Originally Posted by
MustardSeedMum
Lesley,
If you've got some level ground to spare, and you can find some concrete blocks free on freecycle or kijiji, you could potentially build yourself a 2-3 pan arch this season. Did this 2 years ago, after realizing that my woodstove just wasn't going to keep up with the amount of sap we were getting. Hastily put together an arch (paid 50 cents a piece for cinder blocks a guy had leftover from a shed build). So glad we did because that was a bumper crop year.
Thanks so much for the advice msm; yes, we've considered it. We don't have the wood prepared yet. . I guess we could buy some. . It's a shame because we have lots of wood just haven't cut it or dried it yet.. really only previously used for bon fires.. I'll look into cinder blocks this weekend
Lesley
2 acres of sugar maples. Woodburning arch with small evaporator and propane burners with steamer pans Year 5.
2015 - 35 taps on 30 trees. 1556 L sap and 44L syrup!
2016 - 42 taps on 40 trees. 2274 L sap and 64L syrup!
2017 - 37 taps on 36 trees. 1573 L sap and 47L syrup!
2018 - 33 taps on 32 trees. 2314 L sap and 53L syrup!
2019 - 30 taps on 29 trees. 1640L sap and 51 L syrup!
2020 - 31 taps on 30 trees. 760 L + stopped counting sap and 25 L syrup!
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