We finished up boiling today. Finished the year with 301 gallons. The sap was coming in so slow we would not get enough to boil for over a week. In addition several sugarmakers around are getting ropey sap. Soft maple buds are starting to open. The only thing missing are the peepers. Overall we made a little more than last year (274 gallons). We experienced our first electric releaser and it was a huge improvement over mechanical. I will put together a new post about that upgrade.

Mike