my taps were running like crazy yesterday. I probably got about 100 gallons off of 65 taps since Wednesday night. Looks like Saturday will be big again and maybe that will be it for me? Next week's weather looks to be ending it for us. I guess it will have been 4 weeks and I'll have made about 45-50 litres of syrup off 65 taps if my guess is correct. That's not too bad.
Chris
This weather is bologna! While I'm glad that it froze last night, today is only supposed to be 2 here. Tonight is supposed to be between -8 and -11, a little too cold thanks. We all thought Saturday was going to be great, now it's only 2 and the crappy part is it won't likely freeze Saturday night, even though it's going to be clear and then go up to 16 on Sunday! I bet I'll have another crappy run like I did Wednesday.
The 2 week sucks also. No freezing for that period. No lows below 4.
Still making medium, though it might go to amber today.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
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3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
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94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
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Just got back from the bush. Taps are running good right now. Hopefully they continue into this afternoon but the winds are starting to pick up. It sure is getting pretty muddy on the trails! Collected another 115 gal today.
2010 - 40 Taps
2011 - 100 Taps
2012 - 150 Taps or more!
2013 - Going to try for 200
2014 - Going to try for 200 plus!
New for 2012 - 2 x 4 Phaneuf Pro Deluxe Pans
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I'll second that...the weather we're getting is beyond crazy. Yesterday I was slipping on leftover ice and making mud holes in sloshy ground.
Today everything has frozen up and we got a layer of snow. Taps are frozen again till Sunday...maybe.
And you'd think we're in different provinces, with the wildly varied weather we're getting on the same days.
Homeschooling mama to 8
2010-30 taps, steam pans on a fisher grandma bear woodstove outdoors. Bottled 18.5L
2012- 70 taps - 20L
2013 - 70 taps, 3 steam pans on concrete block arch. 50L
2015- 70 taps, 50.5L, 3.3lbs accidental sugar
2021 - 120 taps, new-to-me 2x5 flat pan with a cast iron arch atop a brick firebox.
All I can say is I'm very disappointed in today's run. I think the trees have given up. I had a short mainline of around 40 taps yet to tap and I finally had a chance last Tuesday. They even ran poorly. I think the trees are giving up and the sap is somewhat cloudy. The taps were slowing down towards dark, so they'll not likely give much more.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
3x12 remake of a Small Bros. Lightning evaporator.
3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
Reist arch
94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
Husqvarna 61
Husqvarna 365
Well I am officially done. I started pulling buckets down today and will finish getting the rest tomorrow. Yesterday's run was one of the better ones that I had. I collected around 160 gal and things were still dripping at dark. I noticed that the silvers buds have popped. This year has been disappointing. I was hoping to get 200 taps in but only ended up with 130 or so. I have not bottled everything yet but I am thinking I will end up with around 80 liters. I guess there is not much we can do about the weather. Just have to hope next year will be better
Good luck to everyone who is still tapped!
Shawn
2010 - 40 Taps
2011 - 100 Taps
2012 - 150 Taps or more!
2013 - Going to try for 200
2014 - Going to try for 200 plus!
New for 2012 - 2 x 4 Phaneuf Pro Deluxe Pans
Homemade Arch
14X16 Sugar Shack
40 - Hives of Honey Bees
Sounds like you did well Ren;
we had 110 taps out , have had one boil yielding 2 gallins.
110 gallons of sap to boil tomorrow, say we get 3 gallons, I have sweet trees.
Then the weather is going to be hot hot hot....
We still have 2 feet of snow in the bush in PS but it wont last with this rain and that 7 day heat.
We might be done with 40% of our crop
Heard first peeper frogs tonight. Trees hardly ran over night last night.
2239 total taps. 443 gravity line, 1806 buckets
3x12 remake of a Small Bros. Lightning evaporator.
3x9 Darveau raised flue pan, 3x3 D&G reversible finishing pan.
Reist arch
94 Argo 8x8 Magnum
06 Argo 8x8 Avenger with a 100 US gal. poly tank in the back.
30 - 45 Imperial gallon gathering station barrels
1200 Imperial gallons in holding tanks
Husqvarna 61
Husqvarna 365
I pulled my taps yesterday. They were still dripping a bit but very slowly. The week's weather looks too warm anyway and I don't have time to boil this week.
I think I'm going to end up with almost 60 litres from 65 taps which I think is good this year. The last 25 litres from last week and this weekend is quite dark. The sap was probably a bit buddy on some of the trees. Taste is still pretty good though.
I need to upgrade my evaporator if I do that much again next year!
Chris
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