Originally Posted by
deckers007
Is it bad to tap the trees when they're frozen it's -4 here and I was going to tap 20 or so trees this afternoon.
I'm no expert, but I think it's ok to tap. The big guys probably tap when things are frozen.
Just be careful not to split the tree when you hammer it in.
Looks like it'll be game on this week with nice looking temps!
All the best.
Homeschooling mama to 8
2010-30 taps, steam pans on a fisher grandma bear woodstove outdoors. Bottled 18.5L
2012- 70 taps - 20L
2013 - 70 taps, 3 steam pans on concrete block arch. 50L
2015- 70 taps, 50.5L, 3.3lbs accidental sugar
2021 - 120 taps, new-to-me 2x5 flat pan with a cast iron arch atop a brick firebox.
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