Drilled 53 taps today, most ever on my little farm. Hoping to have a nice run this weekend.
Drilled 53 taps today, most ever on my little farm. Hoping to have a nice run this weekend.
I am in the southeast corner - between Otsego and Merson Corners..... 216 taps.
I expect we will have enough to start boiling Monday...
NW part of the County here-set the rest of my 26 taps today about 10am. Sap flowing down the tree before I could finish drilling holes and set the tap.
I’ll start boiling sometime tomorrow depending on how full buckets are in the morning.
Last edited by Balrog006; 02-22-2020 at 08:59 PM.
All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.
We ought to have a pancake breakfast in Allegan for producers sometime in the next few weeks
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20 x 38 flat pan on extended barrel stove evaporator
DIY RO with aqua tech pump and 3 150gpd membranes
2020 53 taps
2019 47 taps 18.5 gallons
2018 28 taps. 12.5 gallons
2017 17 taps
2016 17 taps
2015 17 taps
Yeah.. Good idea....
How about Villiage Inn in Allegan... Maybe we can donate them some syrup and get them to make it an event.....
Hey Joe, Good to see you got in so many taps this year, I'll bet the kids had fun helping with that. We had initially planned to tap last weekend but my uncle passed away and we had to attend his funeral. Had a lot of good memories of deer and fish camps with him and my dad over the years, still was rough. I'll be getting things done this week for this weekend though and we should be up and going by Sunday. Then just have to wait for at least 100 gallons or more of sap to start the evaporator. Good luck with your season.
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
52F and partly sunny tomorrow, I smell another run of sap starting!
All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.
Yup. It will run some today with it being sunny. But tomorrow it should take off... I have my 500 gallon feed tsnk insulated - so timing is important. I only want the coldest possible sap in it - so I guess I will get started picking up sap tomorrow evening - and leave it in my outside steel tank so it can cool overnight - and I will put it in the insulated tank first thing in the morning.
I hate sap getting cloudy.
It ran better overnight than it did yesterday - and it's still running well.. I will go pick up before dark.
I had 1 barrel running over this morning. 6 trees on a 25 gallon drum....