Tapping in the Golden Horseshoe
Well I just got back from putting in 50 or so taps and only a few holes were wet this morning. If the extended forecast is correct(which it rarely is). Then it looks like I will hold off tapping the rest till next week at the earliest. I was hoping we would get a run today and tomorrow , so I could fire up the evaporator and sweeten the pans. Not looking to promising though!
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 was so disappointed that I didn't even get a single drop of sap today. I agree with you Ren, if the forecast is correct we'll be dry for some time to come. Let's hope they are way off so we can start to have a little fun boiling.
~ 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
Put in 20 taps on Sunday...all dry. To my surprise a few holes started dripping today...had +2/+3 temps. We'll see what happens the next couple of days with the "big"
storm coming tonight & tomorrow.
Homeschooling mama to 8
2010-30 taps, steam pans on a fisher grandma bear woodstove outdoors. Bottled 18.5L
2012- 70 taps - 20L
2013 - 70 taps, 3 steam pans on concrete block arch. 50L
2015- 70 taps, 50.5L, 3.3lbs accidental sugar
2021 - 120 taps, new-to-me 2x5 flat pan with a cast iron arch atop a brick firebox.
MustardSeedMum, you are really close to me but the wild wind shut down any chance of sap in my buckets today. Hopefully the coming "storm" will bring some rain instead of snow and start thawing out our frozen trees.
~ 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 was really surprised to see anything in the buckets. Usually the higher elevation means we're a couple of degrees colder than everyone else around me. So most times I'll see reports of you guys in Caledon having flows and I'm sitting empty.Anyway, I know what you mean about the winds...it's starting to pick up around here.
Homeschooling mama to 8
2010-30 taps, steam pans on a fisher grandma bear woodstove outdoors. Bottled 18.5L
2012- 70 taps - 20L
2013 - 70 taps, 3 steam pans on concrete block arch. 50L
2015- 70 taps, 50.5L, 3.3lbs accidental sugar
2021 - 120 taps, new-to-me 2x5 flat pan with a cast iron arch atop a brick firebox.
Batten down the hatches MSM, those of us in the hills are in for a bumpy ride tonight.
~ 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 snow can stop any time now. We've had enough.
I guess the silver lining to not having any sap yet is that I don't have to slug it uphill in the deep snow. It's exhausting enough empty handed.
~ 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 did my first boil yesterday with 52 Gal and finished at 12 AM!!! To my big surprize I decided to go to the bush this morning to get the snow of the covers and fix buckets because of the win. WOW!!!! My sun and I were shocked with 2 Gal buckets overflowing!!! I did to trips back to the house and got 42 Gal at 10 AM this morning. Got boiling again this afternoon. went to the bush in the afternoon and all were half full but decided to pick it up tomorrow morning. The small trees shut down as it did not freeze last night but the big ones witch is mostly what I tapped are going like crazy.
Hope all are having fun like me!
Dave
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.
OK, now that just hurts. lol Still waiting around here. No longer patiently.Originally Posted by daverobitaille
~ 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
My test tree at my home in stouffville put out a cup of sap today. Looks like that is it for a while. I am trying to figure out when the run will start in my bush in Minden.
Ralph
2013 55 taps, a homemade 2 x 5 oil tank evaporator and 2 x 4 flat pan
2014 56 taps new sap pump and 45 gallon sap gravity feed copper coil pre-heater rig
2015 60 taps just tweaking things
2016 shooting for the same but will see what happens
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