Whats everyones predictions for the season in central NH "Andover"
Season's Perdictions
Whats everyones predictions for the season in central NH "Andover"
Sputter until the last week of March then go hard for a week! A little concerning. The big question is how fast it warms up into April. Definitely will be boing into April this year.
Sunapee
Hawkins Sugar House
Sunapee, NH
2x6 Patrick Phaneuf, raised flu
3 Hp Atlantic Fluids Vacuum
500 taps
Well all I know is if we don't warm up soon I aint gonna have any syrup for maple weekend!!!
may your sap be at 3%
Brad
www.willowcreeksugarhouse.com
585 or so on Vacuum, about 35 on buckets/sap sacs
Atlas Copco GVS 25A Rotary Vane vacuum pump
MES horizontal electric releaser
2x6 ss phaneuf Drop flue, Leader woodsaver blower, homemade hood
300gph H2O RO
husquvarna 562 XP
Its Here!!! 2024 season is here get busy!!!
There is no need for you guy's to worry. I think we are all going to do very well this season. Last year I had 13 day's in March that the sap ran. It is only the 3rd of the month. You still have 28 more days left. The season could start two weeks from now and still we could get tons of sap. I shut down on April 20th last season and 60% of my crop was made in April. When do you normally shut down? I hope you all do very good.
Spud
Originally Posted by tapit123
My trees are mostly in Littleton, but March 10 is the typical start date for sap here. Last year, a friend of mine tapped on March 25 and got as much syrup per tap as i did tapping around march 5.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
I think those 2 short warm ups had everyone (including myself) itching to get going so now the cold has been very depressing. Looks like a warmup for Thursday into the 40s this weekend. I boiled once made almmost 3 gallons but I've spent the rest of the time tightening up the new sugar house, splitting wood smaller, fabricating a new feed tank so no more hauling sap to the evap. Not as fun as boiling but productive
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