Things are finally picking up in snh
I don't know what happened today but all of a sudden things are starting to get crazy. The weather wasn't to warm today but maybe the rain had something to do with it. Had at least 5 buckets almost overflowing and many with more than half or better. Trees that haven't had a drop yet now are flowing really well. How's things flowing everywhere else ?
I had a good run here in bedford. 30+ on 33 reds on a shurflo vacuum pump. It was an odd weather day.
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2016-2018, 50 taps on hobby vacuum, boiling outdoors on the Mason 2x3.
49 taps 2015, mix of hobby vacuum and gravity, boiling outdoors on the Mason 2x3.
42+4 taps 2014, still on a WF Mason 2x3 Hobby Evaporator
43 taps 2013 on a WF Mason 2x3 Hobby Evaporator
10 taps 2012
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Yes, strangely fast today. A buddy of mine is a logger and said he hadn't seen large trees frozen solid before like he did this year. I guess we needed more than just a couple warm days to get the sap cycle started. Hold on to your hats!
Jamie Jones
2017 - 120 taps, 68G syrup - automated pumping from collection to head tank
2016 - 118 taps (about half on 3/16"), 60G syrup
2015 - 115 taps, 58G syrup - new wireless blower switch and remote pump switch from tank to shack
2014 - 120 taps, 53G syrup - hobby vac
2013 - 120 taps, 40G syrup - Sunrise Metal 2x6, 12x14 sugarhouse
2012 - 44 taps, 6G syrup -gravity tube, 4 steam pans on block arch, plastic greenhouse shack - (I'm hooked!)
Got 36 gallons yesterday from 41 taps, buckets, here in Merrimack. Looks like we will be boiling tonight!
2024 - 16 taps - buckets on our best producing trees, still boiling on a block arch with slight modifications/refinements over the years.
2021 - 25 taps - all buckets
2013-2020 - 30/41 taps: discovering which trees were the best producers
2012 - First year - 21 taps in our backyard - block arch evaporator with 3 steam table pans!
Nice, wish it was flowing that good in londonderry. I'm starting to think my trees are defective. They are so weird how much I'll get one day and the next isn't great. Maybe i tapped to early again this year but, I don't think March 1st is really early so who knows. I hope things pick up even more cause it's still not looking great again this year
Last edited by lords sugaring; 04-01-2015 at 08:20 PM.
2018 - ?? 2x5 lapierre raised flue evaporator
2017 - 150 taps mixed 2.5 x 4 evaporator
2016 - 230 taps taps mixed 2.5 x 4 evaporator
2015 - 115 taps mixed buckets, bags and, water jugs. 2.5 x 4 evaporator.
2014 - 55 taps mixed buckets, bags and, drop lines. 4 steam trays and a block arch. 3 gallons made tapped prematurely (lesson learned)
today wasn't too good here. temps were good sap ran really good for an hr or 2 then the wind picked up, whippin around pretty good. slowed things down quite a bit.
may your sap be at 3%
Brad
www.willowcreeksugarhouse.com
585 or so on Vacuum, about 35 on buckets/sap sacs
Atlas Copco GVS 25A Rotary Vane vacuum pump
MES horizontal electric releaser
2x6 ss phaneuf Drop flue, Leader woodsaver blower, homemade hood
300gph H2O RO
husquvarna 562 XP
Its Here!!! 2024 season is here get busy!!!
Yesterday in Hudson was crazy. Today was okay not great. Truthfully I'm glad gave me a chance to get caught up. good luck Lee
Lavoie's Sugar Shack
130 taps
Homemade rear fired oil evaporator
oil tank evaporator
Home made stainless steel flue pan
Homemade R O
addition on barn for sugaring
2 children who love hauling sap
golden retriever who love syrup
Barry the helpful neighbor who loves bottling
Good wife who likes to think she finances this insane hobby
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