Too cold in Tamworth NH. For anyone who might not know where Tamworth is, it is about 15 miles south of Conway NH.
Some of my swap bucket trees have 1 and 1/4 inches of rock hard ice this morning, but I can't say when the sap ran.
The thermometer claims 33 degrees, but the taps i just checked are frozen, or not showing any sap at all. The wind is up too.
It got cold fast as I have taps with ice in them. It has to get to 40 degrees for sap to run here at the moment. Once things thaw out more I can see it going better. Just to much snow and ice still.
maybe 50 taps for 2011
Finally ready to boil when I get enough sap
I just might be crazy.( make that I know I am)
Trees all tapped except the ones with 5 feet of snow.
Enough rabbits to keep Elmer busy..
Temps where my sugar bush is were around 10 this morning with a wind chill below 0 and will be around 6 tonight, so there won't be any sap flow for a few days for sure.
1,200 taps on USFS land, 3x8 King w/Steamaway. Lapierre RO.
cold here also and doesn"t look like it will run on Friday either. I bought 100 gals of sap from a local guy so I would have some to boil this weekend. He has more if anyone is interested you could call Jim 823 -8100
hobby gone wild
150 taps
experimenting with vacuum
two old sap sucker pumps
never ending list of wants
rebuilt sugar house 12x16
A couple of my taps had 4 inch icicles, but they were still dripping at a pretty good clip.
29 taps
Block arch
21"BY33" Home made pan
2.85 year old helper "snap" gatherer and PITA deer chasing dog.
No Chickens (of my own)http://picasaweb.google.com/Stickey6...eat=directlink
Word to the wise if you useing jugs instead of pails when the weather forecasts real cold empty them the night before. Is a pain to unthaw them the next day. If the wind had of stopped it would have warmed up enough the get things moving today. Saturday is forecast for 35 degrees hopeing for a bit more.
maybe 50 taps for 2011
Finally ready to boil when I get enough sap
I just might be crazy.( make that I know I am)
Trees all tapped except the ones with 5 feet of snow.
Enough rabbits to keep Elmer busy..
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