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  1. #71
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    No real good sap runs again this spring, but I did manage to get about 13 litres of grade A golden syrup from 360 litres of sap, on 44 taps, 5/16" plastic on drop tubes to buckets.
    Some trees just started running last weekend so I'm going to leave my taps in for one more week and see what happens, temperatures dont look promising but who trusts a weather "prediction".

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    Pulled taps today on Manitoulin Island , all in all not a bad season 62 trees tapped made 38 litres of syrup from 1215 litres of sap ! IMG_3572.jpg

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    Pulled all my taps today, not worth leaving them for another week
    Went from winter to summer pretty fast again this year.
    Some trees didn't even have a chance to run.
    Last edited by Someclown; 04-21-2019 at 07:23 PM.
    2019 - Barrel evaporator 2 steam pans 44 taps 13 Liters syrup
    2020 - Barrel evaporator 2 steam pans 51 taps 21 Liters syrup
    2021- New homemade 2x3 evaporator and flat pan 80 drop tubes to buckets
    2022- (•,•)1350L naturally ROd sap 44L syrup
    2023- "\_(°•°)_/" 1100L sap 30L syrup not accurate due to natural RO
    2024 { ';' }

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    I think i'm probably one of the last ones in the province still collecting good sap. I was all ready to pack it in after only 2 weeks of slow sap runs, and then the the forecast called for two or three nights of freezing. Cleaned out my pails and sure enough the sap started up again on Sunday. Probably running slow today as well so tonight i'll get to burn up what's left of the firewood. Hopefully get a few more litres of late season dark. Still 6 inches of snow in my bush. Same as last year, almost into May and boiling sap.

    2016 - 90 taps and a brick lined oil tank arch (60L of syrup)
    2017 - 100 taps (60L)
    2018 - 60 taps (12L of syrup)
    2019 - 75 taps (22L of syrup)
    2020 - 75 taps (25L of syrup)

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    Wow! Keep at it Northwood!!!
    4,600 Taps on vacuum
    9,400 gallons storage
    3 tower CDL RO
    3.5'x14' Lapierre Force 5
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  6. #76
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    Quote Originally Posted by northwood View Post
    I think i'm probably one of the last ones in the province still collecting good sap. I was all ready to pack it in after only 2 weeks of slow sap runs, and then the the forecast called for two or three nights of freezing. Cleaned out my pails and sure enough the sap started up again on Sunday. Probably running slow today as well so tonight i'll get to burn up what's left of the firewood. Hopefully get a few more litres of late season dark. Still 6 inches of snow in my bush. Same as last year, almost into May and boiling sap.
    Very nice Northwood.
    I had to turn a blind eye to my trees when I walked passed and saw all the sap leaking down to the ground this weekend because I pulled my taps and cleaned up last week ;-;
    2019 - Barrel evaporator 2 steam pans 44 taps 13 Liters syrup
    2020 - Barrel evaporator 2 steam pans 51 taps 21 Liters syrup
    2021- New homemade 2x3 evaporator and flat pan 80 drop tubes to buckets
    2022- (•,•)1350L naturally ROd sap 44L syrup
    2023- "\_(°•°)_/" 1100L sap 30L syrup not accurate due to natural RO
    2024 { ';' }

  7. #77
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    All done!
    The sap ran Sunday and Monday thanks to the -5 temps overnight. Boiled late into the night to get through 70 gallons of sap. Low sugar but that's to be expected. +12 to 16 through the weekend so that will be a good time to clean up. Finished with about 24 liters of syrup from 60 taps. Not a great year but the syrup i did get was all great quality. Have a great summer everyone.

    2016 - 90 taps and a brick lined oil tank arch (60L of syrup)
    2017 - 100 taps (60L)
    2018 - 60 taps (12L of syrup)
    2019 - 75 taps (22L of syrup)
    2020 - 75 taps (25L of syrup)

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    Good job Northwood glad to hear you got some finally I could of went a little longer but started to clean up and didn't want to start dirty things again. Have a good summer 2

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