2017 - Time to tap?
Hi, I'm new to the forum, located in york county. My two kids and I put in 17 taps for the first time last year. They had a blast collecting sap. We built a rocket stove to boil with and finished with 4 gallons of syrup. We're all excited for our second season and they ask every day if it's time to tap the trees. The forecast for the weekend and into next week looks to be warm enough. Is anyone else getting their taps and buckets in?
I think I'm going to start tapping our lines this weekend!
2013 135 Taps 35 on Gravity, 100 on Buckets 11 Gallons Made
2014 310 Taps 75 on Sureflo 4048, 235 on Buckets, 16'x16' Sugarshack, 5" Filter Press, 2x6 Smoky Lake Hybrid Pan (SOLD) 23 Gallons made
2015 315 Taps, 17 on Sureflo 4008, 62 on Sureflo 4048, 236 on Buckets 31.25 Gallons Made
2016 New Northwoods Stainless Finisher and Steamhood
2017 325 Taps 34 Gallons Made
2018 150 Taps New Northwoods Stainless 2x6 Raised Flue w/ Air Tight Arch 40+ Gallons Made
Looking at the long range forecast who is thinking that there maybe a decent run next week?
I plan to tap this weekend. Snow shoes will be a must. I am hoping for early run Sunday ----
2020: 317 taps, 2021: 360, 2022: 350 2023: 300, 2024: 230 (getting smarter)
Drop lines and hanging buckets, all hand lugged
2 X 6 raised flue evaporator
7in. Filter press
17 HP Kubota tractor
12 X 16' sugar shack
Sugar and red maples
As of this moment, I plan to wait it out. Sunday looks warm, but then a whole lot of borderline. Too many other things going on this year to tap to early and spend a lot of extra time for not a lot of syrup. But if I were in York county I'd probably try to have them all tapped by Sat. morning.
Steven Abbott
Over 900 taps on vacuum
30" x 10' D&G Woodsaver evaporator with Steamaway
Half acre market garden
2 farmers in training
Start drilling for 450 taps tomorrow. Hope to have them all in by Saturday afternoon. Sebago lake area.
I am in Berwick and I am tapping today after work.
Tapping has started in the big bush, 5400 taps to do so time to start. We'll wait a couple more weeks before we tap in Peru though. If I was in southern Maine, I'd get them out though.
I am in Durham so I gather that all in southern/midcoast Maine should start tapping today/tomorrow. I missed the first run last year and do not want to make the same mistake this year.
Anyone tapping in Central Maine? Like someone else said it looks like a good day or two and then a week of borderline temps for me. Think I'm going to hold off and see what the long range forecast looks like.
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