After three months I finally broke down and went to the doctor. Still waiting to see if I had stress fracture in my arm the entire season. Rock climbing at Joshua tree last weekend was the straw!
After three months I finally broke down and went to the doctor. Still waiting to see if I had stress fracture in my arm the entire season. Rock climbing at Joshua tree last weekend was the straw!
2016 maple season has begun for me. Tapped 500 this afternoon. My Christmas test tap yielded a couple gallons of sap at 2.7% sugar, so my trees are ready. I hope to have a couple thousand in by Friday for the first sap run of the year. I put new antimicrobial spiles on most drops this year, so I should get as much sap in April as January. Good luck to everyone else this year.
Up to about 1,000 taps in and sap was getting going for just a bit. Everything else is set, just need some sap.
Another 400 or so in today. Had an order to fill so I bottled the last of 2015 dark. Sap was flowing enough for me to turn on the vac and go leak detecting. This weekend looks good for a couple thousand gallons of sap, or more. Hope to have some syrup made to start filling drums.
Were trying to get the same run Van. Half froze here. Fixing some leaks and waiting for it to warm up. How you making out? Theron
I'm ready for some sap. I have three bushes tapped and tight with vacuum pumps all set. Sap was flowing for a couple hours this afternoon, but only on the sunnyside. Good luck Theron.
After a 5 am tank switch, all is well with my first day of sugaring this year. Sap is 2.3% and coming into the tanks at a good pace.
Where the heck are you located that sap is running good already?
custom made 2x7 intensofire
With SL pans
250 deer run
300 3/16 (new 2016)
500 sacks around the neighborhood
Catskill mountains in New York . Brought in 1,000 gals this afternoon, and almost ready to go get some more.
After a tough night and frozen morning I'm finally boiling and making maple syrup.