If I were you I wouldn't be so quick to throw in the towel, I think there'd be more especially that far north. I have not heard a frog yet down here, so that should be encouraging. And absolutely no bud or anything off flavor as of Friday morning down here, that may change quickly, but so far nothing.
Mark
Where we made syrup long before the trendies made it popular, now its just another commodity.
John Deere 4000, 830, and 420 crawler
1400 taps, 600 gph CDL RO, 4x12 wood-fired Leader, forced air and preheater. 400 gallon Sap-O-Matic vacuum gathering tank, PTO powered. 2500 gallon X truck tank, 17 bulk tanks.
No cage tanks allowed on this farm!