Thanks for posting we need to get a bead on flow.
Thanks for posting we need to get a bead on flow.
Got a buddy a bit North of me on a South facing hill. He had very good flow yesterday.
47 Degrees North
2016 - 5 jugs - 1 gal - propane
2017 - 45 jugs - 6 gal
2018 - 33 jugs and buckets - 5.5 gal
2019 - 9 buckets and 15 on 3/16 - 9.5 gal - wood
Snowshoed into sugarbush, WAH, lots of snow, 3 feet on ground. No pull back around trees. Was going to a test tap, didn't even pull drill out. Will wait.
we collected our final batch, pulled taps and washed out our buckets and totes on 2/18. Just in time to avoid a 5" rain. Had 5 nice batches that made 23 gallons of syrup. The last batch was really dark, had to use all our cone filter liners. I cant imagine snowshoeing into the sugar bush, but I would love to experience it. Good luck to all you way up north. I worked in the UP for CCI at Republic mine in the summer of '76. Had a great experience meeting and working with yoopers and enjoying the north woods. If I could only get a pasty around here I would pour my syrup on it. John
2020: 220 trees, most smaller than 20" diameter, made 25 gallons
remote location in western Cole County
5/16" plastic spiles, drain into plastic buckets or sapsaks
haul sap out of woods using atv & trailer
wood-fired pans on concrete blocks
one Leader Half Pint 24 x 33" plus 24 x 30 ss pan from a junkyard
cook batch process then finish in the kitchen;
we dont sell our syrup; its for family & friends
see website www.mosyrup.com
John, It is hard to beat a pasty. I am originally from Northern Illinois. This is my third year tapping in the UP and I finally remembered to drill my holes as low as possible (right on top of the snow). When the 3 feet of snow melts later in the season my buckets ended up 5’-6’ off the ground the last two years.
Northernlite, I could not wait any longer and went out and put a few test taps in yesterday. 8 taps produced 2 gallons in 24 hours. Still a bit too early for anymore for me.
47 Degrees North
2016 - 5 jugs - 1 gal - propane
2017 - 45 jugs - 6 gal
2018 - 33 jugs and buckets - 5.5 gal
2019 - 9 buckets and 15 on 3/16 - 9.5 gal - wood
Tapped in Foster City last weekend. Sap has been running slow all week. Hope to get a boil in on Sunday.
2018 - 232 bags - ??
2017 - 120 bags - 15 gallons syrup
2016 - 10 bags - 1 gallon syrup
2015 - 5 buckets - 1/2 gallon syrup
2014 - 5 buckets - 1/2 gallon syrup
Foster City, Michigan
Ford 850 Tractor
Ranger 700
Husky 572XP
2.5'X7' Flat pan on a homemade wood fired cinder block arch
2018 - 232 bags - ??
2017 - 120 bags - 15 gallons syrup
2016 - 10 bags - 1 gallon syrup
2015 - 5 buckets - 1/2 gallon syrup
2014 - 5 buckets - 1/2 gallon syrup
Foster City, Michigan
Ford 850 Tractor
Ranger 700
Husky 572XP
2.5'X7' Flat pan on a homemade wood fired cinder block arch
Just tapped 75 most are running slow. Probably a little early for Houghton county.
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
Hello all, first time tapper here looking for advice. I live in Madison, Wisconsin, but I have a stand of maples to use and a place to stay near Foster City. I have never tapped a tree before, but my daughter has been asking to do it for almost an entire year, so we are going to give it a try. I will feel very successful if I end up with a pint of finished syrup.
I have 10 tubes and milk jugs, and 3 days to take off work. My tentative plan is to drill this Saturday morning, the 10th, and leave taps in until the evening of the 14th. I can push it back to another week if the forecast looks bad, and I am checking this thread every day.
I have a 10 gallon pot and a propane burner, both for beer-making, that I plan to use to boil.
Any advice or suggestions are welcome. I also was happy to see that 2 people posting here appear to be from Foster City, any local advice would be great.