Hey everyone, looks like ill start drilling the end of this week. I've been doing a lot of cleanup in the woods the last 2 weeks and the weather looks good. no upgrades except putting power in the sugarhouse versus tapping the power from the barn. The electrician will hopefully have it up and going in the next 2 weeks. Then maybe next year we can look at a RO. Hope you all have a great season, God bless ,Al
2011 2x6 leader and 125 taps and 30 buckets
2012 another 200 taps on line and an addition to the sugar house
2013 hoping to hit 400 taps on line and 25 buckets and adding a sap Guzzler
2014 Brand new D&G 3x10 traditional evaporator and going to 450
2015 D&G 3x10 and kicking the door on 500 on line
My wife Marci who puts up with me buying "Maple Stuff"
1 65 yr old father inlaw who is priceless
And the good Lord above Amen
Lakeview Blueberries/Maple Syrup on Facebook
Got a few hours in the woods last weekend, cleaned up some blow downs and added some more line. Good to be back at it for the year. Hopefully start tapping tomorrow, Keep up with the valentines tradition. Here's to a great season everyone.
2015 New sugarhouse 14x24 looking at 200 taps and 10 buckets,added auf to evaporator
2014 102 taps on gravity 10 buckets new 2x6 custom evaporator 12"x20" homemade finisher. And one old 8x10 shed
A better plan in place
2013 10 taps 1x2 flat pan needed a better plan
A family that loves pure maple syrup
One awesome helper ( my son)
South east facing trees started running today.
Lit the fire last night, awesome to be back at it again. Sugar was low ,but to be expected as the sap was getting some time sitting in the tanks. Got the rig all plumbed up and filled with sweet. Hopefully we are set to go full tilt now. Tap count is still unknow as we forgot to count most of the hill here. One thing I know is I have 60 on a remote spot, LOL. Good Luck to a great season everyone.. LET IT FLOW !!!!
2015 New sugarhouse 14x24 looking at 200 taps and 10 buckets,added auf to evaporator
2014 102 taps on gravity 10 buckets new 2x6 custom evaporator 12"x20" homemade finisher. And one old 8x10 shed
A better plan in place
2013 10 taps 1x2 flat pan needed a better plan
A family that loves pure maple syrup
One awesome helper ( my son)
It's flowing..lol The sap has been coming in steady for over 48 hrs. The little RO will getting a work out tonight and tomorrow. Sugar is 2%, hoping the temps will drop down some to give a little recoup time.
2015 New sugarhouse 14x24 looking at 200 taps and 10 buckets,added auf to evaporator
2014 102 taps on gravity 10 buckets new 2x6 custom evaporator 12"x20" homemade finisher. And one old 8x10 shed
A better plan in place
2013 10 taps 1x2 flat pan needed a better plan
A family that loves pure maple syrup
One awesome helper ( my son)
Started boiling yesterday for a couple of hours just to make room in the tank. Lit the fire at 10:30 this morning and made 8 gallons of light amber. The sap coming off the mtn is at 2.5% the bush on Lake road gave me 250 gallons of sweet 2.6%. thank you very much. Im going to collect the brook run tomorrow and get ready for a long weekend of boiling. Great start to the season so far, hoping for bigger syrup days . Its been a slow start trying to get the sugarhouse wiring all finished , YEAH I got electrical service in this year. Who knows maybe next year will be a RO year, lol. Hope everyone has a great year,Al
2011 2x6 leader and 125 taps and 30 buckets
2012 another 200 taps on line and an addition to the sugar house
2013 hoping to hit 400 taps on line and 25 buckets and adding a sap Guzzler
2014 Brand new D&G 3x10 traditional evaporator and going to 450
2015 D&G 3x10 and kicking the door on 500 on line
My wife Marci who puts up with me buying "Maple Stuff"
1 65 yr old father inlaw who is priceless
And the good Lord above Amen
Lakeview Blueberries/Maple Syrup on Facebook
Hi all ,another good day boiling. Made 10 gallons of a medium amber, seems dark for the beginning of the season . I'm going to collect in the morning, I have another 350 to collect from today. I'll boil it off and clean the pans. Hope everyone is having a great season.
2011 2x6 leader and 125 taps and 30 buckets
2012 another 200 taps on line and an addition to the sugar house
2013 hoping to hit 400 taps on line and 25 buckets and adding a sap Guzzler
2014 Brand new D&G 3x10 traditional evaporator and going to 450
2015 D&G 3x10 and kicking the door on 500 on line
My wife Marci who puts up with me buying "Maple Stuff"
1 65 yr old father inlaw who is priceless
And the good Lord above Amen
Lakeview Blueberries/Maple Syrup on Facebook
Put taps out last two days have 94 in with 35 more left to go. headed tomorrow to pick up some 2x6 drop flue pans then come home build an arch and boil the 84gallons i got today of 94 taps. Have a shurflow pump on the only line i have run with 35 taps and collected 45 gallons from it rest are buckets. got out of the sugaring thing for a few yrs due to confict with work hrs. Back at it last minute like normal. Everyone have a great season and enjoy i know i will.
100 buckets for 09
180 buckets for 2010
300 on gravity and 300 buckets for 2011
1000 total for 2012
250 taps on shurflow pumps
G.H.Grimm 3x10 raise flue auf
snowmobile and grizzly 660 four wheeler
8 beagles an 1 aussie shepherd for company
and last a wonderful companion that lets me do all the stuff i love (maple sugaring) and doesnt ask questions!!!!!!!!!!!
http://s1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc375/cpmaple/
Welcome back CPmaple, and Good luck too you. Things got a little hectic for sure last couple days, But all in all keep up pretty good. Sugar has been tad low here with no real freeze to speak of. Hoping that it will come around some by end of week. Take care...
2015 New sugarhouse 14x24 looking at 200 taps and 10 buckets,added auf to evaporator
2014 102 taps on gravity 10 buckets new 2x6 custom evaporator 12"x20" homemade finisher. And one old 8x10 shed
A better plan in place
2013 10 taps 1x2 flat pan needed a better plan
A family that loves pure maple syrup
One awesome helper ( my son)
Hi all, boiled today , started by dumping the main tank at the sugar house.it had 300 gal of .5 %. I collected at the other 2 and averaged 1.5, about 300 gallons so I boiled off 5.5 gallons ,cleaned the tank and Ill wait to see what this week brings. Im at 55 gallons for the year so Im not for from last season. Hope everyone is having a good year, Good to see you back Chad.
2011 2x6 leader and 125 taps and 30 buckets
2012 another 200 taps on line and an addition to the sugar house
2013 hoping to hit 400 taps on line and 25 buckets and adding a sap Guzzler
2014 Brand new D&G 3x10 traditional evaporator and going to 450
2015 D&G 3x10 and kicking the door on 500 on line
My wife Marci who puts up with me buying "Maple Stuff"
1 65 yr old father inlaw who is priceless
And the good Lord above Amen
Lakeview Blueberries/Maple Syrup on Facebook
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