Aww cute setup Paul! Glad that you finally got a boil done. Expect the big trees to just be starting to wake up, my biggies are taking their sweet time...still! Frustrating esp when you know what they can produce. But can't do anythign about it. Surprise 3.0 is the superstar so far, chugging it out really well for a li'l one-spiler :-)
I have about 22l in holding, if weather good tomorrow and Tuesday I may have enough - 45l is my self-imposed minimum - to warrant firing up Shack Whacky on Wednesday. But now there is more white stuff drifting down! W.T.F.....haven't we had enough this year?!
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup