I know it's early but the "lack of winter" makes me wonder what kind of maple season we'll have.
Lack of winter?
I know it's early but the "lack of winter" makes me wonder what kind of maple season we'll have.
I have wondered the same thing, but i do see some cold weather in the next couple of weeks will this help the syugar %? Or will it be to little to late. I plan to start tapping on january 10 hope to be done buy the 12 th good luck!!!
I would love to see a good freeze them snow on top of that
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
Me too, but not too deep to work easily in.Originally Posted by adk1
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
We had the coldest winter I have ever seen in my lifetime last winter and one of the worst for sugar content. I have learned a long time ago that the only thing that matters is the weather you get during syrup season.
Brandon
CDL dealer for All of West Virginia & Virginia
3x10 CDL Deluxe oil fired
Kubota M7040 4x4 Tractor w/ 1153 Loader hauling sap
2,400+ taps on 3/16 CDL natural vacuum on 9 properties
24x56 sugarhouse
CDL 1,000 2 post RO
WEBSITE: http://danielsmaple.com
could be I guess, but this weather sure does suck for ice fishing!
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
No matter what, we'll all make syrup and have fun doing it. I'm looking forward to using my new sap hauler. New Holland T1510IMG_20141127_111056_081.jpg
These pics were on Thanksgiving day. I was killing time while dinner was cookingIMG_20141127_111030_145.jpg
We're not even to January yet! Winter will get here, then everyone will wonder when it will get warm so the sap can run.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
[ QUOTE=DrTimPerkins;262966]We're not even to January yet! Winter will get here, then everyone will wonder when it will get warm so the sap can run.[/QUOTE]sorry doc we have worked hard all summer and fall i just can't help my self i need a SUGAR FIX!!!
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