Tapped my trees December 26, almost got sap on the 31st of December just mist it by a few degrees.
Tapped my trees December 26, almost got sap on the 31st of December just mist it by a few degrees.
Yes, I could have had a decent run or two if I had tapped, but I haven't gotten my new arch built yet. Gotta get going!
The Evolution
2015 - 2x4 flat pan on block arch, 2016 added dividers for continuous flow
2017 - 2x6 Sunrise Pan (4' Flue, 2' Syrup) on homemade arch with AUF, 2018 added AOF
2019 - Sunrise water jacketed bottler
this weekend is looking really good
Im going to jump in here with you guys this year if thats ok. Im in East Tennessee. Been tapping a few years. Built a wood fired arch last year. Getting excited!
how do the temperature do in Tennessee.
thumb_IMG_20161226_132221056_1024.jpg this years trees
Gonna be well below freezing the next three nights. Low teens saturday and sunday. I might see if I can get a few trees to bleed on monday.
Tapped 4 trees as a test last week. Collected 7 gallons. Gonna tap everything after the next freeze / thaw.
last week we got 15 gallon. slow start.