Central Ontario Tapping

[BrutemanAl]

I would have to check with my son as he is keeping track of collected sap, but if memory serves me correct last time I asked him last week, I think we were in around 850 L collected, from 32 taps, finished product is in around 20 L so far, I have found the sugar content this year is very low

[Hkb82]

I would have to check with my son as he is keeping track of collected sap, but if memory serves me correct last time I asked him last week, I think we were in around 850 L collected, from 32 taps, finished product is in around 20 L so far, I have found the sugar content this year is very low

Those numbers sound pretty good to me. Right around the 40/1 20L from 32 taps for this year is good I think. This year will still give lots more.

[master]

Hkb82 I see your from Redbay. Is that the Redbay next to Oliphant on the Bruce peninsula?

[Hkb82]

Hkb82 I see your from Redbay. Is that the Redbay next to Oliphant on the Bruce peninsula?

That’s the one.

[Bruce L]

Good morning Karen,a lot in our neck of the woods here have pulled already,either from running out of wood,or making more syrup than last year,or combination of both.Personally I am quite happy with the season,haven't totalled in a while,but sure I am at a full crop,if it weren't for open house next weekend would call it quits now. Keeping a close eye on trees,buds are definitely popping,had one guy try to tell me he was trimming brush the other day and buds hadn't started to swell, told him he needed glasses,and look up into the canopy,not low to the ground where it is cooler

[Galena]

...Keeping a close eye on trees,buds are definitely popping,had one guy try to tell me he was trimming brush the other day and buds hadn't started to swell, told him he needed glasses,and look up into the canopy,not low to the ground where it is cooler

Good point, I do tend to look at the lower branches. My trees still going strong but I'm not! Busy bucking up pallets and putting some aside so I can build a real sugar shack this year with them. Have to clean out my shack's chimney cause it's full of creosote fluff and the last thing I need is a fire, or it'd be going right now. So back to doing stuff indoors with windows open, dehumidifier and fan going. Planning on visiting CDL in Perth today, need more glassware.

[Run Forest Run!]

Well everyone, it looks like the trees in my part of Caledon have finally awakened. I'll be collecting today!

[Run Forest Run!]

I've been driven inside by the hurricane force winds and the rain. The taps are still running like wild, closing in on 4L per tap. Gathered 80L in a constant loop of racing from tree to tree to tree. Empty, run, repeat.

I swear I could hear the theme song for Hawaii 5-0 as I imagined myself riding the wave of sap that was rushing in. What a great day!

[Hkb82]

Still boiling in my neck of the woods. Clear sap and cold nights. Two thumbs up. Next week will prob be my last week for collecting I think. We have had a very good past few weeks with on and off days. I am running low on the pile of wood I dedicated to maple season and have already bottled psat my last years totals. Good year for me and my little setup. 46L of syrup so far and with 90 gal of sap in the tanks plus a few more good days of drips in the buckets I think I could hit the 65-70L total. That’s more then enough.

[Run Forest Run!]

Finished off 3.9L of syrup on the stove yesterday. Turned out to be a nice rich amber. I would have had an even better time of it if I'd be paying more attention to the pot. Then I wouldn't have had to spend an hour scraping off burned on black carbon from my stove top and running around the house taking the batteries out of the smoke detectors. You'd think I've had learned by now......

I've had one good run of sap (Easter weekend) and am still waiting for my season to really get ripping. It's been one weird weather season.