I picked up 145 gal this morning from yesterday's run. Some buckets overflowing. Sap was already running this morning around 10am. I am going to fire up the evaporator again tomorrow morning. I managed to draw off 10 or so liters of what looks like light syrup on Tuesday. Tap count to date is 95.
2010 - 40 Taps
2011 - 100 Taps
2012 - 150 Taps or more!
2013 - Going to try for 200
2014 - Going to try for 200 plus!
New for 2012 - 2 x 4 Phaneuf Pro Deluxe Pans
Homemade Arch
14X16 Sugar Shack
40 - Hives of Honey Bees
We put in about 500 taps over the last couple of days and have at least 600 gallons for our first boil of the season tomorrow. Our 2 test buckets in the front yard overflowed today however not so much in the bush.
Ian
It hasn't froze now for 2 nights. Got 1300 taps on buckets in.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
3x12 remake of a Small Bros. Lightning evaporator.
3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
Reist arch
94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
Husqvarna 61
Husqvarna 365
Was a wild one in the bush this afternoon. Heard and saw quite a few trees snap off.
The trails are getting pretty sloppy with the wet snow and rain. Hope it freezes tonight. It's still 2 degrees out.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
3x12 remake of a Small Bros. Lightning evaporator.
3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
Reist arch
94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
Husqvarna 61
Husqvarna 365
Hope we don't get the freezing rain forecasted today. Caledonia has been mentioned. Niagara hasn't, hopefully I'm close enough.
Looks like a possible 4 straight nights that it might not freeze.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
3x12 remake of a Small Bros. Lightning evaporator.
3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
Reist arch
94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
Husqvarna 61
Husqvarna 365
Between us and the neighbors, at least 100 taps in Campbellville, for a good 3 weeks now.
Collected a good 60 GAL yesterday.
have about 100 taps in and i have only seen about 1cup of sap. you are all talking about all this sap and the season ending soon. i would just like to be able to boil once looks good for this friday may see something then.
Ferrier's Maplebee farms
600 gravity 50 buckets
3x12 waterloo raised flue
with preheater
20 year old son willing to learn (for gas and beer money)
1997 f150 with trailer
I might have overdone it this year. My 2X4 flat pan was good for 40 taps last year. This year I upped it to 65 but I've replace all my underproducing taps from last year with huge yard maples at my dad's place. Now we're swimming in sap. Collected over 120 gallons in the last 2 days. Oh well... I'll need to take a vacation day or two to catch up a bit!
We're near St.Thomas and the season seems to be well under way. I've been tapped for 2 weeks but could have started even sooner. We didn't really have much winter at all this year though.
Chris
I just looked at the weather networks 2 week trend and if it can be believed, we'll be done making syrup on the 7th. No freezing after the 6th. I really hope it changes.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
3x12 remake of a Small Bros. Lightning evaporator.
3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
Reist arch
94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
Husqvarna 61
Husqvarna 365
Have 35 buckets out and collected 230L of sap boiled down to 6L very light in colour.
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