Maine Maple Season 2025

[West Sumner Sugar]

We had about 140 guests at the sugarhouse on Saturday. Great day seeing old and new faces, friends, and family. We passed close to another 1000 gallons through the rig. We currently have 48 gallons bottled with about 30 waiting. We too darkened right up this weekend..down in the 40s on the Hanna grader. Looking like the next week or 2 will produce some more sap. On our way to a record year and a goal we have been reaching for. We did a ton of woods work this year, built 3 new solar vac systems and added over a mile of tubing. We are now 100% on vacuum and while being 100% off grid.

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

Hell of a run yesterday and still going today. Was only able to haul 470 of the 550 in the woods. Should be another good day tomorrow. Sugar back up to 2% with the long freeze which looks to happen again this coming weekend. Forecast is great, I assume at least 2 weeks left. Sap was really rolling in as I collected at noon. We’ll see if the syrup lightens up or stays dark.

[maineboiler]

Monster run yesterday with the sunshine hitting the trees. Sap is still at 3% with the sugar maples. Looks like a banner year

[West Sumner Sugar]

Monster run yesterday with the sunshine hitting the trees. Sap is still at 3% with the sugar maples. Looks like a banner year

I agree, the weather has been on our side this year for sure. We have surpassed our best year by almost 20 gallons as of yesterday. Looks like another good week coming and we might squeeze another one out the following week. The one downside to having a banner year...we are just about out of firewood and had to start mixing in green wood. Its a good and not good problem to have but we will take it.

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

We ended up with 1400 gallons of sap from Tuesday thru Friday. We had it all boiled down by 9 PM Saturday. At 50 gallons for the year. That 1400 gallons came out at LT 61 syrup. Lightened right up.

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

If you thought last weeks run was hard, better go check the tanks today. Sugar went up 2 tenths and we have at least 900 gallons of sap on the overnight run. Still running when we collected at noon. Good freeze then another long sap run. Going to be new record year here before we are done.

[maineboiler]

Yea, big run yesterday. Probably a continuation from Monday. Sap is still at 3% for me! Should be a strong run today. Getting a little overwhelmed.

[eustis22]

Me too. Gonna have to break out the RO

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

Boiling now but the bulk tank is full with around 200 gallons still in the woods before it started running today. Oil tank is low, more coming Friday. Going to boil off what we can now and then again all day Friday. Sugar content is still ok, just under 2%. Making Amber syrup, probably in the low 60’s on the Hanna meter. Will find out Saturday. Our shelves are full and we are now filling barrels from here on out.

[maineboiler]

Sounds like a good season, maple addict. I pulled my taps yesterday, still a decent run with sap at 2.5% but I’ve had enough. Great year, good quality sap and lots of it. I need to boil, finish and bottle the last batch today, then clean up starts…..I’ve got a food grade plastic 35 gallon collecting tank that i am looking to sell if any one is interested.