My bush is 2000 feet in elivation and normally I dont make syrup before April and I go till around May10th or so. This year made most In may and very little in April. This was due to the lack of snow. First year I did not need snowsoes to tap. Normal snow depth is 5 to 6 feet. Because of the lack of snow the moisture was not there for the trees to use and they stopped running. The ground is very dry as I was up there today and the trees still are not budded.
2012- 200 buckets 2 by 8 woodfired leader evaporator with hood and pre-heater. 2013-400 taps with cheek valves and new tubing system. 2014-600 taps with cheek valves and wesfab short bank filterpress and a 16 by 16 canner from Leader and a Kubota L3200 sap hauler.2016- new 250 gas powered Ro from Deer Run Maple. New Airablow 1000 tap gas powered vacuum pump and 1000 tap duel releaser and 1800 ft of sap transfer line to sugar house and down to 540 taps.