I hung some bags yesterday evening just before dark and the sap was really flowing. If it kept running all night at the pace it was my bags will be full when I get home from work today at 330. Planning on tapping in my tubing Tuesday.
I hung some bags yesterday evening just before dark and the sap was really flowing. If it kept running all night at the pace it was my bags will be full when I get home from work today at 330. Planning on tapping in my tubing Tuesday.
Bill,Originally Posted by Billinpa
Fire that rig up and make some syrup!
We are just starting to thaw out right now at about 38 F.
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
www.mapleandhoney.com
Howard,
Your about the same scale as us! Good luck with your season and may your sugar content be high!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
www.mapleandhoney.com
Sugarmaker,
I plan on doing a batch probably Tuesday or wed since we are going to get a big jump in temps Thursday. Don't want to loose my sap!!
We were up to 45 yesterday and holding about 38 today.
Bill
How do u know if a tree is too "buddy" to tap. Im about to tap a tree, think it may be a silver, and it has fairly pronounced buds on it. It has been cold here for awhile, so not sure what to think.
Definitely a silver. Looked at the leaves below it. Definitely a lot of buds. These trees are decent size, one is a triple trunk with each trunk being about 24" where it breaks splits 4-5' off the ground. The other is at least 24" DBH. Attached is a pic of the bud clusters up in the tree, hopefully they are ok to tap.IMG_2917.jpg Here are the leavesIMG_2914.jpg
Im definetly not an expert but I doubt any of the trees are close to being buddy. Id tap away! Good Luck!
IMG_2922.jpgJust tapped another silver at my moms, the sap is running pretty good i think. Definitely much better thsn the first two trees i tapped. Getting a drip every 3-4 seconds outta both taps. Here is a close up of the buds on it.
What your seeing is normal for a silver, and your sap will be good until those "buds" start to swell, at that point if boiled the syrup will be very strong usually too strong.
DASH
Sweet, thats what i was hoping to hear. Temps are to be a bit high i think in middle of week, but hopes are high for tomorrow and tuesday and then the end of the week and weekend. Next Sunday, my girls and i will hopefully be lighting a fire in out new block pit built to evaporate the sap down. Appreciate all the help from everybody here thus far. Thanks a tonIMG_2924.jpg
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