Ya its looking that way, took the last two weeks off of March off so I could go all out without working 90 hours a week but looks like I booked to late in the season but time will tell..
Ya its looking that way, took the last two weeks off of March off so I could go all out without working 90 hours a week but looks like I booked to late in the season but time will tell..
2017 45 taps 43L
2018 55 taps 50L
2019 60 taps ~75L avg sugar 3.3%
2020 60 taps 70L
2021 60 taps cant remember
2022 60 taps 95L
2023 60 taps 75L New baby came day off boiling started, gave away 1200L of 3% didn't have time.
At this rate we'll likely not have a long deep freeze that will take weeks to thaw out. That would mean tapping several weeks earlier than usual around here. My trigger finger is getting itchy.
~ 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
Anyone start Tapping around the Woodstock London area? Any predictions just looked at the weather suppose to go back down for a bit.
2017 45 taps 43L
2018 55 taps 50L
2019 60 taps ~75L avg sugar 3.3%
2020 60 taps 70L
2021 60 taps cant remember
2022 60 taps 95L
2023 60 taps 75L New baby came day off boiling started, gave away 1200L of 3% didn't have time.
Got home from work this afternoon and tapped 15 trees, almost all the trees were dripping before I could set the bucket on the hook.tomorrow is going to be a busy day of tapping, even if this is just a teaser the equipment will set up and ready.
2014 100 taps 65 l of syurp
2015 50 taps 20 l of syurp
2016 150 taps, 160 l of syurp made
2017 plan is 150 taps , and will see what happens
2018 200 tap , 25 on my first 3/16 gravity system, 250 of syrup
2019 250 taps , all on 3/16 with 12 volt diagram pump ( 300 l of syrup)
2020 same 250 taps , time to make a small ro unit
• 60 taps Saturday
• 25 gallons sap Sunday, boiled off.
im not on tubing but if I can remember from other threads you need drops to a large mainline. if you use 5/16 all the time im sure on a good flow day it should handle 5-10 taps. what size of pail are you using to catch the sap in. 10 taps at a gallon a day average.....i think a brand new garbage can would work out... $10.00 with a lid.....thats a dolllar per tap...not bad. it would hold 3 days flow (30 gallons) if you have work interfearing..... you just need to get a 12 volt bilge pump for the ATV to pump it to your collection tank.
2015 - first year - Bathtub Evaporator - 3 turkey pans - 6 gallons per hour evap rate
35 Pails - 16 gallons finished syrup
2016 - UPGRADE - Oil tank Evaporator - 2X5 continuous flow SS pan, Preheater, AUF Blower - 90 taps , 10 on tubing - 45 gallons finished syrup - 22 GPH evap rate
2017 - NEW SUGAR SHACK - 125 taps - 52 Gallons finished
2018 - Rebrick, Insulate and Re-Weld Arch - Planning 150 taps - 2 new Quads
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