I'm looking at the weather forecast (like everyone else) this morning and I don't see any sugaring weather except maybe Tuesday(21st) I did a lot of cleaning but I never expected a break this long...Heck, I might forget the recipe!
I'm looking at the weather forecast (like everyone else) this morning and I don't see any sugaring weather except maybe Tuesday(21st) I did a lot of cleaning but I never expected a break this long...Heck, I might forget the recipe!
The forecast is a little bit better with temperatures a bit above freezing 3/18 through 3/21. If it's sunny we'll see some sap. I've got one stand that's totally snowed in.
We've had two tepid runs in the mid afternoon this weekend. I gathered in enough to sweeten the rig and maybe make a gallon or two. The weather looks sort of promising over the next two days, with a warm night between that could possibly yield something to get excited about...maybe.
Nothing here Saturday, a little this afternoon, froze up now. Perhaps tomorrow?
3,100 taps
60 cfm flood
HC2
5 by 14 oil
Brian
I've collected well under a gallon/tap over the last two days. It took so long for things to get going then once the sun went down it went to < 30* lickety split. However, each day during the late afternoon the sap was racing out of the trees for a short period of time. Just expected it would have made for a larger yield overall. The upcoming days look very promising though.
12th Year "skip gen" Maple Producer
St. Lawrence County
1-'09: 4 gal stock pot, fire pit, 3 taps
2-'10: Pots, Kitchen Stove & Sap Selling ~110 taps
3-'11: 8x12 Shack, 146 taps (100 buckets/46 gravity), 16"x77" evaporator (2 flat pans)
4-'12: 8x16 expanded shack, 147 taps, Leader 2x8 dropped flu
5-'13: Added 10x20 wood shed, 1st yr on vac
6-'14: 175 taps, Zero Tank
7-'15: 230 taps, H20 jacket canner, Vintage Ski Doo Elan
8-'16: 150 taps
9-'17: Goal - RO and 250+
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A very slow tease, started thawing with a slow run about 2:00 and about 6:00 the last few mains thawed and everything was froze again by 7:00 -- perhaps tomorrow.
3,100 taps
60 cfm flood
HC2
5 by 14 oil
Brian
When is it time to pull taps? This is my first year with tapping and have had good results from trees in my yard. Taps in since late February. It still looks like good freeze/thaw weather.
Thanks
Last year the season ended about the 15th of April, but one would be a fool to try and predict.
If you have buckets they will either dry up or the sap will be of poor quality and yield buddy syrup but it's true the cold is our friend right now.Originally Posted by Milton
3,100 taps
60 cfm flood
HC2
5 by 14 oil
Brian
Gathered in enough to keep me busy all day tomorrow...but when will I gather if I'm busy all day...hmmm.
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