Willow Creek Sugarhouse 2012

[Dill]

I always seem to drop a few pounds during sugaring season despite the additional intake of maple syrup and boiling sodas. It didn't thaw fast enough to get much of a run here yesterday. It is doing pretty good today though.

Some of us need to lose the weight during sugaring season, you don't have much to spare Russ.

[eustis22]

"This year I vowed to not drink so many boiling sodas!!!"

freak

[Amber Gold]

I usually lose 10-15 lbs during the season...not sure where it all goes.

Brad, just down in Kingston today for work. If someone wanted to, they could do a hell of a bucket run in downtown Kingston, there's lots of nice looking sugars down there.

[red maples]

I thought there was someone that does tap those already???? where exactly are you talking about do you know a road name??? I know there is a guy in kingston that has something like 200+ buckets If I remember correctly he over taps pretty bad I remember seeing 5-6 buckets on a big maple!!!

[red maples]

"This year I vowed to not drink so many boiling sodas!!!"

freak

No not a freak!!! Just like beer too much!!! There's nothing better than a maple shot with a beer chaser and sap cooked hot dogs!!!

[red maples]

Some of us need to lose the weight during sugaring season, you don't have much to spare Russ.

Yeah I'll say if he looses too much he'll start loosing bone!!!

[eustis22]

"Just like beer too much!!!"

There is no such thing.

Don't ask me how I know

[NH/Pete]

Anything happening with gravity and buckets Brad?

[red maples]

Well 2 day total between vac and gravity is a whopping 90 gallons we'll get that boiled off tomorrow. only got 30 gallons of sap today....blah!!! I gave up turned off the Vacuum pump probably cost more to run the vac than what I am getting for sap now!!! No freeze up for several nights now so hopefully with this much needed rain and these warm days to help things along the next 20/40 night/day we'll get a mother load at least I hope so!!! had maybe 1 decient run and that took 2 days to get!!! I know its still early but like everybody else just anxious to get that syrup made and alot of it!!!

Anything happening with gravity and buckets Brad?

It started out good but since we haven't had a good freeze in several days and the ground is still frozen I haven't got much!!! but it's very sweet tough 3-4% I wish I had more out if.

[red maples]

Hope everybody's doing good and makin' lots of the sweet sweet goodness!!!

Not much sap...no good freezes. ended up with 70 gallons yesterday. We had a very light freeze night before last so trees gave up a little more yesterday. but went from a very very light dark almost medium rigth on the edge to grade B. I am sure we'll get back there this week after we get a few freezes. no freezes and 50's for 2-3 days that will happen. creeping up on the 20 gallon mark. just need to top off 1 more 5er.

This week looks good don't kow about today though wind combines with the return of winter, only forecasted to 36* not expecting too much after a much needed 20* night!!!. we'll see.

Feels like mid march not end of Feb!!!