Too Early to Tap?

[Rhino]

Did my Roth run today, Very good crowd, would of liked to stay for the seminar but had some welding at home to do on the tractor forks. Couldn't believe the lack of snow down in that neck of the woods (Cadott WI.) With the forecast it probably will just be patches here and there by the weekend.

[markcasper]

Wouldn't it be cheaper and closer for you to go to Polaks?

[Rhino]

Mark, Not sure of this years priceing, but Roth is usually cheaper on most of their containers except glass pints, and I buy 300 gallons worth of containers so it does add up. The gas sets me back a bit but another reason is Roths Wisconsin jugs have a bolder silk screening picture on it which i like. Also my dad likes to take our annual road trip over there. I also do business with Polaks with my pipeline needs.

[cjmiller272]

Boy am I glad I tapped early february against many warnings, I was boiling in 60+ temps yesterday, unless I see reason otherwise I might be pulling my taps this coming week

[jmayerl]

Same here, we tapped end of Feb, I wish we would have the first week of Feb. Trees are all done here. We will collect and pull all 800 tomorrow morning after work. Last day of boiling and its gonna be 70!

[C.Wilcox]

I also tapped earlier than usual and am glad I did so, but I don't think you can use this season as a typical year to judge by. If I had tapped early February last year I would have been sitting without sap for at least 2 weeks and then the taps might have dried up early March before the season really got started. That's part of the game I guess. When you gamble with Mother Nature you sometimes win, you sometimes lose, and in the case of 2012...she sometimes cheats.