Weather forecast looks pretty good for this week. I do buckets, usually 30-50. Is now a good time or should I wait a bit longer?
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Time to tap?
Weather forecast looks pretty good for this week. I do buckets, usually 30-50. Is now a good time or should I wait a bit longer?
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30ish taps, all buckets
StarCat evaporator with divided pan
I just tapped yesterday, was going to wait a bit longer due to the cloudy week ahead, but this is the latest i've ever tapped.
30 +- Taps
Homemade evaporator with 2x3 flat pan, 1x2 preheater pan/finishing pan, lots of ideas, not enough time
Wondering the same here in Merrimack. The forecast is looking like warm days and cool nights this coming week. For the last three years, I have tapped the last week of February or the first week of March.
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!
Go for it! I'm half tapped in, and going all-in this weekend. Good luck.
Wood-fired, home-made evaporator
Glenlivet-fired operator
I finished mine in thursday, felt good to get them all in
2011-73 taps, Barrel evaporator, Made 16 Gallons, http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l603/palmer4th/
2012-100-120 taps, flat pan 2x6 http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/...Sugar%20Shack/
2013- 150 taps, added blower http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amlowhYM0as
Its flowing good. Im 2/3 tapped in. Finish up tomorrow.
I may start tomorrow but no rush for me.
Anybody check sugar content yet?
My vacuum taps have been in for 2 weeks. I'm going to tap my buckets in 2 weeks.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
I waited thru the first few warm spells this year but after looking at the forecast and considering the sun angle / time of year, I went for it and tapped in today. Every tree I tapped was gushing as the drill pulled out, and ran strong all day - even the 3 or 4 reds I tapped. Looks like first boil will be tomorrow aftn. And so it begins...
2015: 10 taps on buckets, homemade evap out of old file cabinet, 4 gals made
2016: plan 20-30 taps, Leader Half Pint Evaporator, new 8x14 "sugarhouse"
i got about 10 gallons of 2% according to the sap hydrometer todayOriginally Posted by 325abn
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