Introduce yourselves....

[Mike]

Welcome aboard Pete......If ya need any help with finding things let me know......Mike

[Sugarmaker]

Pete,
Welcome! I Know you will like this site these folks do a nice job of making you feel welcome. Your sugaring operations sounds about like ours we made syrup a long time with others and finally 5 years ago built a sugarhouse and have about the same amount of taps you are planning on too.
Just cut a pick up load of pallets tonight. about enough to make 2-3 gallons of syrup. Also working on the sap feed tubes for the 3x10.
Good luck with the sugarcamp.

Regards,
Chris

[Al]

Welcome to all the new people on board. Be very careful of this site because just like sugaring it to can be addictive.
Looking forward to our Maple Festival this weekend and all the dealer open houses also.
Pete were are you located in Bakersfield? I live in Fairfield on Pumpkin Village Rd.
Take care

[Father & Son]

Al,
We were also looking forward to the maple festival this weekend. Have had plans and rooms reserved for months but my son is home from school today with a temp of 102.7. We were going to leave Thursday to meet family from Connecticut for a weedend in St. Albans. Looks like we'll have to wait till next year.
Jim

[Pete33Vt]

Al, I live on East Bakersfield Rd. Not to far from you. I just started working for Dan Bushey,(Bushey Paving) his shop should be right around the corner from you.

[Al]

Yep, right around the corner.
Take care

[JimW]

Hello I've been reading the board a bit for the past couple months and just joined.

I am a high school science teacher and also teach a class in Natural Resource & Outdoor Studies. I live in Eastern Ontario. I got interested in maple syrup last year when we tapped a few maples in my Outdoor Studies class, this year we tapped 18 trees and produced about 4 gallons of syrup in my class using one of those turkey deepfryer kits to boil the sap. I am now "hooked" and we have just ordered a small 24" by 36" evaporator and plan to increase to 40 or 50 taps next year. The students in my class think it is great to make the syrup in class. Our goal is to produce 10 to 12 gallons next year to use for personal use, gifts and to sell to raise a bit of money for our class.

Besides my new maple hobby, I am busy with my 18 month and 3 year old daughters. In my limited free time I fish and hunt, and I am researching getting into hobby beekeeping next year.

Great site!!! I hope to learn a lot and try and contribute where I can.

JimW

[Russell Lampron]

JimW-

Welcome to the site. This is the place to learn about Maple. If you can't find the answer to a question you have by reading the forums, just ask. You will get many responses fast.

Your students are very lucky to have a teacher to teach them about maple production.

Russ

[Banjo]

Jim,
welcome for sure, from not too far away just outside Merrickville. Used to be in Athens several times a year when my son was playing hockey.

I'm at about the same scale and boiling technology as you, and am contemplating how to grow for next year too. I've found this place **VERY** helpful and informative. It is also quite *addictive* , perhaps just like making maple syrup .

Your students are lucky, I'm sure they're getting an experience for a lifetime.

cheers, Andrew

[Sugarmaker]

Jim,
Welcome also from NWPA.
Sounds like you and the students are hooked on maple. Great! We are new to the site (several months) and have gained a lot of knowledge and support.
Worked the bees and caned honey this weekend, it is also a hobby that is easy to enjoy. Picked up two new colonies on Saturday.
Regards,
Chris