Test tap on a silver maple today south of Milaca, nothing going. Wasn't expecting anything. Most of my trees are hard maples, just trying to get a sense of how sleepy the forest is still.Originally Posted by Bombadil
Long range forecast points to the week of the 13th as go time.
On a different topic I took down a silver maple for inoculating some oyster mushrooms, anyone around here into that sort of stuff? Dragging logs is much easier without a few feet of snow. Fall project, next time.
I was putting all the infrastructure together and figured I would tap the tree in the backyard. Even at a sunny high of 35 today in Rochester Minnesota there was still no sap flowing.
Suburban Sugar bush.
2019 2.25 Gallons of Syrup on 6 Taps
2020 12.5 Gallons of Syrup on 37 trees and 54 Taps
2021 25 Gallons on 70+ Trees and 100+ taps.
2022 42 Gallons on 60 Select tress with 120+ taps
2023 26ish gallons on 75.
2024 Bought property and have my own trees.
Red, some Sugar
Smoky Lake Dauntless with Blower and Divided Pan.
I will be experimenting with cold shock gravity filtering.
I've been restraining myself from tapping now as the first warm spell after cold and with deep frost never has produced much if any for me. Plus I have a work event later next week and will be gone a couple days. Planning on hitting it March 11. Hoping for some good runs the 3rd week of March. Rochester here also.
I tested a few trees today and they are flowing, but I’m sure it’s short lived.
2020 1st season- 8 gallons of syrup
2021 2nd season- 11 gallons of syrup
2022 3rd season 6 gallons of syrup
2023 4th season- 7 gallons of syrup
South of St. Cloud, one tap in and it is dry.
2016 - 17 Taps, some elm's no clue. . .. .
2017 - 34 Taps, All Maples
2018 - 45 Taps, 7.4 gallons
Test tap went in yesterday, it was dry, checked again today, still dry.
Long range forecast still looks pretty bad around us. Looking like the third week of March for any good consecutive days.
I put in half my taps over the past three day. Some bags have a gallon most have nothing. I thought for sure temps in the high 40s would cause a good run. The next two weeks still look pretty cold.
I use accuweather’s monthly tab for my long range weather forecast. What do you guys use?
Suburban Sugar bush.
2019 2.25 Gallons of Syrup on 6 Taps
2020 12.5 Gallons of Syrup on 37 trees and 54 Taps
2021 25 Gallons on 70+ Trees and 100+ taps.
2022 42 Gallons on 60 Select tress with 120+ taps
2023 26ish gallons on 75.
2024 Bought property and have my own trees.
Red, some Sugar
Smoky Lake Dauntless with Blower and Divided Pan.
I will be experimenting with cold shock gravity filtering.
I would agree, next week is going to get cold, the third week in March looks perfect.
I dont know when the forecast changed but Sunday 3/13 onward looks absolutely perfect.
Last edited by ChaskaSap; 03-09-2022 at 10:05 AM.
2020 1st season- 8 gallons of syrup
2021 2nd season- 11 gallons of syrup
2022 3rd season 6 gallons of syrup
2023 4th season- 7 gallons of syrup
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