We're tapped here in southern Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. Got all taps out on Saturday and Sunday.
-Laz
300+ taps on bags
New 2x6 reverse-fire Leader oil evap
New sugarhouse (still in progress but functioning mostly)
We're tapped here in southern Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. Got all taps out on Saturday and Sunday.
-Laz
300+ taps on bags
New 2x6 reverse-fire Leader oil evap
New sugarhouse (still in progress but functioning mostly)
Good luck keep us northerners posted on your progress! Boiling pics appreciated!
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
Seems like this would be a great day to have taps in! That's what I told my son yesterday too. Looking forward to getting my own taps in.
RC Maple
14X14 sugarhouse - new for 2012
RO Bucket - RB10 - New for 2019
2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
55 taps - most on buckets
This is next year!
Tapped one tree out by the barn this afternoon. Tested 2% sugar and running pretty well. I'm going to check the extended forecast again and flush out and run in the RO this week. I'm tempted to tap everything, but I still I'm still going to wait another week. I'm just west of Columbus in central Ohio.
Leader 1/2 pint - Kawasaki Mule - Smoky Lake Filter Bottler
24 GPH RO, 2 1/2 x 40 NF3 (NF270), 140 GPH (Brass with no relief valve ) ProCon pump
2013 - 44 taps - 16 gallons syrup, 2014 - 109 taps - 26 gallons syrup
2015 - 71 taps - 13.5 gallons syrup, 2016 - 125 taps - 24.25 gallons syrup
2017 - 129 taps - 17.5 gallons syrup, 2018 - 128 taps- 18 gallons syrup
2019 -130 taps - 18.5 gallons syrup, 2020 ~125 taps-19.75 gallons syrup
I've been tempted but out of town, now looking at a week of highs in the 20's. Probably next time conditions look good for a few days we'll start the yard test trees. Gettin the itch but not ready anyway. probably start hanging the laterals I curl up and start fixing squirrel chews tomorrow. maybe take the squirrel control device and solve some of that issue.
SevenCreeksSap
About 80 taps and a sapsucker.
A wife who doesn't shop and lets me buy Maple stuff
Long range forecast now looks doubtful until after mid February. It may be a short season this year here in central Ohio.
Leader 1/2 pint - Kawasaki Mule - Smoky Lake Filter Bottler
24 GPH RO, 2 1/2 x 40 NF3 (NF270), 140 GPH (Brass with no relief valve ) ProCon pump
2013 - 44 taps - 16 gallons syrup, 2014 - 109 taps - 26 gallons syrup
2015 - 71 taps - 13.5 gallons syrup, 2016 - 125 taps - 24.25 gallons syrup
2017 - 129 taps - 17.5 gallons syrup, 2018 - 128 taps- 18 gallons syrup
2019 -130 taps - 18.5 gallons syrup, 2020 ~125 taps-19.75 gallons syrup
The weather guru's are saying the last week of Jan. there will be a major pattern shift to a more zonal jet stream. Long range forecasts are already showing that change. Keep your fingers crossed!
SevenCreeksSap
About 80 taps and a sapsucker.
A wife who doesn't shop and lets me buy Maple stuff
Here near Athens Ohio..
Tapped some trees about a week ago, had a decent run today. I was gone for the weekend so I only think the run came in today. Might have had some contribution from Friday when it was warm, but I was away.
About 4 gallons of sap off of 7 trees on 3/16 tubing , check valves and gravity. The trees are a mix of reds and sugar maples.
Looking at the forecast I suspect that will be all for a few days till we warm up again.
I couldn't wait until after this cold spell to tap, so yesterday put out 3 buckets near the house to see if anything was flowing.
Had about 4 gallons of good sweet sap by noon today.
Once this cold front passes the long range forecast looks really good.
Best of luck to all this season.