Just put 18 taps in, all were running but 1, I tap this 1 tree every year in hopes that one year it will give me sap.... yet again this year drilled it and it was bone dry.
Just put 18 taps in, all were running but 1, I tap this 1 tree every year in hopes that one year it will give me sap.... yet again this year drilled it and it was bone dry.
2018 28 tree's, 32 taps... 1206 L collected, 19.6 L Finished
2017 14 trees, 16 taps... for now465.5 L collected, 10.5 L Finished
2016 26 trees, 38 taps... for now
2015 7 Trees, 7 Buckets
2014 13 Trees,9 Buckets,5 Water Cooler Bottles,1 Turkey Fryer,ended up with 12 L syrup,light to very dark color
2013 9 Trees ,13 taps and buckets,1 Turkey Deep Fryer,Close to 15 L of syrup , light to dark color
I have tapped my 50 trees as of 13:45 this afternoon. Most were damp but they don't appear to be dripping very fast. It's a bit of an odd weather day, at least compared to the forecast. It was +6C south of Peterborough this morning at about 10:00 so I rushed to tap near Stirling. But, when I got here at 11:45, it was only +1C. The forecast still was +8C for Stirling so I did the deed and tapped. But, as of 14:00, the temp still sits at +2 here. There's not usually much of a temperature difference between Peterborough and here but today is not a usual day. Oh well, taps are in and let's see what happens, maybe it will run into the night as the forecast shows the temperature staying above 0C. A happy start-of-season to everyone!
50 trees, 1 spile per tree
homemade outdoor fire box crudely made from concrete slabs
5 steamer trays as pans
Didn't warm up too much today.Drilled one tree just to put an anchor in for the end of a sap transfer line,didn't even wet up,not surprising though as the snow is frozen hard holding us up,as well as the ice we crossed was rock solid.
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
It's now 18:00 and the temperature has now plunged to -4C (10 degrees colder than the hourly forecast). I actually think weather forecasts are pretty good for the short-term but they really really missed it today. It currently appears I could have waited a week to tap. C'est la vie!
50 trees, 1 spile per tree
homemade outdoor fire box crudely made from concrete slabs
5 steamer trays as pans
We had 5 degrees today. Have 285 taps and collected over 500 litres of sap.
It is supposed to be +3 and warming overnight. Hoping to collect 300 litres tomorrow and I will start our first boil of 2016!
Kenn
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2016 - 300 taps (50 on gravity fed pipeline)
2015 - 250 taps, RTV to collect.
2012 - plan on 300 taps as we are cutting new trails into the maple trees...
2011 - 175 taps on buckets. ATV to collect and stored in 500 gal stainless steel tank. 104 litres of syrup produced.
2010 - revamped original sugar shack (new concrete floor, windows and rescrewed steel on roof). 2x6 Patrick Phaneuf evaporator.
2009 - purchased 30 acres of bush - some of it with maple trees
I really have to hand it to the AccuWeather station it was calling for +7c today, and the warmest it got was +3c in the middle of the night. By 6:30 this morning it dropped below and it just kept going down throughout the day, at one point AccuWeather was claiming it was +4 and it was -3 so much for their reporting. Nothing moved all day but it's going to get warmer again over night. SO we get a one day bump followed by another 8 days of minus weather. They keep hanging the warm carrot out for the warm up but they've got score card like the Leafs. Seems like a little closer to the lake folks are it's paying off for the sap running, well done!
Eastern Ontario 2016
https://vimeo.com/157072299
Running well here, just east of Frankford. 50 gals collected from ~150 trees.
Last edited by Big_Eddy; 02-28-2016 at 06:50 PM.
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
How much Sap to Sweeten?
Hehehe glad someone else said it! I've got everything all set to go, but no way am I tapping til next weekend. Frustrating but it helps that I've taken up yoga now, that helps me be more patient....slightly :-)Originally Posted by MaxJ
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
Relax. I sold my evap cause my new one was due last week !no show !! I hope it snows and freezes till April !!!! Lol
Mike
200 acres of mixed hardwoods management for sugar maple is ongoing
2017 3x8 , 11" raised flue , auf blower steam hood and preheater
600 taps. 400 pails and 200 3\16 natural vaccum
24 x 32 sugar camp
4 x4 TYM 40hp tractor
yamaha rhino with tattoo all season tracks
5 x10 wagon c\w racks bucket\sap hauling
7" full bank cdl filter press
CDL auto draw
35 gal CDL water jacket bottler (bains marie)
steam kettle draw off tank
homemade pan washer
Empty pockets
1 leaky bucket:
Yes today was certainly a disappointment given the predicted weather.. I'm not sure it ever got above 2+ in Inverary. And that was only before noon.. The rest of the day freezing! We collected 38 litres from 43 taps made nearup with that and are keeping our fingers crossed for the next 24 hours of more sap flow so we can cash in before another deep freeze is upon us.. Will continue to post progress.. Good luck to all!
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!
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