So I know many of you are finished for the year... And I was starting to pull some more of my spiles this morning -starting with the poor performers... Low and behold, sap started literally gushing out of a few of them ( like the sisters of diddly squat that probably gave me a grand total of 6 litres between all three this season are gushing sap?)So my husband being the syrup hound he is.. Put the spiles back in place and by 1:30 today we did a full collection of 42 more litres of clear, coolish sugar tasting sap. I'm starting to think we may have tapped them wrong.. This is crazy right? Like its 16C outside and no freezing temps... What the heck? Like the buckets are still filling like crazy, I anticipate another 40-50 litres by this evening.... I just can't bring myself to pull my spiles with this sap flow... So yes, trucked off to costco and purchased more propane! I really don't think things will last like this but as I am a maple syrup virgin I can't help but wonder just how long this is gonna carry on for..
Les