Checking what VT sugar makers are doing

[Justinmaple]

Spud,

It's amazing how you always seem to have thousands of gallons of sap! You've had "runs" in Richford on days where guys in southern VT weren't getting much. That's remarkable since Richford borders Canada. You're full of it!

[Brokermike]

wow. are you sure they are peepers? Now I know Shaftsbury is in the banana belt of Vermont but people are still boiling on southern NH. Here in northern NH, we can still drive on the ice.

We boiled last night, definately heard some peepers. I remember the same thing 3 years ago. Of course it was 70 in march back then

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Just checked total for year I'm close to 80 got .5693 gph today on 400 taps boiling tonight having a bunch of jogging drunks coming by from the local bar this should be good

[spud]

Spud,

It's amazing how you always seem to have thousands of gallons of sap! You've had "runs" in Richford on days where guys in southern VT weren't getting much. That's remarkable since Richford borders Canada. You're full of it!

Not sure what to tell you. Today turned out to be a pretty good day again and I got 4300 gallons. I froze up tonight at about 7:30 and it is now 27 degrees at my house. Tomorrow should be a very good day for sap. I really do believe that the CV2 spouts are making a big difference in amount of sap per run. I chart everything and my runs this year are about 1400 gallons more. People in the South are most likely drying up (unless they are using CV2 spouts).

Spud

[DoubleBrookMaple]

On the mountain here, I didn't get runs until 9-10 days ago. The woods trees here are only yielding 1.5-1.7, and it is a long boil and a lot of sap to get a few gallons. MY yield came out just what the 86/% gave me. Pitiful to have to boil 57 gallons with the 1.5 stuff on my last batch. Very inefficient, and I go through a lot of wood!
Anyway....
I still have 60-70% ground covered with snow, and the trees will reset tonight after 3 nights above freezing (just 33 last night) Sap still flowing today some. If I can make it until mid week without trees budding I will get another good run then.
So far...

750 gallons sap boiled @ 20gph
12.5 gallons of Amber bottled

[Randy Brutkoski]

The sap ran ok today. Got about 4000 gallons from 5700 taps. tomorow should be a good run. closed off more holes today but i got the vac. back up to 25 inches.

[chevypower]

We made another 69 gallons today. Hopefully the freeze tonight will keep things chugging along. It started to darken up some yesterday, up until then it has all been very light. Our total so far is around 1095 gallons, still quite a ways off from last years total but hopeful we can at least get through next week.

[northwoods_forestry]

Not enough of a freeze here to keep us going. Looks like cleanup starts today. Will probably finish up the season at or near 75%.

[steve J]

I am headed up this morning I believe it was cold enough for one last run today will boil off that and start cleaning up.

[Hal]

Going slowly bananas here. Sap 1.75-2%, wood gone, and it was junk anyway, set fire to a tree behind the sugarhouse Monday night, grade off because I can't boil fast enough.

Cutting dead pine stubs in the morning, burning them in the afternoon, feeding the last of the dry wood to help them burn. My neighbor gave me permission to raid her fireplace woodshed, there is about a cord there that I cut in 1995. It should be dry enough to boil without even lighting it.

At about 2/3 of last year's crop now, may get a few more days.