I was surprised....I got 200 gallons this morning and a lot of them were still dripping hard. Im not pulling anything yet, my plan was for this weekend, but we shall see how it goes!! Im just amazed at the amount of sap in 48 hours from my small amount of trees. Hit 375 gallons in 48 hours, I am very psyched for what a great season it has been for me!
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2022 4x40" RO, Welch 1397 Vac Pump, 3 Guzzler Pumps, Lapierre Releaser, 1100 taps
2021 Twin Baby Boys, Close to 650 taps
2020 Upgraded RO to 2 post and 7GBS Pump. 265 taps
2019 Smoky Lake 2x6 raised flue, Autodraw system, Maple Jet Filter Press, a beautiful new bride to be my sugaring partner :-)
2017 Expanded Sugar Shack, new 2x6 with float box, NEXTgen Maple RO, 250+ taps, still on sap sacks
2016 Sugar Shack, 2x6 evaporator, 160 taps, all on Sap Sacks
2014 110 taps
2013 35 taps
Ive collected about 275 off 150 taps in the past 30 hours and its still running hard. Should've had more too, found a couple clogged T's on my 3/16 gravity tubing - first year using 3/16 and learned the hard way to keep an eye on the Ts. Buds still look pretty tight on my lines so if we can get a freeze Sat morning we should get another good run.
Collected this morning. Both my north and south facing lines were coming in strong. Buckets were still dripping too. Here's hoping for another few good runs. Steam will be in the air tonight!
Sap is pouring out of the trees here. Ran quite a bit overnight then slowed down, but around 9:30 when the sun started getting high in the sky, they just opened up.
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250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
What are you folks doing with your pans over the next few warm days? Drain and finish it all off then start again if it runs this weekend? or let the pans sitl full and wait the weekend out?
Years sugaring with Grandpa on a turkey fryer
2013 50 taps on steam table pans outside
2014 125+ taps on half pint 12x8 sugar shack
2015 2x6 Sunrise metals JDL drop Flue 300 taps
2016 Bought my first house. New area, less time, 125 taps
2017 More time and getting closer to 300 taps again
We haven't even finish tapping yet. Probably have 600 or so out, been getting 4-600 gallons per day when it has run. 3.2% yesterday on some of it. We may still have a lot of season left. I held off tapping today until this warm spell finishes, then we may do a couple hundred more. Only been tapped for less than 2 weeks.
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Up in my frost pocket on the side of Cabot Mt. my 300 trees are just getting going, haven't even collected yet, still poking in some here and there. I'm done around 1 week in April up here. Hoping for 25 gallons.
I think I'm going to freeze a couple of water bottles for my syrup pan and a gallon for my flue pan then I'm going to put the covers on. Try to keep the sweet cool through the weekend and see what comes. Last week i had a heat lamp now it's ice
Years sugaring with Grandpa on a turkey fryer
2013 50 taps on steam table pans outside
2014 125+ taps on half pint 12x8 sugar shack
2015 2x6 Sunrise metals JDL drop Flue 300 taps
2016 Bought my first house. New area, less time, 125 taps
2017 More time and getting closer to 300 taps again
Well this will be my last sap update because all of my taps have stopped dripping.
I collected another 90 gallons this morning, so in 3 days my 150 taps have given me 460 gallons. That's 3 times more than I did in an entire season 3 years ago haha
Will boil this down tonight and start my clean up, I am pulling my taps Saturday morning and starting my cleanup.
2022 4x40" RO, Welch 1397 Vac Pump, 3 Guzzler Pumps, Lapierre Releaser, 1100 taps
2021 Twin Baby Boys, Close to 650 taps
2020 Upgraded RO to 2 post and 7GBS Pump. 265 taps
2019 Smoky Lake 2x6 raised flue, Autodraw system, Maple Jet Filter Press, a beautiful new bride to be my sugaring partner :-)
2017 Expanded Sugar Shack, new 2x6 with float box, NEXTgen Maple RO, 250+ taps, still on sap sacks
2016 Sugar Shack, 2x6 evaporator, 160 taps, all on Sap Sacks
2014 110 taps
2013 35 taps
Patience, patience. I'm just a flatlander, but even down here, it aint over until there's buds. Our forecasts aren't anymore reliable than yours! I have to say, though, that I think this season is over for us. I've been busy with work, being the oddball I am, we're just coming off our busy season, so haven't even pruned my apple trees. If I'm not careful, it'll be too late
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