2023!

[cmeudaly]

Tapping 1/17/23. Over here on the W edge of the state we’re getting some rain Wednesday and it looks like that will set us up for the perfect temps. I actually drive over and tap my parent’s land which is just on the Kansas side (Linn County), but there’s no page for Kansas sugarers…mods can you add one? Am I alone?

[Goggleeye]

I don't know if you're alone, cmeudaly, but I doubt there are too many of you in Kansas! We are down the the southeast portion of the state. We tapped January Jan 12, 13, 14, and we added a few more today Jan 21. If my son's counting is correct, out current tap count is 801. Had a real good sap flow last weekend, ended up processing 1500 gallons of sap. Seems to be running a bit thin (about 1.5%), we have bottled about 16 gallons of syrup. Sap was starting to run again today, and the long term forecast looks good. Sure glad I got new membranes for the RO. Didn't realize how inefficient the old ones had become.

How are things going for the other Missouri sugarmakers?

[skinny78]

We got our 200+ taps in this weekend, everything is looking good! Good luck everyone!

[oldcabin]

Glad to see some people here! I tapped 1/22 and put in about 120. I scaled back this year a bit. I collected 104 gallons on 1/28 and boiled all day. Finished with a pint over 2 gallons.
Glad to be out in the woods!

[Goggleeye]

Sure has been a warm season. I doubt we get to 1 quart per tap, especially with temps near 70 degrees for the last couple days. The sap run during the first week of February kept us busy, though. I know this, we need more RO capacity! My current unit couldn't process it fast enough.