spring instead of winter? i'll take it...

[foursapssyrup]

everyone talking about tapping is getting to me. I'm still holding out till mid to late feb, hoping winter will come.....

[Tithis]

Mid/late January seems to be the coldest time of the year here, so I'm not even considering tapping till after that. We may still get some late winter weather so I'm going to start watching the long term forecasts starting the last third of January and continue checking in on what others are doing here.

[David531]

HI,

We're going to put in a few holes this morning and if it flows, we're going to tap half our sugarmaples now, and keep the rest in our pocket for the not so certain spring. So that's about 50 taps today, 50 taps later in february. Is everyone tapping sugar maples? We've got some red maples too, but not sure about tapping them, someone told me they only run for a bout 2 weeks and start later than the sugars, but then we've got a squirelly winter this time around....

We'll get that done after my 2nd cup of coffee with milk, maple syrup, no sugar.

Cheers, David

PS I'll let ya know how it flows .....

[massmapler]

wish i had sugar maples, basically all mine are red maples/swamp maples. like i said they have about half the sugar content and a slightly different taste as well. but they still produce.

[Tapping Wolf]

wish i had sugar maples, basically all mine are red maples/swamp maples. like i said they have about half the sugar content and a slightly different taste as well. but they still produce.

What do your reds run....mine are about 1.9-2.2 plenty of sugar% but they run sporadic...at least the few that I tapped so far have, i'm waiting 'till the last week of Jan to tap most of my trees...

[massmapler]

What do your reds run....mine are about 1.9-2.2 plenty of sugar% but they run sporadic...at least the few that I tapped so far have, i'm waiting 'till the last week of Jan to tap most of my trees...

mine are always under 2% usually around 1.5 or so...

[Rossell's Sugar Camp]

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/coa...142?view=table

it is a 15 day weather forecast. just type in your zip code and it will give you yours

[Tithis]

Looks like this week is going to be nice and cold, long term for next week looks like it might get back to being unusually warm. If next weeks forecast doesn't change by next weekend that may be when I'll be tapping.

[pidget19]

It looks like it's going to turn cold the first week of Feb. I'd have to agree on holding off until at least the 3rd week in Feb. Mostly because if the season happens any sooner than that I won't be ready!!! *Fingers Crossed*

[rookie]

how do you test the sugar content of you sap?