Bucket users--have you tapped yet?

[Justinmaple]

I am in Johnson and I use buckets. I have been sugaring for 6 years. I am tempted to set my taps tomorrow morning with the warm spell that's suppposed to come over the next 2 days. I have never tapped this early and I'm concerned about taps drying out and screwing up the end of my season. Are other bucket people tapped in yet? Does anyone know how long a bucket will last? Thanks.

[Shawn]

Did 165 of them yesterday and buddy was finishing up his at his house today. Day prior did 219 taps for pipeline. Holding tanks put out today and in sugar house tomorrow to get that all ready and then wait. A work out this week

[vermontpure]

Not yet here in west haven. probably gonna give it another week or two. Definatly by first weekend in march.

[Paul VT]

Not yet. Will wait for a decent warm up. Probably about the first week in March. I have been told bucket taps are good for 30 days. But I have had good runs after 30+ days before.

[adk1]

I tapped my tubing over the weekend but didn't tap my sap sacks because thinking I will wait till the steadier runs start

[GeneralStark]

Only doing a few buckets this year but in the past when I have dome many I have generally waited until more consistent spring weather. It is still winter and while it is going to warm up the next couple days you are potentially shortening your season with buckets by tapping this early. It will be back in the single digits next week. Relax, get things ready and hang the buckets when it looks like it will be more consistently spring like.

That said, you could put out some buckets now to see what is going on and then put the rest out later. You could also tap again later in the season if you have access to more trees or if you have large trees.

[Flat Rock Farmers]

We haven't tapped up here in Irasburg yet either. Probably will wait until the first week of March too.
We're still watchin' the forecasts. Even though there's a couple of days that might be good, the extended
forecast shows a freeze up after this weekend again. It's hard not to pull the trigger though. I guess
we'll just have to stay content with tramping our four wheeler trails with snowshoes and gazing longingly
at the trees!

[LawnSite]

Waiting another week on buckets. Some of the local guys around here are doing pipelines this weekend.

[PerryW]

Not sure where you are located, but I'm in Littleton NH, across from St Johnsbury Vermont and I don't see any sugaring weather in the 10 day forecast. Forecast says highs of 38-40 over the next three days, but it's gonna take three days of highs in the 50's before you get anything besides nuisance sap. Unless you running vaccum or in the banana belt of vermont, I would hold off till after march 1.

[sugarin' in the hood]

Waiting for another week or two before we tap for buckets.