St. Lawrence County

[Joust7.1]

I have about 85 (split tubing and buckets) of my hopefully 200-250 taps set as of this morning while trying to set up a new to me 2x8 rig. Things ran a bit yesterday and today but seemed to slow down quickly. I was checking some of the comments from the other regions and they indicate the end may be near or here. I am wondering how things are going for the established producers in the county. I am most interested in learning when people finished tapping and how production going so far. I realize that I may be a bit late this year, considering the weather. Also I am curious about what people are thinking in regards to the next week or so with barely any sub freezing temps in the 10 day forecast.

[barkeatr]

IVE been at it six years with 310 taps out this year. I know for the last six years, when ever i see an advanced weather report that looks like a string of great sap flow, it typically becomes much less optimal when it arrives. SO if this is true, the string of hot weather next week should change before it gets here...thats my fuzzy logic. I cant say otherwise, but Im going to leave my taps in untill it gets buddy. I have never seen buddy sap, i have a cold bush and typically run out of energy before it gets buddy. SO far I have only collected about 130 gallons of sap. Im over in Franklin country. good luck

[danno]

[QUOTE=barkeatr;183956] I know for the last six years, when ever i see an advanced weather report that looks like a string of great sap flow, it typically becomes much less optimal when it arrives. SO if this is true, the string of hot weather next week should change before it gets here...thats my fuzzy logic. /QUOTE]

I generally agree, but man they forecasted that warm up this past week to a tee, like 10 days ahead of time. Same goes for this coming week, they have not wavered an inch from their forecast of the pending warm up, due to being Sunday and run through most of next week. Yuck!

[barkeatr]

SOME experienced folk say to stick it out and there will be more season after this warm spell but I dont know if there has been a precident for this. I guess we will find out. how will the leaves get the sugar they need?

[QUOTE=danno;184094]

I know for the last six years, when ever i see an advanced weather report that looks like a string of great sap flow, it typically becomes much less optimal when it arrives. SO if this is true, the string of hot weather next week should change before it gets here...thats my fuzzy logic. /QUOTE]

I generally agree, but man they forecasted that warm up this past week to a tee, like 10 days ahead of time. Same goes for this coming week, they have not wavered an inch from their forecast of the pending warm up, due to being Sunday and run through most of next week. Yuck!

[Michael Greer]

It's pretty weird, but we're having a continuous run at 70+ degrees and 40 at night. It's not what the book says, but we'll boil it. Slapping mosquitoes while sugaring in just wrong.

[sugar ED]

It's pretty weird, but we're having a continuous run at 70+ degrees and 40 at night. It's not what the book says, but we'll boil it. Slapping mosquitoes while sugaring in just wrong.

along with the frogs a singing , lol. boiled up the last of it today and washed up somewhat. The silver maples are done (pulled taps), but the sugar maples and norway maples show no sign of budding out and are still runing /dripping ??? Just talked with friends in Alaska and there high for today was 17 degrees !

[Michael Greer]

We boiled up the last of it today and washed up somewhat. The silver maples seem to be done, the red maples didn't amount to much, but the sugar maples show no sign of budding out in Potsdam or Hopkinton. Still hoping for a change in the weather...if so we'll go back to it.

[Thompson's Tree Farm]

Mine are staying in! There has always been lots of syrup made in April and I expect that if the warm spell breaks, there will be more syrup this year. Hopefully the check valves will serve to slow bacteria growth somewhat. I'm guessing more syrup but not great quality. I had about 2000 gallons overnight from 5700 taps. Not good but it will make syrup.

[Thompson's Tree Farm]

Joust, It is March 9th. Many years I am just tapping by now. We have cold weather to come. I finished tapping this year on Feb 28th. Having little snow made it go a couple of days faster than normal. Some had made some nice syrup by then. This warm trend will grow some bacteria but your taps are relatively fresh so the impact will be minimal. Where in the county are you located? We have many micro climates here so if your area is slightly warmer or colder than another the impact will differ. Good luck and keep asking questions.

[Joust7.1]

Thompson's,
I'm at woodbridge corners on 68 north of Rens. Falls. Trying to brick my arch so I'm ready for whatever we may get this weekend. I have cv on all my taps so I'm hoping that will help if we get a "normal" weather pattern soon.

Might not mess around with adding vac on my tubing unless I get caught up by the middle of next week. Already made a booster/manifold for a bender releaser and have access to a delaval dairy pump. My plan was to run a dry line from my sugar house where I would house the pump under cover and where I have electricity to my dump station 600' in my woods. Not sure how to size the line. I will have up to three 3/4" mainlines with no more than 50-60 taps each.