We are ALMOST recovered from last weeks run. We brought 400 gallons of sap from the trees. We ended up with 62 twelve oz. jars of syrup. The run started with lighter syrup, but the last jars are darker...Which my children love.
We are going to clean out the sap bags this afternoon, since we have had much warmer temps for a few days. We are hoping the trees will be running again tomorrow. Don't know what to expect though, with this real winter we have had. Last year the trees had already stopped.
We are using a refractometer and our sap has hovered around 2%. Syrup is very pretty and very clear. We are filtering and filtering though.
How is your season going? Looks like maple tapping and starting the large gardens will overlap this year. We are hoping to plant potatoes and onions this week...Hmmmmmm!