Went to Bascom's yesterday and spent $450. Swapping out one orchard to the the stubby taps from health spouts. Sap out of there has been decreasing every year since I tapped it in 2000. I am anxious to see if new taps will make a difference.

I also picked up another 300' of mainline. On a new installation last year we had to drive through a field to pick up the sap. By the end of the season it felt like we were competing in mud bog every time we collected. We'll run the mainline out to the road this year.

Bascom's had just started tapping last Monday. Weather around here looks like we are on schedule for end of the month.