All tapped. Still froze up.
All tapped. Still froze up.
3500 taps, vacuum.
Tapping today here in Hayward, WI Let the season begin
That darn snow is still so deep in the woods here in Barnes. I have two 500+' of sap lines to wrangle in the woods to get my trees tapped. I'm hoping for a good thaw this week, and maybe finally tapping next weekend with help.
10th year in….
100 sap sacks...Actually, I hope to never have to use them again!
1000' feet of 3/16th on gravity (not sure how many taps yet)
14x14 sugar shack
New 2x5 Hybrid Drop flue from Smoky Lake
5" filter press from Daryl
Sap Dog Chloe
I'm heading out to tap today as soon as I can get the kid moving! He's not as excited about it as me for some reason.
301 buckets
Saturday tapped 100.
Yes snow is deep.
Checked buckets this morning and most
all had sap. Few buckets were actually 1/3 to half full.
Most had 1-2 inches in bucket. I should be boiling later
This week.
Not tapping til next weekend. Way to much snow out there. Tapped a few today and all were dry.
4x8 flat pan-2x4 preheater
1010 taps on bags with drops
Lots of friends and fun
I packed down trails with snowshoes a couple days ago, tapped today.
Most trees were runnng this afternoon, looks like a good week ahead.
There is a lot of snow in the woods, gathering is going to be a challenge.
The evaporator and sugar House is ready to go, looking forward to a good season!
Scott Bingham
Smoky Lake 2x5 Corsair Arch and Hybrid Pro Pan
Smoky Lake 3 Bank Filter Press
Smoky Lake Steam Bottler
100+ Taps
Pug 4x4 Sap & Wood Hauler
I made some paths with snowshoes and am all tapped as of this afternoon. Trees are a mix of still frozen, wet, and some flow. A few trees had about 1" of sap in the bag from the past 24 hours.
Joe Bob
80 taps on bags, 95% red maples
Smoky Lake Dauntless evaporator with drop flue pan set
I tapped 27 out of 50 yesterday ... until the heel strap on my snowshoe broke. Actually, it broke on tree 24 ... and I did the last three without. Still over the knee in spots (Hayward). Most trees running before the spiles were in. Bags this AM looked to have about 2" in them. I'm holding off on the last 23 until this snow goes down some!
Finished tapping the rest of our bags today. Snow's still deep. Tap holes were all wet, some running good already. Looks like it's "game on." Not looking forward to hauling buckets through all that snow though.
350 taps on 3/16, 500 bags
2x6 raised flue w/hood, preheater, and auto draw off
Home built arch
7" filter press
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