I've had lots of good sap runs on warm nights. It's the cycle between warm and below 32 that matters, whether day or night.
I think we're going to see some real nice runs and then some 2 day "rest' periods...kind of like last year.
I've had lots of good sap runs on warm nights. It's the cycle between warm and below 32 that matters, whether day or night.
I think we're going to see some real nice runs and then some 2 day "rest' periods...kind of like last year.
John Allin
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We've only got 6-8 days with potential for sap flow and then it's over. We'll be into April and no lows below 32. I've only made about 6 gallons on 108 taps....so not very good this year.
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
Another beautiful day....wasted. The temperature cycle looks ideal, but the sap flow is not very strong. Most trees are probably going to do 1/2 gallon with a few doing maybe a gallon. It's hard for me to believe that a day where 60 F is the high following a low of 27 F overnight is not flowing more. The sugar content was 3+% on a few trees I checked this morning so maybe quality will trump volume.
P.S. Just collected 34 gallons from about 70 taps. I hoped for more but at 5:00 pm it was really flowing so may get another 1/2 gallon overnight. Don't think it's going below freezing tonight.
Last edited by bowhunter; 03-14-2014 at 04:27 PM.
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
Good run in last 24 hours. Averaged a little over 1 gallon per tap which is about the best I've seen the past two years. I think it's pretty unusual to average 1.5 gallons per day on buckets.
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
Small run today. Almost every tree was dripping although the temperature never got above 33. Hope for one more good run this next week and I think it's over after that. I haven't seen any sign of budding, but it can't be far away. It's supposed to be 15 F tonight.
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