With the above 0 temps. and forecasted rain next week that will help thaw things out and get sap flowing. I have a lot of trees in the clay belt so it takes a bit to get them flowing but the ones on rock and sand do start earlier. It takes about a week of above temps. around here to get things moving but last few years have been weird weather as it went from winer to summer quickly
Another good tip before you get boiling is to grab yourself a set of welders gloves to stoke the fire, make adjustments if needed and pick up warm items like pans to move around. On a few occasions when I first started I scrambled a couple times looking for something to pick hot items up and load the firebox with then I was adding wood to the woodstove in the house one day and I always put welders gloves on for that and BABAM, I purchased a second set. They're about $25.
Last edited by Someclown; 03-10-2022 at 05:31 PM.
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