How are they running?

[highroadsyrup]

13 3/4 Gallons of syrup today, vac still pulling 18", sap @ 2.5% maybe enough wood for 1 more boil

[TapME]

Well the 2nd part of the season has started, Looks to be 3 days and big sweet runs. Started collecting yesterday and we got in 200+ gallons of sap. Head tank is full again and enough wood for a couple of boils at least. New start today the saphauler is going to run the evap for the rest of the season. His dad has scwered up his shoulder preaty good and will be un able to laod wood or pick things up. All will be fine in time. It's high time he puts to use all the learning he has done. Good news is we have 10 gallons of syrup in the head tank in sap. 70 here we come.

[boondocker]

i threw in the towl this afternoon. i ended up dumping 325 gal of sap on friday that dident make through the warm spell. just about put a tear in my eye dumping all that hard work on the ground. even the sap in my preheater spoiled. i pulled my pipeline and the other small pipeline friday night as well and got 100 gal of good looking sap. ripped through that today and have the finisher going right now. i will end up with @ 26 or 28. not sure yet. but i have HUGE plans for the summer. new 3x8, relocating the sugar house, adding another 8x20 onto the sugar house. pretty much going to the next level. i hope anyway

[Revi]

I pulled the very last of the taps today. They were still dripping at 60 degrees, but we ran out of wood a week ago. We are still finishing up the near syrup from the front pan, but I poured vinegar and water into the evap. I'm leaving it for a couple of weeks and then I'll clean the pans. We got to around 36 gallons, and probably could have made 40.

All in all a great year!

[gmcooper]

Picked up another 400 gallons sap this afternoon. Gravity appears to be done but vacuum is still going, a bit slow but still running. 6 more gallons will fill the drum I'm working on now.

[CladdaghFarms]

I was all set to keep going to the end. Boiled a little on Friday, took Saturday off hoping the super warm weather would pump the sap out, but there wasn't much in the pails. Yesterday I started boiling late AM & checked the pails after noon. Sap was still running, but there wasn't anything worth keeping going. I pulled all the taps and boiled some cloudy sap. Got 2 more gallons. Could get another quart but my firewood is gone, as is my wife's patience.

Gonna take a day off and then finish the 3 or 4 gallons of near-syrup I've got. Then I can tally up what I ended up with out of my 560 gallons worth of sap from 16 trees.

[gmcooper]

Picked up almost 300 galloms tonight. Shut down the vacuum pump. Looks like I maybe done. Got up to 70 here late afternoon. Weather does not look good for sap for few days. Trees are really making progress with buds. Bees are busy bringing in pollen from several sources. Peepers are driving me insane!
Mark

[TapME]

done! picked up buckets yesterday and placed them away. Pulled line taps and just have the evap to take care of. Will boil the rest and can it up. Final totals to come later but close to 70 gallons. Good sapping to those who are still in the game. Go RoyalMaple. Waht a good season it was here.