OMG, you are right, sap seeker. I have caught March Maple Madness. I boiled all day yesterday and will be very busy bottling what looks like fancy amber in my pan. Can't wait to tally/taste the final result!
Page Meadow Maple
Lowell, Maine
Leader Half Pint evaporator
80 taps: 53 buckets, 27 drop lines
I am about 20 miles south of Lincoln. We've had four short runs since the last week of February and lots of cold, snowy breaks in between. Hoping today marks the real start of the season! What's your experience been this season?
Thanks to Bob's Sugar shack in Dover-Foxcroft and Highland Sugarworks in Milo for excellent Maine Maple Saturday events!
Page Meadow Maple
Lowell, Maine
Leader Half Pint evaporator
80 taps: 53 buckets, 27 drop lines
Our sugarbush that is on a South slope just started running good 2 days ago, no vac, just 100 taps into a 100 gallons tank. Last two days the tank was full. All the rest are Eastern or northern slopes, so I think our best runs are yet to come.
Greene Maple Farm Sebago, Maine
7 Generations of Maple Syrup
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Phillip View Farm
Sebago, Maine
30 Highland Cattle
2 Alpacas, numerous pigs
Chickens, lots of chickens
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We're all in the same boat to one degree or another. Late Feb was great for me, but lots of cold and not lots of sap since. Way behind last year's total, but still thinking it will be an above average year before its over.
If you got 3+ gallons/tap in Feb, then that was the real start of the season. This will just be the real start of the second half!
Steven Abbott
Over 900 taps on vacuum
30" x 10' D&G Woodsaver evaporator with Steamaway
Half acre market garden
2 farmers in training