Backyard Syrup Enthusiasts 2022

[West Sumner Sugar]

Neither yesterday nor today seemed like a good day for sap to run but...pulled in almost 50 gallons each day. Not great runs but better than no run at all. The rest of the week look good.

[maineboiler]

It’s been slow for sure, similar to last year. I collected 60 gallons yesterday from a 2 day run, total of 100 gallons so far. Sweetened the pans today but no run and it doesn’t look good for tomorrow. Rest of the week should have some strong runs….and then the snow.

[Tuckeradams2012]

Season seems to be kicking into gear in all locations for me. Trying out the RO tomorrow to see how well it performs. Haven't had a large enough run to make it worth using it. The sap temps this week have been good in most areas where I tap, little bit too much of a warm up but I noticed that the temp always seems to drop a little lower than what they would say and does not get as high as they say, so that should be working in our favor. I have sweetened my pans, and have drawn off 3 gallons so far. Hopefully over the next couple of weeks we see some good runs pop up like today and tomorrow. Keep the Knob Creek close on the fringe temperature days!

[Mvhomesteader]

Season seems to be kicking into gear in all locations for me. Trying out the RO tomorrow to see how well it performs. Haven't had a large enough run to make it worth using it. The sap temps this week have been good in most areas where I tap, little bit too much of a warm up but I noticed that the temp always seems to drop a little lower than what they would say and does not get as high as they say, so that should be working in our favor. I have sweetened my pans, and have drawn off 3 gallons so far. Hopefully over the next couple of weeks we see some good runs pop up like today and tomorrow. Keep the Knob Creek close on the fringe temperature days!

I agree with the comment on temperature. Weatherbug is calling for 3 days next week over 50,and what is most worrisome to me is nighttime temps above freezing all but one day. It is what it is, but that smells alot like last year which ended too soon. Thoughts?

I ended up with 55 gallons today, so 105 total in the snow. I'm boiling tomorrow, hopefully 70 gallons. Should be a nice day to make syrup!

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

I’d take a 50 degree day right now to get things going good. Sap is running but pretty slow still even today. Should break loose any day now. The crew is boiling tomorrow. We will be exactly 1 week ahead of our first boil last year which is closer to our average. Lots of sugaring weather left, I wouldn’t worry about it yet.

[Mvhomesteader]

I’d take a 50 degree day right now to get things going good. Sap is running but pretty slow still even today. Should break loose any day now. The crew is boiling tomorrow. We will be exactly 1 week ahead of our first boil last year which is closer to our average. Lots of sugaring weather left, I wouldn’t worry about it yet.

I trust your judgement, so I'll put my concerns on the back burner. This upcoming week should be good for your operation.

Third boil of the season today resulted in a real nice surprise---1.75 gallons off 71 gallons for a ssc of 2.5%!! It went up from boil 2 by nearly 1/2 %. I guess you could say "sweet". I'll have to do some checking to see which trees might be helping my cause.

I now have 99 gallons in the snow, so looks like Monday for boil #4, and probably every other day next week if the flow matches the weather.

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

Trees shook loose today, sugar season is here! Next week looks great, fresh snow tomorrow will only help now that the trees are running. Be ready for a busy week of boiling! Cooking off 390 gallons tonight.