Spud, the St.Lawrence nursery does have that variety in their listings,only problem is would be a big no no to bring it across the border.
Spud, the St.Lawrence nursery does have that variety in their listings,only problem is would be a big no no to bring it across the border.
7th generation maple producer in sugarhouse built in 1892
2x World Champion Maple Syrup Producer
1250 taps on cv adapters
Leader Vortex 3x14 with Max Flue and Revolution Syrup Pan,Enhanced Steam Away
www.leggettmaplesyrup.com
Is it not legal to bring a tree across the border? I have never heard of that. Seems like fruit trees would be harmless.Originally Posted by Bruce L
Spud
Spud I have a friend who works for the border control, he is a an entomologist who's job is to inspect stuff coming in the country (US)for bugs. He used to find all kinds of invasive species. I believe it is possible but there must be some special certification verifying that everything is all good expensive I would guess. That said I don't know if Canada has the same restrictions.
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2019- RO
2018- 25 taps made 8 gal syrup.
2017- 25 taps -built a 2x3 flat pan, and a fuel tank arch for it. 335 gal 7.34gal syrup.
2016- 15 taps, 4.3gal syrup boiling on cinderblock arch 3 roasting pans, 1 redneck trash can with a pot, and a turkey fryer.
2015- 4 taps 44 gals of sap made 2.25 gal of lite syrup.
My apple trees have gone bonkers this wet rainy season.......now if I can keep the **** bittersweet off of them it will be a bonus
We put in a couple dozen Xmas trees too......keeping our fingers crossed
1st Year Turkey Fryer Guru-10 taps and No Clue
2nd Year Warming Pans on a Barrel Unit-25 taps Still No Clue
3rd Year 2 X 3 Divided Pan on a NEW Homemade Barrel Unit-45 taps Starting To Learn
4th year (2017) Mason 2 X 3 Inside Small Shack-85 Taps I Think I'm Addicted!!
Turns out that both grafts on the pear tree worked. It is a tree that had gone wild,so I cut it off about 3' tall,stump is about 3" across,and I grafted 2 Bosc scions into it using a cleft graft. Now as I remember, I should eliminate one of those grafts later so I don't have a forked tree?
7th generation maple producer in sugarhouse built in 1892
2x World Champion Maple Syrup Producer
1250 taps on cv adapters
Leader Vortex 3x14 with Max Flue and Revolution Syrup Pan,Enhanced Steam Away
www.leggettmaplesyrup.com
I do not have a ton of apples on the trees this year. I also noticed that my bees are dead. I guess during all the rain we had I did not feed them enough. I stopped feeding them once all the flowers and apple blossoms came out but I guess they needed more. My trees are looking great though and they should grow a bunch more this summer now that they are lacking fruit.
Spud
A bear got into my neighbors bees. Tore the boxes to shreds.........what would they be after in the bee hives this early?
1st Year Turkey Fryer Guru-10 taps and No Clue
2nd Year Warming Pans on a Barrel Unit-25 taps Still No Clue
3rd Year 2 X 3 Divided Pan on a NEW Homemade Barrel Unit-45 taps Starting To Learn
4th year (2017) Mason 2 X 3 Inside Small Shack-85 Taps I Think I'm Addicted!!
If your neighbor wintered the bees then there would be some honey in the hive. If the foundation was already built out it is possible the bees also made some early season honey.
Spud
I lost all my hives, 7 of them last fall to bears. E fence failure. It got to the point where I was not comfortable working them unless I was armed, they would come in while I was working them. I have some swarm traps up but I think I'm giving it up.
44 27'08/71 27'56
300 totalish taps 250 on tube and bosworth sap sucker
50 bucket and bags about 40-50 gallons a season
on a 2 by 7 home made evaporator and sugar shack
1st gen circa 1966 still learning stuff
Sorry to hear that guys, I never have kept bees, it sounds a lot more difficult than making maple syrup and growing apple trees. My neighbor has tried for 3 years now, each year they all died.
2019- RO
2018- 25 taps made 8 gal syrup.
2017- 25 taps -built a 2x3 flat pan, and a fuel tank arch for it. 335 gal 7.34gal syrup.
2016- 15 taps, 4.3gal syrup boiling on cinderblock arch 3 roasting pans, 1 redneck trash can with a pot, and a turkey fryer.
2015- 4 taps 44 gals of sap made 2.25 gal of lite syrup.
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