Tapped my trees two days ago. 16 taps on 5 trees on the lawn. Got 2 gallons of sap today.
Tapped my trees two days ago. 16 taps on 5 trees on the lawn. Got 2 gallons of sap today.
17 taps on my 1/2 acre lot. Average 13-15 quarts
Evaporator: Indoor Kenmore stove
The walls are dripping!
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
I tapped 2 days ago and this morning all lines are full and the storage tank is 1/4 full. The big trees are still dormant. Looks like I am boiling this afternoon! On 3/16 gravity natural vacuum.
2011 35 taps
2012 50 taps
2013 80 taps maybe to 100
2014 80 taps
2015 New sugar shack, 50 taps on buckets and 100 on 3-16 gravity tubing.
A tolerating wife and a 14 years old not so helper.
2016 New evaporator and 150 taps all on 3/16 high vacuum gravity.
A guy one road over was out Tapping yesterday and I haven't yet, today is suppose to get up to 10 but then drop back down and late next week in the negative for a few days straight. I tap large road side trees so I plan to tap next Saturday. Hope the first week of March looks better!
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.
60 taps put in today , by the look of all the pails at sun set should have 150-200 l of sap to start cooking tomorrow
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
put in 100 taps yesterday pull the drill out and sap was running out of the hole before you could get tap in had the one main line with 80+ taps running into 5 gallon pail it was full in a hour used that to rinse out storage tank
all of those trees are on a steep slope fell twice, cut my thumb weee let the season start I'm not ready I'm not ready
I'm not ready
I am sore tho
There are signs that sap is running; a bit early yet. . . .
125 taps all in place , got 300 l of sap from today's run, spring fever is starting to hit every one .
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
boiled for two days 5gal of finished syrup thought we were caught up just to find another 150 gal for tomorrow of of 80 taps
My tanks are overflowing this morning boiling need hotter fire to get sap moving to make roomImageUploadedByTapatalk1456760964.188130.jpg
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