Hey!
I’m back this season after a 6yr hiatus.
Saturday was a great day for us - 630L from 110 taps and it was still going strong in the evening.
My big sugar maples only really woke up starting Wednesday last week.
A bit bummed that this warm spell might be it for us. Anyone know quickly sugar maples bud out?
Boiling hard on a new-to-me 2x5 flat pan to keep sap from spoiling in this heat.
The trees are again dripping sap slowly today - still clear. I’ve never been able to figure out buddy sap.
Probably keep it aside so I don’t spoil what’s currently in the pan.
Homeschooling mama to 8
2010-30 taps, steam pans on a fisher grandma bear woodstove outdoors. Bottled 18.5L
2012- 70 taps - 20L
2013 - 70 taps, 3 steam pans on concrete block arch. 50L
2015- 70 taps, 50.5L, 3.3lbs accidental sugar
2021 - 120 taps, new-to-me 2x5 flat pan with a cast iron arch atop a brick firebox.