I am seriously thinking about putting my taps in this weekend to take advantage of the next 10 days which look promising. That will be more than a month earlier than usual and am wondering whether I will pay a price 6 weeks down the road as the taps age. Any thoughts on that? Meanwhile I am heading to the Waterloo/Wellington Maple Producers Information Day in Elmira today (Jan 12) and will see what others are thinking. I just don't want to miss if we get an early spring.
Bob Harris, @puslinchbob, since 2009
400 taps in 2 very flat red maple bushes
2 Sapguzzler vacuum pumps each with 200 taps
30" x 96" Smoky Lake Silver Plate with pre-heat and auto drawoff
Bombardier Traxter XT fitted with tracks pulling 400 litre tank