the rest of the year.
Good luck with your "sapping"!!!
Doug

[hurdmaple]

boiled 140 gal of sap today the new sugar house and set up worked great. not much of a run today though i think it needs to freeze again to get things flowing.