So was today just a bad day or is it over for me this year? My 14 trees produced about 2 gallons of sap today and most of that was from 2 trees.
So was today just a bad day or is it over for me this year? My 14 trees produced about 2 gallons of sap today and most of that was from 2 trees.
Steve
SE Pennsylvania
2022 - 13 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 17.25
2021 - 18 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 12 pints
2020 - 13 taps, RO5, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove with 2 lg 6 deep pans - 6.75 pints (very warm winter)
2019 Rookie Season - 14 taps, RO5, turkey fryer with 6 deep pan - 16.5 pints
I don't think we're done yet at least I hope not.
Looks like another good run on Thursday.
I'm in South West Pennsylvania
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Not sure what your weather looks like or how long you've been tapped but I don't think the season is over yet at least in my area. The sap is running crystal clear yet for me, no signs of end of season yellowing, no moths. Thurs and Fri temps don't look good but starting Sat and all next week temps look great.
2011 - 6 buckets
Stove Top
2012 - 15 buckets
2013 - 19 buckets
Camper cook stove with 3 high propane burners
Custom made 42x14x7 maple pan with dividers
2015 - New 12x16 Sugar Shack
2015 - New Lapierre Propane Evaporator
2016 - 28 buckets
2017 - 30 buckets
2019 - 32 buckets
2023 - 32 buckets - Good to be back
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Steve
SE Pennsylvania
2022 - 13 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 17.25
2021 - 18 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 12 pints
2020 - 13 taps, RO5, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove with 2 lg 6 deep pans - 6.75 pints (very warm winter)
2019 Rookie Season - 14 taps, RO5, turkey fryer with 6 deep pan - 16.5 pints
Since you've been tapped 4 weeks my guess is your trees are starting to seal the hole. I'm from sc pa and have only been taped since Feb 26. Yesterday I collected 20 gal. We folks on buckets have about 4-6 weeks once we tap that hole.
2011 - 6 buckets
Stove Top
2012 - 15 buckets
2013 - 19 buckets
Camper cook stove with 3 high propane burners
Custom made 42x14x7 maple pan with dividers
2015 - New 12x16 Sugar Shack
2015 - New Lapierre Propane Evaporator
2016 - 28 buckets
2017 - 30 buckets
2019 - 32 buckets
2023 - 32 buckets - Good to be back
.
Skeller 001, According to post 5 of the thread you tapped on January 31st, which is pushing 6 weeks. Unless you have new trees to tap, you are probably done
Folks,
Last year we tapped end of Jan and still made syrup into early April. First time I ever boiled in all 4 months!
I need lunch then off to gather and pay rent bills in syrup! I expect around 300 gallons of sap. Tomorrow may be a big run??
Had a good visit with Scott R. a new producer in the neighborhood, who is doing a great job for only making syrup a couple years! Made some maple cream this morning.
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
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Great catch! I was thinking that might be the case. About 4 are not producing at all. Should I pull the taps out of them right away? That is something I don’t know, how to know when to pull the taps.
I did get about 3-4 gallons today. I am totally happy with the 2 gallons of syrup I have made.
Steve
SE Pennsylvania
2022 - 13 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 17.25
2021 - 18 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 12 pints
2020 - 13 taps, RO5, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove with 2 lg 6 deep pans - 6.75 pints (very warm winter)
2019 Rookie Season - 14 taps, RO5, turkey fryer with 6 deep pan - 16.5 pints
I would wait to see what it does after it freezes this weekend. Then you will know for sure whether it's done done. A few days won't hurt anything.
I have 200 gallons of sap to boil tomorrow. Most of it 2.6 percent. Sap hasn't been flowing very
hard the last few days, actually took two days to get what we have. Doesn't really look like the end is in site. Like
Sugarmaker, I tapped around the beginning of February. Looking at my books last year, I caught a run the last weekend
in January and boiled for the last time around March 17th. Funny thing is, I've only boiled 8 or 9 times.
Once again records show on average about 12-15 boils per season. We do have a warm up tomorrow and Friday, but it
is really the first of the season. Last year we had 11 consecutive days in February above freezing. There has been hardly 2 days in
a row above freezing this year. Anyway, I'd really like to make about 30 more gallons of syrup. We will see if it happens!
Next week looks good.
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