
Originally Posted by
Fort Wisers
Good run today, 51 litres of sap since last night at 5:00pm.
Our largest tree is still reluctant to give much sap......]
Galena you're not far from us, how are your big trees doing?
Two words: SAP TSUNAMI!!!! Went from mere dribbles to having to gallop upstairs and get the 5g pails set aside specifically for the 4 big maples on my south property line. If it's any consolation, my biggest tree, #2, gave only about 2g as opposed to the much smaller neighbour, who has given quite a lot more. Haven't measured it yet, and just off to shoot some geese (with a camera ;-) so will be counting sap when I return.
Murphy's Law...this week is pretty busy in terms of work and now the dam breaks. Next week is relatively quiet though so IF the run is still good at least I can catch up.
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