So, is anything thinking about tapping yet? Been a string of warm days. Just not sure if it'll last.
Tapping New Brunswick 2016
So, is anything thinking about tapping yet? Been a string of warm days. Just not sure if it'll last.
2013 8 taps 10L of Syrup
2014 8 taps 2L of syrup.
2015 15 taps 4L of syrup.
2016 12 taps 7L of syrup
2017 - Year off
I literally just walked in the door from my little bush. My trees are mostly reds and they are on flatland, the big ones (3-4 feet in dia) are dry as a popcorn fart, the smaller one and two tap trees are dripping nicely.
Rob
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
Good morning! Would be better if i was boiling
We tap around 500 trees on buckets and have been Checking the weather 17 times a day watching for anything more than 4 days in a row of the right temps here (about 30 kms from moncton)
Buckets are washed and spiles are ready to go... im just waiting for ...something. a few years ago i tapped a little to early (about 3or 4 weeks) due to an unusual pre spring warm up. Now I dont want to take a chance Im checking on here to see what Felllow sappers are up to
Long term weather
4 days above 0
then -2 for 5 days after........
my wife is sick aND tired or hearing about sapping or weather or hearing the side by side going up the woods just to go see haha... One issue i see is that all the reds in my sugarbush have small buds in them due to about 4 days or plus 9 degrees we got in early feb...
anyways please if you have anything else to add for this area please !!!!!post it
thanks
Rob
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
2011-12 - 10 galvanized buckets and cooked in the kitchen
2013-13 - 230 aluminum buckets cooked in a plastic tent
2014-15 -400 Buckets ... Still in a tent
2016 - NEW SHACK 404 buckets
20' x 20' Sugarhouse
2x6 dominion&grimm evaporator
390 pallets and counting...
Homemade Autodrawoff
We've been tapping for years & years, never have gotten anything before 1st week of March, it's usually 2nd or 3rd week.
Murray
Somewhere around 800 - 900 taps on Atlas Copco vacuum
1 Sap Ladder & 1 can
2 1/2 x 10 Waterloo/Small, with Piggyback & hood,
Air over & under fire
CDL autodrawoff, Homemade drawoff/filter tank with pump,
Lapierre Sirofilter, modified steam pan bottler
Got my taps in, flowing well too. Welcome to the start of the season and here's to a long one.
2013 8 taps 10L of Syrup
2014 8 taps 2L of syrup.
2015 15 taps 4L of syrup.
2016 12 taps 7L of syrup
2017 - Year off
Tapping New Brunswick 2016
Going to tap this Monday. The long range forecast is looking pretty good.
In addition to my 100 buckets I put up 500' of 5/16 tubing with 26 taps on it. I am putting a shurflo pump on the end to see if I can get vaccum.
I built this ro for last years season but due to work commitments I didn't have time to really use it. It has 3 150gpd membranes in series.
I hope everyone in New Brunswick has a great season.
Last edited by Nemo5; 03-01-2016 at 07:51 AM.
110 taps,buckets
Homemade 2 x 3
1983 ski-doo citation
2007 Big Bear
3 young pail dumpers
http://s732.photobucket.com/albums/ww322/Nemo5_photos/
Nice looking set up! Just a question....is that a carbon prefilter?
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
No it's a 5 micron poly spun sediment filter.
110 taps,buckets
Homemade 2 x 3
1983 ski-doo citation
2007 Big Bear
3 young pail dumpers
http://s732.photobucket.com/albums/ww322/Nemo5_photos/
I picked up a used RO system on eBay 2 falls ago in anticipation of a sunami of sap from my 103 taps....i didn't need it unfortunately. But it was cheap so I'll have it when the sunami finally comes. Lol
Do you filter your buckets as you collect if so do you need the sediment filter?
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
You will need the 5 micron filter. Even if you filter your buckets
2008 4 buckets
~
2016 1300 vac tubing
18x24 sugar shack
2x6 Grimm Lightning w/preheater on natural gas
7" full bank press
CDL 600 RO
2000 Sonoma w/ 200gal tank
2003 Duramax w/ 500 gal tank
2 sap guzzling kids
very patient wife!
Same ol' addiction
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