Lake and Geauga Counties

[CrossBroMaple]

Anyone out there tapping yet? I hear some people have started already...

[johnallin]

I'm sure thinking about it - but then thought is cheap...
Seriously considering going at it next week or week-end.

[Jacob]

I got my tapping supplies today with the mild weather I am thinking of tapping tomorrow this is my third year what are the negatives to tapping early besides hole drying up and if it does can u just Tap new hole or just go deeper

[CrossBroMaple]

I'm not a fan of tapping two holes in a season or deep tap holes either, at least for my woods. if you're on tubing the holes will last longer opposed to buckets. I'm going to use this weekend to fix tubing and set up my releaser...really want to start tapping first of the week if the weather pattern holds

[WoodButcher]

no go for me until the end of the month or later.

[mapleguy]

I,m with you woodbutcher, this week looks good for maybe a run or two but long range temp trends indicates cold and snowy on its way. Hope that holds true. I did do a test tap, was running great with2.!% sugar Plan on tapping around valentines day

[woodburner]

We are about ready here, but will wait until at least Feb. New drops, ts and spiles . Looking forward to a good sweet year. Putting out test taps Monday . It will be interesting to see how much runs next week. I agree Feb is trending colder. Ground is still frozen here with a lot of frost heave.

[CrossBroMaple]

I tapped in on Sunday and the sap hasn't stop running since Monday evening. Vacuumed has pulled in around 1300 gallons of 2% sap. Making medium amber. Unfortunately, due to my real job I'm playing catch up boiling it in. Glad I took the risk and tapped, well so far anyway.

[WoodButcher]

Still holding off. In the past, when I've tapped in mid-January, my holes had dried up earlier than others who tapped later on in Feb.
To each his own

[woodburner]

I am waiting also, to warm to early. Feb looks more like my kind of sugaring temps . Hope some of the temps go up a couple degrees. Going to tap in around Feb. 1 or just before a warm day.