What are NH sugar makers up to

[highway]

It has been a strange season for sure here in Washington as well. We gathered 500 gallons on Saturday and boiled it in after running through the RO. Cranked it up to 10% so I could generate enough permeate to clean. Got that boiled in and the trees just stopped producing. We went for a sugar house tour yesterday and some of the western towns had sap flows Saturday and Sunday while it was raining. They were surprised and said it was totally unexpected seeing as the temps were so warm.

We still have over 200 buckets in our bush and some have stopped running all together. The tubing lots have really saved our but this year. we have only made 97 gallons compared to almost 200 last year. I guess we will have to take what we get.

Ed

[raptorfan85]

Currently having my first April boil ever here in southern NH! Looks like maybe one more decent run this well then it's about over here. No freeze in sight after that.

[Dill]

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Well I finally got my first keg full. Got cold last night. Had ice on all the puddles in the woods. Sap was starting to run well tiday but I just did a quick boil to clear out all the sap that’s been sitting.

[n8hutch]

Sap was flowing Hard today at least 80 gallons per hr, releaser was dumping every 90 seconds, best run by far this year, hopefully 10 more days like that.

[Asa Matras]

Ran hard at our cold bush today, bout a hundred gal an hr for awhile. Possibly best run of season there. Our warmish bush ran fine just slowing some. Up to 275 of product. We might get close to last yrs total which isnt saying much seeing we got 575 more on vac.

[Dill]

Got a halfway decent night yesterday the 3rd. But with the wind the evap seemed to be running odd. Only made 9 gals. Today I had ice in puddles out in the woods at 10 when I checked the tank. But we just didn't pick up any sap. Even with temps in the high 40s. I assume it was because of the wind.

[n8hutch]

I got 500 gallons today on 600 taps, not too bad, my woods faces east so maybe that helped with the wind?

[BAP]

Boiled 250 gallons of sap today that I gathered yesterday and today. Went out at 7pm and gathered 150 gallons more in the snow. Snowing hard now and down to 31 degrees. Sugar Snow!!!!

[Russell Lampron]

Gettin some of that sap snow here too but it's 34* and the sap's still running.

[Dill]

Really didn't pick up any sap the last 2 days. And when I pumped the maybe 250 gals up to the sugarhouse, I forgot to swap out sap filters and the old one plugged and spilled half the sap onto the floor. I'm hoping with some sunshine today we get some good sap. I"m planning on putting out the open flag this afternoon, hopefully we can both make some syrup and sell some at the same time. I think my season is about done.