Bruce - I cleaned up Thursday and Friday's sap on Friday. Saturday was the first day all year we got 1 gallon of sap per tap. We ran the pumps all night Saturday because it was calling for a very late(early) freeze just before sunrise yesterday. The sap ran decent yesterday but we pushed through all we could so there was only 500 gallons or so left in the woods when it froze up last night. From Friday to Sunday we got about 3 GPT total.

Those of you south of Highway 7 have had a lot more good runs than we have to the north so it won't be surprising if you finish sooner. I know Ray Bonenberg only just boiled for the first time last week! Over the last month we had a lot of marginal days where we got 1/2 GPT and guys 15 miles to the south were getting swamped. The tiny bit of dark we've made wasn't because of the sap but because of the concentrate sitting in the pans. The sap is still very clear - the pic below is looking through about 1000 gallons of sap with the reflection of the window above shining off the inside of the tank.

Hopefully you get a few more days and can save some sap for this weekend.

Marty

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