A bit slow.
Slow but steady in Hamden. 25 gallons from 25 taps. Sigh. Had to throw a bit away due to yellowing (from rain perhaps) and loads of sugar ants and moths. The rest seems clear and sweet so I'm boiling again tomorrow. Never give up until the peepers sing.
I am seeing some good flow today in about half my trees. Looks like the first boil will happen this afternoon and tomorrow. Sweet nectar from heaven!!!!!!!!!! CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The other trees are still shaded untill the afternoon hope to see the same flow from them later.
Today in Seymour, it started off good but it clouded up quick and it seemed to really slow. Got 14 taps in so far. Between late yesterday and 3pm today, a little less than 8 gallons. Hopefully it picks up so I can run my first boil tommorrow.
I just boiled my first batch today. Only had ten gallons but ended up with a quart of beautiful light to med amber. I was going to wait untill I got more but I got the itch and had to taste what I was in for this year. maybe only being my second year Im a bit over excited.
The last two or three nights have not gotten below freezing. This seriously slowing down sap production. I am in northern ct so I am guessing only people in the state with sap runs are the ones in the hills.
2011-8 Taps on a very crude block arch
2012- 38 taps 2 X 3 with blower.
2013- 70 taps total-50 on tubing, 20 on buckets
2014- 75 taps- Low vacuum, 2X4 drop flue
2015- 100 taps-2X6 Mason Drop Tube, low vac
2016-115 taps high vac, 60 taps buckets
14X20 post and beam shack with attached 10X14 wood shed
12 beehives and an avid waterfowl hunter.
Wishing I can quit my day job, keep bees, farm, and make syrup!
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Well yesterday started out well but it took a turn down hill around 4:00. All the suger sand (niter) caked on the finishing pan and well that ended a good day of boiling. We were able to make 5+ gallons before it happened but still have around 150 gals of sap.
I have all the pans apart and cleaning them now. Hoping to have everything back together today and start boiling first thing in the AM.
Thanks for the day off Mr Presidents!!!!!
25 taps 2009
50 taps 2010
80 taps 2011
200 taps 2012
16x16 sugar house
600+ taps 2013
800+ taps 2014
900+ taps 2020
600 on vacuum
2x8 oil fired with Steam Away
finnished my second weekend of boiling. Borrowed a 2x3 pan from a friend cut my time in half from the 5 gal pot i was using. still this week I only had about 25 to 30 gallons of sap from 12 taps. ended up with a half gallon of nice stuff. put more taps in at mydads in stafford i have about 20 now this week looks good cold nights worm sunny days hope to do better next week.
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