That's what happened, after a week of freeze up, today sap is pouring out.
Should be a few busy days, at last.
That's what happened, after a week of freeze up, today sap is pouring out.
Should be a few busy days, at last.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
My test trees in the yard haven't let out a drop yet. I hope the bush trees are awake. The darn thing's never woke up yesterday until 2pm.
Well, just got done gathering, buckets were half to three quarters full. Now
it is pouring rain, even with covers, rain makes sap yellow/brown.That is where the pipeline is good, because the sap is still running. It seems to
be a bit warmer here than even an hour away, too warm for me....buds.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
Just got back from my bush's.
Have 3 spots setup, 1 has 81, got 100 gallons there.
setup #3 had 9 pails, got 20 gallons there.
Had no more room for setup #2 that has 43.
I was begining to think I tapped a bunch of ash.
Time to get to boiling.
Sap ran great yesterday. Made a bunch of light syrup - which we'll save for maple sugar and maple butter. Unfortunately, we're only up to about 15% of a normal year. Today should be more of the same even if it didn't freeze really stiff overnight. The temps the next 5 days are a bit worrysome, especially not freezing overnight for a few days. Hopefully there's enough frost still in the ground to hold things off.
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Ennis, I hope you had better luck today than me.Just a light frost last night,
didn't get a drop of sap today. You are farther north and might of got
that much needed night freeze. The yeild today wasn't too good neither on
what I boiled.Saw two robins this afternoon.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
today I averaged about 1/2 gal a tap.
Some had nothing, some had a gal. I had 2 4 gal buckets overflow. For the most part it was a slow day, but enough to keep me and my little homemade evaporator job busy
I have only got about 40 gals from 20 taps this year so far, it is to warm up during the next week to over freezing over night but cloudy and rain then back down the week after. I still have plenty of snow on the ground will my season be over tomorrow? or should I leave the taps for the week after?????
Jerome
I would leve them in, It will run when leat expected.
The test trees out back here are bleeding real good right now, don't know about the bush trees, but I suspect they are going also.
Still time for lots of syrup yet. I think.
Yesterday's boil was all light, sugar was around 2.25%.
So far Today's boil was border line light fancy, but was ended being real light light. Seems the sugar is around 2.5%.
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