Central Ontario Tapping

[Clinkis]

I did check my density's with a hydrotherm so I know they are good, but thanks for your concern.

Glad to hear! You are VERY lucky to get an average that high. Today I finished my last batch of the year and had to hit 223'F before hydrometer said it was syrup. I figure my average was 3.2% for the year and I though I was doing good!

[Maplesapper]

We've collected about 40% of a crop and the syrup is quite dark this year.
Even the first boil was fairly dark.
Syrup almost seems super sweet but very stringy this year vs Mapley like last year.

Looks like our season ends at Easter this year again.
Funny that Easter is 4 weeks later than 2013.
This all makes 2012 look not so bad....

[Pablo]

This was my first year making my own syrup. I am glad that I decided to go with lines, the snow was deep and now real wet. I made about 2 gal. boiling 3 times. The syrup tastes great. My neighbor a few doors down has been sugaring for 10 years and told me not to get discouraged, it has been a poor year. He also is impressed that I did make some good syrup and didn't burn any (the other neighbor was sure I would burn it). I hope to get one more boil as the sap is flowing a bit still and looks clear.
Thanks to everyone who posts here as I have done tons of reading and answered many questions that only experience would teach.

[NTBugtraq]

Pablo, wtg!...but we're not done yet in Ontario, I see 6 sap flowing days in the next 8 day forecast...we can hope.

Cheers,
Russ

[Pablo]

Yesterday I got about 25 gal (it only got to about 2 c) and at noon today I have about 30 gal and the lines are the fullest I've seen them this year.
Good thing it is a long weekend.

[Run Forest Run!]

The sap is running the strongest it has all year! Tomorrow really is looking like it will be a 'Good Friday', following a most 'Excellent Thursday'.

I haven't had the time to collect all of the sap yet today, but so far I've got 37L from 8 taps. There is two to three times that much still waiting to be gathered. One of my silvers is offering 4% today. Thank-you trees.

[Clinkis]

Glad your finally getting a good run! Sounds like its going to pay off for sticking it out. Hearing that makes me kinda wish my taps were still in the trees.....

[NTBugtraq]

I had my best sap day ever today. Boiled for 9 hrs, and still have 100 gal of sap...and its still running but I'm pooped. Made 7L of syrup today.

Cheers,
Russ

[Run Forest Run!]

WOW. What a day.

I collected 83L from 8 taps down the street. After emptying them at noon, 2 were overflowing at 6pm and the other 6 were close to the top (these are 2 gallon buckets).

I emptied the buckets on my property twice today just to make sure there was room for the sap tsunami. After emptying everything here again at 4pm there is somewhere near 10L already replenished out there. Total for the property here was 36L.

Grand total for the day was 119L. Boiled my brains out today - but was at least smart enough to get the propane tanks refilled before the end of the day as nothing will be open tomorrow. That would have been a brutal mistake to have made.

Can't wait to get boiling again tomorrow, I'm done for today.

[sapdrink]

Dear all; I am looking to buy sap from anyone willing to sell. Our sugarbush is in the lanark area but has turned milky. Anyone with clear sap? Looking for large amounts. Thanks!