Originally Posted by
Deereman76
Here in southern Indiana (Decatur County) we have not been getting much sap(40 taps on buckets). A total of 5 qts of finished syrup. If the Forecasters are right, we may get one more run later this week, but after that, it shows much to warm...
What do you guys think? Are we done for 2016? or do we have the weather for 1 more shot? We would sure like to get way more syrup made than we have so far...
Unless the forecast changes for next week I will probably pull my taps on Sunday. If there are signs of another cold snap I may leave them in, but the buds and the bugs I'm seeing have me thinking we are at the end.
2014 - 8 taps, turkey fryer, 130 gallons sap, just under 2.5 gallons syrup.
2015 - 50 taps and counting.
2016 - 60 taps on 3/16 and a Bill Mason evaporator on order.
2017 - 115 taps on 3/16, homemade r/o.
2018 - 150 taps on 3/16, r/o a big help, but lots of leaks killing yield.
2019 - sticking with 150 taps or maybe less, focusing on good vacuum and less waste to increase yield. Doubling up my r/o, and made a vacuum filter that looks promising.