A decent day with some trees producing well, and others just waking up from the two day cold snap. I hadn't yet tapped any of my box elders, but today was their day. Put in 7 to start with and the holes were running to beat the band. My Norway was pumping out 4% and my silvers were running 2.5% and 3.25%. Who knew that when I planted all my trees 25 years ago that I'd be getting so much enjoyment and deliciousness out of them aside from nice shade in the summer.

Boiled 103L of sap today in just over 6 hours, so I'm pleased with that evaporation rate for my setup. That puts me at 2 gallons per hour, per hotel pan. That's about the maximum I could expect. Batch #2 is finishing/simmering on the stove and will be ready for bottling tomorrow. A great day. This season has been just perfect for me so far with a few days of sap and a few days to boil and catch up. My sap storage containers are now empty and ready to go again.