Washington county NY

[COMSTOCK MAPLES]

Clean up done now pull taps. Last gallon was grade b and buds are popping like crazy here.

[lakeview maple]

I finished yesterday, all the buckets were yellow sap or bone dry. I ran the last 150 gallons through the evaporator and chased it with 200 gallons of water and pulled 5 gallons and 3 quarts out of it. Gives us a total of 26 plus for the season, not what I had planned 5 months ago but I didn't plan on snapping my leg either and relying on all the help to do all the work. I am eternally grateful for all the help , the leg is almost healed just in time for planting . I am already getting things lined up for next season, talked to 2 land owners about tapping them and got the ok, hopefully I don't break another leg and I get all the mainlines ran this summer to add another 750 to 1000 taps. Go big or go home ,lol . Take care all and hope you all have a great summer, Al

[adk1]

Al, you are really expanding! Good job

[lakeview maple]

When I had finished boiling the other day ,I drew off all the left over concentrate in my front pans into 2, 5 gallon buckets I was going to make wine with it, it taste awesome. well I saw the weather report and said the heck with it . I emptied out the water out of my bulk tank and threw the mainline back in and Il see what I get the next 3 days. Worse case a mess of ropey sap or worse , best case another 3 days of a good run . Ill filter the concentrate and refill my front pans . Ill see what happens ,just couldn't let this good weather go by without trying, heres to hoping,Al hope Im not crazy,lol

[adk1]

I am doin the same. Buds haven't even really started to pop yet, good cold snap tonight see what tomorrow brings..Thursday too

[whitetail farms]

guess I pulled to early, I would try to keep going if I didn't already have all my tanks cleaned and my evaporator all cleaned up to maybe I could of made more than the 20 gallons I have

[Bentley Wood Maple]

I made less than 10 % of what we made in 2013. Approximately 350 taps all on lines, no vaccum. We made 5 gallons this year.
Ladies next door still hang about 100 buckets and their best day was a few 1/2fill buckets.
Few guys around me were around 20 - 30 % crop.
Anyone else localy have simmilar yields?
If anyone had 30-40 gallons I expect I could sell it..

[COMSTOCK MAPLES]

pretty much same here made 8 gallons. I just started making changes for next year. looking to add 150 taps for next year.

[lakeview maple]

I finished off with 30 gallons total for the year ,far short of what I thought I would make but it is better considering how my season started. I am already making plans for next season and hopefully adding more taps. I was offered a really nice piece of land to tap 33 acres all on a nice grade and easy access that Im going to scout out this spring and maybe start running mainlines on it. I got the evaporator all cleaned and put away for the season , I usually use white vinegar to clean my pans , but walmart had cleaning vinegar on the shelf next to the regular vinegar so I tried it. it worked great , I didn't have a lot of niter but I let it soak for a couple hours and it all wiped out with minimal elbow grease. Im headed to the open house's up in northern VT Saturday , maybe Ill see some of you there, Ill be wearing my Lakeview Maple hat , take care all and have a great summer ,Al

[COMSTOCK MAPLES]

Might as well get this going again for 2015. I haven't put a tap in yet, but just wondering when guys around me start ? just walked lines three days ago and have a couple things to fix but nothing major. Thanks in advanced