Still too early, hang on. Average date 3/15, North of 47°
Tapping UP Michigan
Still too early, hang on. Average date 3/15, North of 47°
Tapped early last year. Not doing it this year.
N 45 51.5406
w 88 2.607655
100 taps
sunrise 2x4 evaporator
new 12 x 20 sugar shack
Just a hobby for the family
We know it's early but it's hard to argue with the forecast weather for the next 10 days. Thinking we will be starting some test taps this weekend.
46.4311 N
2012 15 milk jugs 1 gal. syrup
2013 33 milk jugs and buckets 8 gal. syrup
2014 39 sap bags 6 gal. syrup
2015 75 bags 10 gal. syrup
2016 50 3/16" gravity vacuum 30 bags 20 gal. syrup
2017 80 3/16" gravity vacuum 20 bags 25 gal. syrup
2x4 Smoky Lake Flat Pan with Preheater.
Smoky Lake Bottler
Tapped 3/16/17 - Got 3 good boils before I got tired and quit. Didn't get any of the late dark syrup that we treasure. Will monitor you guys and watch the forecast
Oil tank evaporator w/fire brick and grate, 8 ft. stack
2 x 4 ss pan w/warmer
2011 90 taps
2012 65 taps
2013 76 taps w/milk jugs
2014 41 taps w/milk jugs
2017 67 taps w/various jugs
2018 75 taps wjugs
2023 39 taps wjugs
Polaris Ranger w/tracks
Decided not to tap yet. Snow is still not pulling away from the Maples here in Munising. Weather looks good for maybe this week.
Still early with two to three feet of snow in the Sugarbush.
46.4311 N
2012 15 milk jugs 1 gal. syrup
2013 33 milk jugs and buckets 8 gal. syrup
2014 39 sap bags 6 gal. syrup
2015 75 bags 10 gal. syrup
2016 50 3/16" gravity vacuum 30 bags 20 gal. syrup
2017 80 3/16" gravity vacuum 20 bags 25 gal. syrup
2x4 Smoky Lake Flat Pan with Preheater.
Smoky Lake Bottler
Will tap 3/5, got a couple warm days coming up. Last year up here was poor
Im going to use this sap tracker to record my sugar Bush collections, if you look at the maps it will allow us to see what’s going on in other sugar bushes.
https://www.saptapapps.com
Give it a try this year.
Latitude location: 45° 51' 48.0" N
2013 - 48 taps and a home made arch / pan = 19 gallons
2014 - 74 taps and counting, upgrades to Arch
2015 - 98 taps and counting, NEW custom made Arch, 30hp New Holland tractor
2016 - 0 taps :-( had to skip this year
2017 - 100 taps and back in the game
2018 - 145 taps, NEW Sugar Shack & family and friends to help.
2019 - 170 taps, 30 gallons of Sticky Bush syrup
2020 - planning on retailing some Sticky Bush
2021 - adding gravity pipeline with 60 taps
I'm waiting til March at least this year, tapped early last year and didn't get much to show for it. Waaaaayy too much snow out there, in the trees, on the trees, around the trees... at the very least I can start digging out my sugar shack and getting my stuff ready. Barely above freezing later in the week doesn't convince me yet.
Temps hit the mid forties here today. Snow is starting to pull away from the trees. Starting tapping some of the Sugars out in the open yesterday. Most holes were wet and dripping. Added some more today now have around 30 on bags most are dripping pretty good. Might start tapping some of the woods trees on 3/16 gravity tomorrow.
46.4311 N
2012 15 milk jugs 1 gal. syrup
2013 33 milk jugs and buckets 8 gal. syrup
2014 39 sap bags 6 gal. syrup
2015 75 bags 10 gal. syrup
2016 50 3/16" gravity vacuum 30 bags 20 gal. syrup
2017 80 3/16" gravity vacuum 20 bags 25 gal. syrup
2x4 Smoky Lake Flat Pan with Preheater.
Smoky Lake Bottler
Tapped 100 trees today, not much moving still a lot of snow in the Bush!
Latitude location: 45° 51' 48.0" N
2013 - 48 taps and a home made arch / pan = 19 gallons
2014 - 74 taps and counting, upgrades to Arch
2015 - 98 taps and counting, NEW custom made Arch, 30hp New Holland tractor
2016 - 0 taps :-( had to skip this year
2017 - 100 taps and back in the game
2018 - 145 taps, NEW Sugar Shack & family and friends to help.
2019 - 170 taps, 30 gallons of Sticky Bush syrup
2020 - planning on retailing some Sticky Bush
2021 - adding gravity pipeline with 60 taps
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