Picked up 27 gal this morning but tonight just 10 gal. It did not freeze last night so I did not get overflow today. I will continue boiling tomorrow but it looks like I will have the weekend off due to a cold spell coming for the next 4 days. I will be closing this week with 3 gal of finished syrup in 3 days. Not bad for a 3 days run!
I hope you guys are having fun like me!
Dave
Coldwater ontario
2011 35 taps
2012 50 taps
2013 80 taps maybe to 100
2014 80 taps
2015 New sugar shack, 50 taps on buckets and 100 on 3-16 gravity tubing.
A tolerating wife and a 14 years old not so helper.
2016 New evaporator and 150 taps all on 3/16 high vacuum gravity.
Just got back from hanging another 30 buckets. Sap was flowing. Going to load up some more buckets and head back out. Looks like we should have a good week!
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
I am situated near Woodstock and just got in from putting 70 buckets up. Really good sap flow in about 90 % of them. I stood quiet in the bush a few times just to hear that tip-tap of the sap hitting the bottom of the buckets. Hope to put another 50 out on Thursday then fire up the evaporator on Saturday.
Paul
I have some tiny drops starting from one silver maple tap. It's the first of the season for me.
It's been snowing hard most of the morning so I doubt this will encourage the taps to release much sap today. BTW, I did steal a drop to test. It was at 2.6%. The weekend is looking very, very hopeful.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
The sap ran OK yesterday after the mainlines thawed out. it was still running last night when there was ice on the puddles. It's running not too badly today and the weekend looks very promising! Can't wait to make some steam!
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Looks like sap must have ran into the night. I was back in the bush yesterday afternoon and some taps were just starting to drip. I went out this morning at 11 and picked up 90 gal off 105 taps. Sap was flowing good. Time to hang some more buckets, as it looks like we are in for a good run tomorrow and sat! Going to make some steam tonight!!! Happy,Happy,Happy
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
At long last the lid has blown off this season. Here we go! Run Forest Run! Fill Bucket Fill!
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
I got just under a gallon from two taps in a single silver maple today. I also went and tapped three sugar maples (four buckets total) at 1 p.m. I collected their sap before dark. The four buckets gave me just under a gallon EACH in only 5 hours! The trees were definitely trying to get going around here today.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
Sap is flowing good. I ended the night yesterday with 15 L of extra light/light. I still have 80 gal in storage tanks and I am expecting another 150 plus today. We had a good freeze here last night but not suppose to freeze tonight. Sap may run well into the night then!
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
Hi All,
Just a question I was wondering if you have been experiencing the same thing. We had great flow out in Stouffville on Friday and Saturday (probably 60gal from the 50 taps in two days) but Sunday and today we got practically nothing (15gal); weather seemed perfect for it. What gives? Any theories?
Thanks
1999 - 2012 - 25 taps
2013 - 50 taps
2x6 home built evaporator
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