Tapping in Quebec 2010

[Bernard]

Hi, it's time for tapping here. First tap today and finish tomorrow. 300 taps like last year. Tap one tree sunday and the sap run, it have 4 inches of sap in the bucket today. Forecast is good for the week-end and next week. About 3 foots of snow in the brush and walk without snow-shoes. Bernard

[KenWP]

You must have way more snow then we do. Ours is almost gone and sap has run for a week now. I want to try for 200 taps but I have to work up to that first. Had my best run today and it was short due to the temp but the trees poured sap. Every tree put out which is a first. Now if they put out a lot i am in trouble.
It's -5 right now so if it warms up any tomorrow will be another good day. I am trying to figure out how to get home early to boil and miss the french theater.

[Bernard]

Hi, start collect the sap sunday, 2 barrels of 45 gallons of sap, yesterday, 2 and half barrels and today, only one. The forecast is for little rain or snow until monday, next week more cold. Bernard in Quebec

[Bernard]

Hi, 10 gallons of syrup made until now. We have a snowstorm since yesterday, 1 and half feet of damp snow and strong wind. Forecast for tomorrow is +6 C and sunny, good for the sap running. Bernard in Quebec

[KenWP]

I had a good run of sap today finally. Am on new trees in most cases as the old ones started to bud. Just further from home. Supposed to freeze hard tonight finally and will see what I get tomorrow. The weekend is supposed to get real cold so probbably no sap then untill Monday.

[Brian Ledoux]

bernard,
Just curious, where in quebec are you? Near Trois Riviers? -brian

[CBOYER]

Here's my numbers to date:
5,5 us gallons of Syrup made
Ratio sap/syrup is good 31:1
Refills and sweeten pans, waiting for sap to continue
sap is running very low, never fill more than half a bucket on best trees
meteo here seems good for next two days, but warming for nights after
still having 1 ft of snow on ground.
Last year, first boil was on 29 of march!
Very different this year.

[KenWP]

Another place I have no idea where it is. This province has so many towns not on the map it's not funny. I am up to 17 gallons now and lots of sap left to boil if I ever get it home.

[CBOYER]

Milan is near mount Mégantic, 60 miles east of Sherbroke

[KenWP]

Almost in my part of the county. I am west of Coaticook.