Originally Posted by
Bruce L
Much the same here Karen,had the vacuum pumps running, very little came in.Checked the buckets,levelled out might be 2 inches in the last who knows how many days now.Very few trees have that thawed ring around them yet, still walking on top of snow,not even leaving footprints.
So is the consensus that the sap hasn't really hit its prime yet? Just wondering what I have to look forward to with the season as am new to it?
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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