Things are slowly starting to drip here Galena.
Things are slowly starting to drip here Galena.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
Finally got some decent runs this week(Brockville area) boiled in 125 gals. made 12 liters of syrup too cold today(Sunday) not much happening hopefully this last week of March will better. Maple weekend coming up April 4-5 needs some syrup to sell on the weekend.
Greg Halladay
Modified D&G 18" x 7' oil fired arch
with 18"x 4' 5" drop flue back pan, and 18"x3' front pan, new 20' x 32' sugar house built in 2013, 375 taps in 2016 using a Sap Puller.
Perfect conditions here today for a run, but a strong N/W wind stopped that.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
Trees are starting to go, but not as much as I was expecting, thanks to the wind which sure doesn't feel like a SW wind to me!! Still I hope tomorrow will be better.
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
It has to come up sooner or later, problem is can't handle too much at once. My bush is very open 401 runs beside so lots of wind. Some bushes are protected with evergreens, perfect.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
My collection today for ALL of my taps was about what I might expect from just TWO taps during the height of the season. Darn wind! I think I froze my face off out there today.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
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.
7th generation maple producer in sugarhouse built in 1892
2x World Champion Maple Syrup Producer
1250 taps on cv adapters
Leader Vortex 3x14 with Max Flue and Revolution Syrup Pan,Enhanced Steam Away
www.leggettmaplesyrup.com
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?Originally Posted by Bruce L
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!
I don't know about you guys in Eastern Ontario, but I'm still waiting for things to begin. I'm really happy with the mini sap runs that I've had as it let me brush off the cobwebs of my syrup making methods with two nice batches of around 3L each. I'm really looking forward to the big sap.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
This afternoon I bottled up one of 3 pots of syrup that I boiled last week. 12x1L, 1x500,and 4 cute-as-a-buttons. Ran out of time for the other 2 pots due to prior commitments. No sap since Thursday. Gathered wood instead. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1427680249.680467.jpg
Big_Eddy
Eastern Ontario (Quinte)
20+ years on a 2x3 block arch,
Homemade 20"x64" drop flue since 2011
Build a Block Arch
Build a Flat Pan
Build a Flue Pan
Sweetening the Pans
Build a Bending Brake
Using a Hydrotherm
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