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    Hi all. I'm in muskoka - looking at the weather forecast and it looks like it's going to warm up a bit then drop again for a few days and pretty cold a few of the nights coming up. Is anyone tapping in this areas yet or is it too soon? Thanks for any advice

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    I tapped a week go as it looked good now it does not looks so good till the end of the month.
    Jerome

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    Ya I have been tapping doing a bit of an expansion. Did 300 last year going to at least 600 this year. I want the sap to flow but I wouldnt have made my numbers if it did. Been laid off for 4 weeks now and would love it to flow to get a bit of cash in my pocket. Its so late this year I have a feeling we are going to get it all at once. I would say put your taps in by next tuesday by the look of the weather forcast. Your taps are usually good for 4-6 weeks anyway. I am just about 30 minutes north of huntsville but the temps here are always about 5 degrees lower then huntsville. Some of my taps have been in for two weeks and some are going in today.
    Ferrier's Maplebee farms
    600 gravity 50 buckets
    3x12 waterloo raised flue
    with preheater
    20 year old son willing to learn (for gas and beer money)
    1997 f150 with trailer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wilfred View Post
    Hi all. I'm in muskoka - looking at the weather forecast and it looks like it's going to warm up a bit then drop again for a few days and pretty cold a few of the nights coming up. Is anyone tapping in this areas yet or is it too soon? Thanks for any advice

    15 Minutes north of you in Parry Sound.
    Tapped today- very little flow- more likely just pressure in the tree.
    Looks like it will not start until we get past the pending -17 nights in the next while
    2010 40 buckets- 4 gals finished
    2011 80 buckets- 14 gals finished
    2012 105 buckets- 8 gals finished
    2013 maxed at 130 buckets- 24 gals finished
    2014 new max at 240 buckets- 18 gals finished
    2015 newest max 240 buckets-+48 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22.5 gals finished
    2016 150 taps on 3/16 gravity- 23 gals finished
    2020 250 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22 gals finished
    2021 385 taps on 3/16 gravity 25 gals finished
    2022 385 taps on 3/16 gravity- 26 gals finished

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    Should be running today! I'm hoping/expecting to start the evap tomorrow. Let the season begin!

    Note: I checked my recent records and the latest I started boiling down since 2000 is March 15. A new record by 2 weeks! Hope the season lasts more than a week.
    1973: 80 taps, black Soap kettle on a tripod
    1974 - 1986: 100 taps, 2 X 3 pan on blocks
    1987 - 2004: Helped friend with 18" X 60" drop flue
    2005 - 2011: 2' X 6' Phaneuf (dropflue) in 12 X 20 sugar shack
    2012: 250 taps, all gravity lines
    2014: 325 taps, gravity

    http://www.runnningchallenged.blogspot.com

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    Checked all of my taps and they are slowly waking up. I had to replace one of my sap bags as the sap was dripping out of the bottom faster than it was dripping into it. Can we not have some warm temperatures without all of the wind? Please?

    With this light drizzle the snow is receeding, but leaving us to walk on the newly exposed glare ice from December. Never a dull moment out there.
    ~ Karen ~

    2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
    2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup

    2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
    2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
    2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
    2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
    2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
    2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup

    Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples



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    Hey Karen,

    Tell me about the wind,

    Having to retrieve buckets and bungee cord the suckers to trees. My wife is questioning my resolve,

    TurkeyJohn

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    I just finished collecting about 3 gallons of sap I had to modify the way my tubes were entering my buckets as I was losing sap down the tube I should get better results now.
    Jerome

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    Collected another 4 gallons yesterday afternoon from the 18 taps i have this year. Looks like this week will be good weather wise.
    Jerome

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    slower in haliburton

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